Entries Tagged as 'Escape from I.V.'

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Thanksgiving Blues

Escape From IV: Extreme Edition
By Jimmy Fremgen
I just got off the phone with my Grandmother, who asked me what my plans are for Thanksgiving. When I told her that I didn’t have any, she was shocked.
“No one invited you over or anything?!” Unfortunately I had to remind her that no one celebrates Thanksgiving over here [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Pour One Out

Escape From IV: Extreme Edition
By James Fremgen
Britain isn’t exactly known for its culinary delights, and Scotland even less so. There is not a whole lot you can say about the complexity of a culinary culture if the most famous signature dish called haggis, which involves stuffing a sheep stomach with everything else left over from [...]

Friday, November 7th, 2008

The Irony of Guy Fawkes

Escape From IV: Extreme Edition
By Jimmy Fremgen

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot…

It’s Guy Fawkes Day here in jolly ol’ Britain. It’s a day built around bottle rockets, bonfires, giant explosions and celebrates a day in 1605 when a group [...]

Friday, October 31st, 2008

It’s a Revelection!!!

By James Fremgen
Scotland, it’s friendly, cold, wet, and absolutely fascinated by our election. With the day of reckoning just under a week away, it appears that Scots and most everyone else, is absolutely fascinated with our little democratic race.
I arrived into Glasgow Central Station on Sept. 8 and took a cab to my new apartment. [...]