Adrian Crawford writes that millions of people every year hang their hopes of a new life in the U.S. on the ‘golden ticket’ — the green card lottery.

After facing a different challenge seemingly every day for close to four months, Adrian Crawford isn’t used to conditions outdoors being so … easy.

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and the Pine Tree State has been wooing Adrian Crawford with maple products and Maine-made beer — with great success.

Although geographically he couldn’t be much farther from home, columnist Adrian Crawford has still managed to bump into a handful of countrymen in central Maine.

Augusta’s newest Aussie was worried that he wouldn’t be understood, but it turns out Mainah pronunciation isn’t so different sometimes.

A challenging Augusta winter is that much tougher without a car, but the days of walking everywhere are behind this Aussie columnist.

Rooting for the Broncos in New England was an eye-opening, but oddly welcoming, experience.

Relocation to Augusta from subtropical Australia has coincided with ice storm, snow and the region’s coldest weather in years.