Two Years in England: Twice as long as 'A Year in Provence' - Tapa blanda

This is an autobiographical account of my two years in England. It starts with how and why I decided to move there, and ends with my decision to move back to the US. In between are some of my adventures of moving to a foreign country, living and working in England, playing go, traveling, working, getting frustrated, making a few friends, having sex a few times, and retiring early. There are 24 chapters: Chapter 1: Jobless and clueless, I think about my future. Chapter 2: I revisit England and lose my cat. Chapter 3: A little bit of a digression while I comment on one of my favorite topics, my penis... Chapter 4: I try to simplify my life by getting rid of possessions, but it doesn't help. Chapter 5: I have a bad experience involving a machine. Chapter 6: I speculate that home is where I hang My Stuff. Chapter 7: I experience the English way of doing things. Chapter 8: I go on and on about go. Chapter 9: I take a holiday at a seaside resort, but don't go swimming. Chapter 10: I experience the pros and cons of socialized medicine. Chapter 11: I find a girlfriend and lose her again. Chapter 12: I befriend some fellow outsiders. Chapter 13: I spend a turkeyless Thanksgiving in Spain. Chapter 14: I meet the ghost of Christmas present. Chapter 15: The English drive me crazy. Chapter 16: I don't whistle while I work. Chapter 17: I discover limits to my upward mobility. Chapter 18: I revisit Amsterdam and try to change the past. Chapter 19: I get no joy from working. Chapter 20: I mingle with fellow Americans and a few French. Chapter 21: I appear on TV (sort of). Chapter 22: I call it quits and other bad names. Chapter 23: I say goodbye to England, but get no response. Chapter 24 – Epilogue: I admit that I occasionally make mistakes.

Ron was born in 1948 in a small steel mill town in western Pennsylvania. He doesn't remember most of his childhood, but apparently was well behaved and did well in school. He attended Penn State, graduating with a BS degree in Physics, which led indirectly to a career as a computer programmer and a MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado. He lived and worked in Boulder for 30 years. This book covers his experience working in England from 2005 to 2007. He now lives in western Pennsylvania with two cats and his third Prius.