Introducing HuffPost UK... And Why We're Excited to Be Joining Your Thriving, Innovative Media Culture

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LONDON - I am delighted to be in London today for the first Huffington Post launch outside of North America: Welcome to HuffPost UK.Britain has always held a very special place in my heart. I started (and finished) college here. I started (and finished) my first serious love affair here. I didn't move away from my childhood home in Greece as much as I moved to Britain. What started the whole thing was a magazine article on Cambridge I saw as a teenager. I looked at the photos and instantly set my heart on studying there. Everyone thought I was crazy -- except my mother, who completely supported my dream and helped make it a reality. Cambridge was a transformative experience for me. When I arrived, I was a classic fish out of water -- and one who spoke a different language, to boot.  But, emulating the Brits I saw around me, I forged ahead, and quickly adapted. I loved what ended up being the decade I lived in the UK, at Cambridge and then in London.More...