Victoria Westcott
Victoria Westcott is the owner of Classroom Canada and a teacher with three years experience teaching in London, England. She is the author of Guide to Teaching in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians and writes 2 blogs about moving to the UK:
Classroom Canada Blog – for Teachers & Teaching Assistants who want to make the move to London, England.
Canadians & Americans in the UK – for Canadians & Americans who want to move to the UK to study, work or play.
Victoria has a background in International and Community Development and she has worked with OPRIG-Kingston, PIAC (Public Interest Advocacy Centre), Octopus Books, The Ottawa Fringe Festival and Youth Challenge International. She has also volunteered in community development programs in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Canada and Bangladesh.
But her real passion lies in helping Canadian teachers in their quest to teach in London, England with Classroom Canada. She has more than five years of knowledge, first-hand experience and expertise in assisting Canadians & Americans in their move to the UK and she loves to write it all down in these 2 blogs.
Contact Victoria Westcott directly by sending an email: victoria AT classroomcanada DOT com.
Kristin Duffy
Kristin Duffy has spent the last 10 + years living in New York City, working in Manhattan as a kids and baby fashion designer and living in various areas of Brooklyn. She is headed to London full-time in October to live with her husband, Shawn, who has been transferred for business.
Kristin loves London and has spent time there both for business inspiration travel and for pleasure. She is also an amateur triathlete and has competed in multiple Ironman races, including Ironman UK, formerly held in Sherborne, Dorset.
Kristin looks forward to sharing her adventures in moving abroad and offering advice/sharing stories with those who are also living the adventure!
Victoria Westcott
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Hi Victoria,
I love your blog. Not to make you homesick, thought I don’t think that’s possible, I wanted to let you know about these videos the Canadian Tourism Commission has produced about life in Canada. Perhaps your students, readers or just yourself may find them interesting.
You can find them all here: http://www.youtube.com/canadiantourism
Let me know what you think. We invite you to pass them along to anyone who may be interested or embed one to your blog.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cameron
Thanks Cameron! Looks very interesting indeed.
Great blog – great idea and hope you get lots of hits.
xx
Tania
Hey there! I have a section in my blog dedicated to educating Americans in the ways of the British, heh.
http://blogmella.wordpress.com/brits-and-yanks/
There is a link to some American/Cockney translations that you might find very relevant.
If you want to pimp me and link to any of it, I’d be more than happy.
Hi Victoria,
I hope you won’t mind adding this to your blog.
We are a company that ships Canadian food, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad.
We got the idea from my own experiences living in the UK and the Caribbean. Nothing like trying to shop in the “main grocery store” in Antigua and seeing nothing but US cereal and 80% no-name or scary looking brands to want for some REAL Shreddies or Tim Horton’s coffee!
We have a coupon for Canadian Expats living in the UK also. Type in “canuckintheuk” as a coupon upon checkout and you’ll get $3 off your order.
Feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any questions about shipping to the UK.
All the Best,
Jason Bolduc
You know, I have to say Jason, it is a supreme insult (and entirely ludicrous) that your prices are “in USD only” on a site called “canadaonly” that advertises itself as “a company that ships Canadian food, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad.”
Is the “prices in USD only” an error – or a bad joke??? Or is the Canadian dollar not strong enough for you?
Hi Jean-Guy,
The single-currency we have is primarily due to two reasons:
1) About 80% of our customers are ordering from the US with US credit cards. Visa/MC charge foreign transaction fees (1-2%) plus exchange rates that add another 2-3% to the total price. This was the cause of numerous customer complaints. Nobody likes to see that the price they paid on the invoice is not the same that appears on their credit card bill.
2) Our website transaction system does not allow true multi-currency processing. This is something that is slated for a future update to the software.
We also maintain a sister-site Canada Grocer, which bills in Canadian Dollars and offers all the same products and pricing as Canada Only.
It’s address is at http://www.canadagrocer.ca
Thanks for your comment. It is good to know what areas we can improve upon.
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Hello ladies, I’m a former Canadian in London and wrote a story inspired by my time there about global love. I thought this may be of interest to you and your readers. Very best, Julia Belluz
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/09/cross-border-love/
Hi there,
I am a researcher on a new motoring TV show and I have been asked to put a three man team of Canadians together!!
I this something you may be able to help me with?
Sure thing! I can post a special guest post for you which will probably be the greatest help I can offer. Just write something up & include the links to the information & I’ll post it as soon as I receive it.
Thanks!
Hi ladies! I just came across your fabulous blog and am wondering if I can team up with you in some way? I’m an American here in London and have a wedding planning business that specializes in North Americans getting married in London or the UK. It would be great if someone could send me an email. Many thanks!