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		<title>Rain and Philadelphia</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The previous weekend we decided to visit Philadelphia by train (getting to and from the train station here is a battle in itself). It ended up raining alarming amounts. Philadelphia is the 6th largest US city, and on a nice day seems a great place to explore &#8211; in the rain it&#8217;s a pain to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The previous weekend we decided to visit Philadelphia by train (getting to and from the train station here is a battle in itself). It ended up raining alarming amounts. Philadelphia is the 6th largest US city, and on a nice day seems a great place to explore &#8211; in the rain it&#8217;s a pain to get about. I plan to return soon!</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m currently unable to drive. My UK licence is only valid in Delaware for 60 days (even though it&#8217;s valid for a year in neighbouring states). Worse, you can&#8217;t register a car (which you must do when you buy it) without a US licence and insurance. To apply for a US licence you must sit a theory test, receive a learners permit (and you then can&#8217;t drive with a UK licence, so need a passenger over 21 with a US licence), and then take a practical test (no booking, you just turn up very early morning for a slot that day). Practically, you can&#8217;t take the test in an instructor&#8217;s car as you don&#8217;t know when it will be, but if you bring your own car you&#8217;ll need a passenger to be able to drive it there. You also can&#8217;t apply for a licence (or even open a bank account) until you have an SSN, which I still don&#8217;t have. Even if this is all completed, insurance is extremely expensive and all cars are huge (a 2.0 l car seems the smallest).</p>
<p>As you&#8217;ve probably noticed, I&#8217;m not able to discuss my work. Sorry about that&#8230;</p>
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