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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/03/2010 : 13:42:01
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http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/
Blog no. 7 - 'Cricket at last, a bus journey leads to hand to hand conflict, the perks of being white, marriage'
Love, KJ
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2010 : 09:08:39
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Blog number 8 - 'The great debate, authority is decimated, Rwanda’s got Talent, and a misbehaving flute!'
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/2512.html
Enjoy! 
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2010 : 12:42:00
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Blog update no.9 - 'Mutant cows, cricket Russian roulette, tantrums and the joys of being serenaded...'
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/2706.html
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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/04/2010 : 09:53:50
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| Kula John - this is a fascinating piece of writing and given that I have spent all my professional life in teaching, it resonates with me a great deal...especially all the marking! It is strange how for those who have never been there, it is almost impossible to think of Rwanda without also imagining the genocide that so gripped the country during its dreadful civil war. What came across in your journal was the blessed ordinariness of life there seems to be there now.....something of course we take too much for granted in Europe and America. By the way, it is true, isn't it, that the head waters of the Nile are in Rwanda? Anyway, keep writing for us all.......it is very much appreciated. Cheers - John9 |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 15/05/2010 : 10:41:07
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Thanks for the kind words John, glad you're enjoying the blog. Yes, some people say the source of the nile is here in rwanda but others disagree, there's a bit of an ongoing argument about it!
Here's my next update
'A reminder, CVs for the rich and famous, currency problems and expanding the green army!'
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/2949.html
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watchinallthapeople
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Posted - 21/05/2010 : 14:32:59
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Hey KJ
I've emigrated to Africa too after living 5 years in Portugal
I'm in Pretoria in South Africa, got here last September
Probably a different kettle of fish to Rwanda though!
Africa kicks ass from what I've seen! |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 10:06:43
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How are you liking S.Africa WALP? I want to try and visit Zambia and Botswana in my next hol. If you're ever up in Rwanda give me a shout!!
KJ
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 10:09:00
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Here's the next update...
'The daily grind, eye-opening news, educating my posse on life in the ghetto and political despots'
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/3230.html
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rocker
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2010 : 20:00:59
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boy a very very interesting blog there kj....I think you have a pretty challenging existence over there right now..great that you're teacjing...I admire your students and their quest for an education...when they finish do you think Africa can afford them a better quality of life?
coupla more days and you'll be cheering Wayne and co unfortunately minus Ferdinand...good luck on the 12th at Rustenburg!....so what will we have? Down to penalities or will you romp and pomp???... ...I'm sure your charges will be singing the praises of Bfana Bfana! |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2010 : 10:54:32
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Hey Rocker, yeh teaching here is very eye-opening but the students are great and a real inspiration. I'm hopeful many of them will progress on to university and have a better future.
here's my next update: http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/3430.html 'Lake Kivu, F1, Chris de Burgh, gangster rap, goats, cricket annihilation and bananas'
Yeh tonight is England v USA...i'mm going for a draw..1-1...England are notoriously slow starters in major tournaments. Hopefully both of us will progressþ. I love the WorldCup!!
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rocker
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USA
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Posted - 18/06/2010 : 14:35:31
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he kj you picked it pretty good...1-1 was right on...looks lke SA is on the ropes right now...it will be tough for them to stay in...
good luck today..we have to win against Slovenia or it'll be tough to stay in this tourney too!... |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2010 : 14:26:13
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Well the world cup is over for both our teams, what an anti-climax! The Germans did us again, suspect refereeing though! ah well, there's always four years time!
Anyway, here's my next update
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/3684.html
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2010 : 16:38:55
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and here's the next!
http://dacapo1967.livejournal.com/3942.html
'An evaluation of teaching, feline predators, feeling old, having God on my side and dissatisfied nuns...'
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Tina
Old Love
United Kingdom
678 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2010 : 11:01:32
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| I love reading these, John. My son Jim is in his first year of teaching in the UK this academic year, at a fairly tough secondary school in Nottingham. Some of the things that you've come across mirror what he's come across - apathy / eye rolling from students is a very familiar one - and other things are very different. Its both a small and a very large world - but it seems that people everywhere generally have more similarities than differences. |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2010 : 12:24:50
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Thanks Tina, yeah teaching is a tough business sometimes! I imagine your son has it pretty tough in inner city Nottingham. I was at university there for three years and can imagine he has to deal with some very difficult students! I'm generally pretty lucky here as there are very high levels of respect for teachers and authority in general so 99% of my students are great and no trouble at all.
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Goodbye for now
