We have been coming to California to see our son for several years now; firstly when he was in Paulo Alto working for the USGS for a few months whilst doing a masters project, then for two years in Berkeley as a post doc and then for the last four years in Riverside where he now works at UCR.
California is and can be very seductive as a place for a Brit to live. Firstly the language makes it easy save for the odd couple of words. Secondly so much seems familiar to us from what we view on TV. Thirdly in a superficial way our views and way of life appear similar.
Living in Southern California Inland the obvious difference is the climate. Riverside is basically in a desert area. All year year round the temperature is warmer and drier than the UK. The summers apparently are extremely hot and our son encourages us not to visit during this season. We tend to visit between Jan and March when the climate is usually balmy though very occasionally it does rain. The climate is different from the coastal areas which suffers from a coastal fog year round usually lowering the temperature by about 10°F.
What I would like to write about in a series of blogs is my view on various aspects of life whilst we live amongst the locals.
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