Friendship and Trust – Part 2

Friendship and Trust – Part 2

by | Mar 3, 2019 | Asia, Reflections

I did have 2 hours to kill.  The heady feeling of having no-one else to confer with took me by surprise. Before I knew it, Miyako and I had linked arms and we were marching towards the Tokyo Metro. The first train ride was packed to the seams. It was rush hour....
Friendship and Trust – Part 1

Friendship and Trust – Part 1

by | Feb 28, 2019 | Asia, Reflections

After five years of happy reminiscing, it was time for me to go back. My family had lived in Tokyo for four years and for the past five years one of our favorite things to do together was to remember our fun and special experiences there. I often thought about going...

You’re not from London

by | Apr 10, 2018 | Europe

Sam was looking at one of her four children playing soccer in the pouring rain. It was 7.30am. Pitch dark. Freezing cold. She was wondering to herself who in their right mind would make a bunch of five year olds play a soccer game at this time of the morning…and when...

Another move; Lusaka, Zambia

by | Mar 14, 2018 | Africa

We were unpacking boxes.  We had just moved to Lusaka. From Hong Kong. The rain pelted down. Dad and I sat together at the outside bar of our new home. The bar was nestled in the corner of the terrace overlooking a kidney-shaped swimming pool. Wellie was nuzzling at...