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We have always had cats in the house and on the farm because we loved them as pets and for their rodent control services! My last cats came to Portugal with me from the UK in 1991 and returned in 2005 to live out their days “back home”. I haven’t replaced them as a full-time job and travelling simply didn’t fit with housing a new kitten. Continue reading “A cat’s tale”

This teaching assignment is rather different to my posting in Uttarakhand, India where the conditions for learning and teaching were far from ideal. The Learn4Life school in Siem Reap (SR), Cambodia is everything that you would expect from an educational establishment. It provides the students with an excellent environment for study and encourages them to come and learn – it is a good, positive experience. Continue reading “Teaching English in Cambodia”

I visited a silk farm and it was wonderfully interesting and brought back many  happy memories of my son’s infant school days in Portugal. Continue reading “Cambodia’s golden silk”

Last week I watched the film “First They Killed My Father”; the screenplay was co-written by the author of the book with the same title and Angelina Jolie. Continue reading “Film night leads to history lesson”