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 »
There is one thing I’m absolutely useless in and that is keeping track of how much things cost. Raquel is my price checker when it comes food and most household items. The truth is I’m used to being an expat where most of expenses are paid for by my company that my brain automatically refuses … 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 »
I’m not sure if you have seen it, but there has been a video (click hereto see) circulating on the internet of a woman verbally abusing passengers on a tram in London. The jist of it was the woman complaining that everyone on the tram weren’t English. It was an attack on London’s multiculturalism.
Early this week a colleague from the administrative department came to me and gave me good news. I’m moving house. My current three housemates and I were being moved from our favela in Janzour to a nice compound (with pool and tennis court) where another 16 of our colleagues live. This move is my seventh since … Continue reading »
I had just finished posting about my weekend trip back to South Africa to watch the world cup I read this post about what home is to the nomad. For me this was a really thought-provoking post as when I read it, I had to really think about the meaning of home. What or Where is … Continue reading »
Boredom and Insomnia. That’s a lethal combination for me. When these two combine, the results are usually interesting and range from sending crushes emails about said crush or completely moving around all the furniture in my room at 4am, other times the geek inside completely overpowers the normal me and decides to study algebra at … Continue reading »
