20 years ago today
My Dad warned me not to mispronounce the name of the College I was looking to enrol with. It is ‘Emmanuel’ he advised me, not ‘Emmanuelle’. This isn’t a soft porn film from France.
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When in Paris, go for Bacon!
When in Paris this winter, do go for some Bacon!
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Challenging one’s comfort zone
As my nephew and I can attest, watching Mr Bean’s Holiday for what felt like the seventeenth time, Mr Bean came through okay in the end! So can I.
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The beautiful art of letter-writing
When was the last time you wrote a letter? No, I don’t mean by email or even using a word package. A handwritten letter? No, I can’t remember, either.
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Great speeches and eggy bagels
It has been a fun week, full of book launches, new beginnings and egg mayo stains all over my jeans!
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Closing my eyes and Indonesian lessons
Learning a new language can be both highly individual but also needs a bit of fun thrown in too. What I hadn’t bargained for was that the form of Indonesian I would be learning would be – how shall I put it – potentially useless!
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Autumn is for learning
There is something about the rain and the gloom that, far from depressing me, instead energises me. Especially at this time of year. When I was a young boy, I would prissily and rather pathetically dream ahead during the summer holidays to when the new school term would begin. And which new teachers I would
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