we may want to look at picking up homeschooling again, at least temporarily, if the moving time frame becomes a problem…

cool. kris here is some info that breaks out the school levels and has useful links on the left border: UK-Yankee : UK Information : Education : Schools

Found this, too…
Where can I find information on relocating or moving to the United Kingdom?

Found online forum for US citizens living in the UK (UK Yankee).

Will post some questions to this forum regarding relo services and culture classes…

found this during “home relocation service” research
The Best of British – The American’s guide to speaking British…

be careful when clicking on the slang link — although the other links are very useful for kids of all ages.

hmmm… landline service here is charged per call, per minute. makes cell phones look good. need a landline though to set up adsl internet connection.

looking into cable options too.

gotta go. need to save the laptop battery for reporting later today…

boy time sure flies when you’re sleeping. my body is rebelling against all the excitement this past week. recharging for monday.

i have learned that asking for bacon and eggs for breakfast at this hotel yields just that – bacon, and eggs.

asking for a full english breakfast results in the aforementioned bacon and eggs plus the rest of the goodies: tomato, sausage, a bit of toasty bread.

neeedddd… waateeerrrrr.. must have (raspy cough) waaaterrrrr

crud those helicopters kept me up for 2 hours.

i originally logged in to look for warnings or news alerts or something. then i got to editing previous posts to add hyperlinked info.

this is undisputably the coolest map i’ve seen to date of the transport system in london. click on the link to open the map, then click on the station names for more information — including very detailed street maps of the surrounding area. TfL (Transport for London) Interactive Map

ok this was a most interesting week.

well in houston when there are helicopters swarming the area one tends to get nervous, since this is a sign of:

1) police looking for dangerous fugitive
2) potential hostile takeover from terrorists

but in london on a friday night it can only mean:
helicopter tours

ok now i can sleep easy.

boy the air here sure is dry compared to the sub-tropics of houston.

also fyi, it seems that i’m only writing about internet access points but this is a kind of “handsel & gretel” breadcrumb trail i’m leaving behind.

kind of like a terrestrial “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” sort of thing as well…

mabel’s tavern, fyi (referencing the previous post)

http://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/pub/london/mabels-tavern.aspx

i’m trying to find the source (or a closer access point) of the signal that I occasionally access via my hotel room. it was a “good” quality signal in front of the pub next to the hotel so i did the logical thing and went in to investigate. 🙂

too bad. the signal is completely gone but i picked up a new one… “low” quality but it works… and yum the pint of Oranjeboom (yep that’s how it’s spelt*) isn’t bad at all…

*and “spelt” is really spelt “spelt” here, not spelled “spelled” as in over there…

gotta go. the concierge is getting restless.

i’ve been editing the posting below as i performed research…

today’s intensive online research yields the following information:

gov’t safety info for americans
* http://travel.state.gov/acs.html

promising sites for grade-school research
* http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk/

* http://www.schoolsnet.com

* http://www.expatagency.com/click on “Education” button

* http://www.uk-yankee.com/schools.php

promising sites for americans living in or moving to the uk
* one of my favorite info sites for americans living in the uk switched from free access to fee-based access. grrr.

* http://www.naconnect.com/Links_Resources.htm

* http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_web/acs/ukentry/family-uk.htm

* http://www.expatagency.com/ click on “Keyfacts” and “Housing” buttons

* http://www.reloburo.com/uk_information/american.shtml