In the previous post of this series I spoke about the fact that Raquel and I have made a decision and taken a risk which will change our lives from this point onwards. However the decisions taken were taken after considering all our options and considering the impact that these decisions would have on our … Continue reading »
After doing the series of instragram photos for Conakry, I realised that I could do the same for London as I took quite a few photos with my phone. Some of these photos have featured on the Photo of the Week series while others in posts as part of collages. So you might have seen … Continue reading »
Two days ago I had my first health scare in Guinea when I showed some malaria symptoms. As per our companies procedure I went straight to our medical department to test for Malaria, which fortunately came out negative. However as the day progressed I wasn’t getting any better and by the end of the day … Continue reading »
Yesterday, the memories of my various camping trips to the Sahara came rushing back as I attended a concert of band I became aware of in 2008 and have loved ever since! It’s been a long time coming but yesterday I finally saw the Malian Tuaregs called Tinariwen and I was not disappointed! Their music, … Continue reading »
The process of going to a new country for work can be an experience depending what you have to go through. I’ve been lucky that for the most part, these experiences for me haven’t been the worst and have usually gone through quite smoothly (Libya being the exception to the rule).
Up until 2006 I was rather laborious when it came to friends. Stability, Comfort and Orthodoxy were top of my friend list and I thought I liked it that way. In 2007 I made friends with spontaneity and Adventure, and since then, well, life changed. They made me leave my friends Stability and Orthodoxy behind … Continue reading »
I like accents. I fell in love with accents the first time I flew to London when I was 10 and the airhostess came up to me and said “Tay or coffay?” (Tea or coffee). From that day onwards I wanted to do accents all the time. During high school I was well known for … Continue reading »
I am still in London, even though in December I was told that I would be in Brazil (or the Emirates or Portugal). This unpredictability can very grating especially if you are trying to plan the next couple of months which include a wedding. However, London, in this sense is a great halfway house to … Continue reading »
For anyone from Africa, snow usually is some mystical thing we only ever see in movies and Alaskan wildlife documentaries and not something we ever think we will experience. That is until we move from South Africa to London. Our winters are spent excitingly looking at BBC Weather to catch a wiff of possible snow. Then … Continue reading »
Since coming back from Norway, I’ve been in London with Raquel enjoying the time off and awaiting news of when I’m to go to Brazil, or where ever the company training I will be doing is suppose to be held. I can’t really complain as it means I get to spend more time than I … Continue reading »
I’ve just arrived back in London after spending ten days in Portugal exploring the country of my heritage (posts will follow shortly). While I was there I received one piece of news, the destination of where my adventures will be taking place: Mozambique. The central coastal city of Beira will be my home for the foreseeable … Continue reading »
Another new adventure shall start soon. The location is undecided but one thing is for sure: This time I’ll be in real Africa. Not the pretend Maghreb and Egypt kind! I’m excited about these new prospects in my life and (naturally) scared at the same time. This will be the fifth country I move to … Continue reading »
After living in Arab countries for over two years and being infused with the culture during that time, there are things that have stuck with regardless where I am. The other day I went to Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and North African restaurant with several people (mostly friends of Raquel’s) and at the end of the … Continue reading »
I’ve been in London now for almost three weeks now and I have to say I am really enjoying being back in this city. It’s a city where old and new lay together like old bed fellows, everything seems to fit perfectly with each other. I always thought it was a great city, just not … Continue reading »
