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Podcast # 7: 4 Scottish Ways With Words 

Podcast # 7: 4 Scottish Ways With Words 

Did you know that I’m in fact Scottish? You may have seen on my About Me page that I’ve lived in both Scotland and England, but I was actually born in Scotland and my parents have moved back there to retire. I was in Scotland just last week and yesterday I spoke to my...

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Podcast # 6: My Brexit Day

Podcast # 6: My Brexit Day

In today’s podcast, I’m going to talk to you about what happened to me on the 24th of June which was the day the British people and the world discovered that the United Kingdom would leave the European Union following a referendum on EU membership on June 23rd. I've...

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