And so, 2018 comes to a close. This has been an interesting year, both in the UK and abroad. 2019 looks set to be an equally interesting – and difficult – year, as the UK crashes out of Europe, potentially without a deal, which will screw everyone and everything over, and I will switch jobs …
Tag: New Year
From 2017 to beyond
‘Tis the season, or so the saying goes. And so, another year ends. I was reading how I summed up 2016 here, and I described it as ‘interesting’. 2017 has been, if anything, ‘more interesting’ and certainly more depressing. Brexit seems to be spiralling aimlessly out of control, with the Brexiteers seemingly hell-bent on leaving …
Meetings, meetings and other such things
Christmas has been and gone, and New Year is nearly here! In terms of gifts, as ever I was very lucky. I got a cool Doctor Who 'Gallifrey University' hoodie; three books by famous British comedians, a mug, a little notebook, socks (always useful), some Christmas novelty items, and some chocolate. The Christmas meal …
Winter holidays – Vietnam Part 2: Ho Chi Minh City (Day 3)
Day 3 – Ho Chi Minh City Today was the last day proper I was in the city. I stayed for four nights in Ho Chi Minh, and I was happy with this. I felt it was just enough time to see the main sites, though there were others I could have visited if I'd …
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Review of 2016 – part 2: Reasons to be hopeful
I am trying to find the right way to describe 2016. Facebook statuses yesterday didn’t help; many shared my sentiments but used language I would rather not use here. Needless to say, the words used to describe last year were not positive. I can understand why. First Brexit, then the US election. Last year was …
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‘I even made a cameo in one!’
Tis the season and all that. We returned to teaching on Tuesday, and were immediately faced with a problem. One of my colleagues has a family emergency which means she has to go home on Saturday. We will cover the few classes she has left. That’s fine, but it leaves us having to scramble for …
New Year, Resolutions and Spring Festival
So it is now 2016! I am busy planning for next semester. I actually have a month off for Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), officially from 23rd January. Where I am going and what I am doing, I will discuss in a future post, but needless to say I will be travelling between 25th January …
