Tea, Trials and Moving Miles-A Podcast
Tea, Trials and Moving miles-A Podcast Welcome to ”Tea, Trials, and Moving Miles” We’re Kirsty and Jemma—two Brits who traded drizzle and Jaffa Cakes for the land of endless sunshine and marshmallow-infested salads. 18 months ago, two families packed up their lives in the UK and landed in the USA with no idea what we were doing. Seriously, we could have used a podcast back then! Through a Facebook group, we found each other, started comparing stories, and realized navigating life here is like an extreme sport. From school systems and grocery stores to visas and trying to figure out why on Earth Americans eat biscuits with gravy—it’s been a ride.
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Episodes
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
Episode 14 - Jemma’s birthday bonanza
It’s Jemma’s birthday and we want to make the most of all the freebees. Free cookies, cheesecake, and cake and how to get them. We also had a go at axe throwing whilst drinking cocktails. A possibility lethal combination.
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Episode 13 - Holding on to our essential Britishness
This week we discuss how we still feel connected to our Britishness and how we will always be British girls at heart. We also chat about our Spring Vacations. Tally hoo and see you next time!
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Episode 12 - Going O T T on every holidayAmerican’s seem to love celebrating a holiday season and when we say holiday, we don’t mean the summer holidays. We mean Valentine’s presents for every kid in the class, special T-shirts for St Patrick’s day and getting out the Fall Box. No episode next week as it’s Spring break. Join us in 2 weeks time.
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Episode 11 - Chin wag and a chat about telly
Today is mostly a general, ramble on about nothing and everything chat. What we have been up to including having a go at Pickleball (the fastest growing sport in America) and looking looking forward to spring break. Then we reminisce about good old British telly!
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Episode 10 - our beefcake journey with special guest, lovely Lisa
Today our wonderful friend Lisa joins us. She shares her story of how her and her family ended up in the States. She also tells us about her mission to get fit and we share our own on-going fitness attempts too.
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Episode 9 - Packing 📦🚚🧳
An actual subject request! We were very excited by Janine’s message - what to pack and what to leave. We review our moves and what we wish we had packed with hindsight. Could we have squeezed more tea bags in our suitcases? Should we had got more Marmite from Tesco? Enjoy y’all!
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Episode 8: Perfect days
What does a magical, perfect day look like in the UK and imagining how we would spend a day in the US, in all the places we have visited. We don’t let practical things like money, or full tummies get in the way of our dreams. Future trips and snake proofing a cabin are also up for discussion. All enjoyed with a cup of tea.
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Episode 7 - Friends and the emotional journey
Saying goodbye to close friends and family is the hardest thing we ever did, and making news friends as middle age women is a whole new challenge. Today we discuss how we made new friends and how much you have to rely on them when you can feel isolated.
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Episode 6 - All things Medical!
We are definitely not experts on this subject but share our experiences of the medical side of living here. Understanding our options and not being afraid to say no to drugs that may send you do-lally!
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Episode 5 - School Spirit! In this episode we tell you all about our experiences of schools in North Carolina. Enrolling our kids, car pool, the school bus and everything else that totally through us. For us, every day is a school day.
We also have Evie our special guest who give us an insight to teenage life in highschool.