Category Archives: Life

A Day Out with the Kids (Bangla style)

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Last week there was a special mela – an annual fair – out by the village where our friends and family live. Our adopted daughter, her husband and our grand-daughter came to visit at the same time and so, last Friday, … Continue reading →

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On a Train (Literally)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

“If you’ve seen the movie Gandhi and remember the scene where his English friend clambers on to the roof of a train, I can tell you that nothing much has changed” Recently, my family visited Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as a … Continue reading →

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The Epic Guitar Project

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

“I would have, at best, a bad reputation as a teacher and, at worst, a prison sentence.” Ever since we arrived as a family in Bangladesh, I have been teaching Thing I and Thing II various musical instruments and skills. They suffer learn piano, … Continue reading →

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Brief Thoughts on Sad News

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

I’ve just received news of Facebook that a former student of mine from the UK has died after a long struggle with a congenital heart defect. Out of respect for her and her family I will not give her name … Continue reading →

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Writing Catch-up (7 Reasons to be excited)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

You may have noticed I’ve not posted anything for several days on this blog. There are reasons. I didn’t die and I haven’t given up (though, at times, I wish I would). One reason is that last Saturday, when I … Continue reading →

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