GIFTS

Photo by Linh Tran: https://www.pexels.com/photo/hoan-kiem-lake-in-hanoi-19892916/ I would rather not call this fear, I feel a little anxious and excited at the same time. The move is drawing near Hours to go, bags packed and shippedEverything I believe will be neededUnderstanding people will be difficult, new languages and environment. Iknow a little about the place. Videos arenever Continue reading

Photo by Artem Podrez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-boxes-5025503/ The count down began a while ago, but I can now actually see the light at the end of the tunnel. A speck but truly vivid light. Packing began many months ago. Lists upon lists of items that needed to travel with me, were made. I decided to take many Continue reading

My monthly intention for July, now seems like a packed memoir. When I got to the sentence stem about one thing I’m grateful for, I was drawn to the school I worked at, for over sixteen years. I started to write about the experiences I enjoyed there, which is taking me days to complete. I Continue reading

My count down to move from Africa to Asia has began. I seem to be noticing, appreciating and if affordable purchasing some pieces to take with me. It feels rather strange that now that I know I am moving to a different continent and country, I am drawn to everything cultural. Could it be my Continue reading

This vacation, I decided to take lessons in African drumming. This journey has been truly awakening. Here I was, thinking that drumming was as easy as it seems when watching local drummers play. When I started the lessons, I found out the intricacies of drumming which makes me keep using this mantra, “Nothing in this Continue reading

I decided to write today as it is the penultimate day of my leaving my school. I have worked here for sixteen years and grown as a professional. I feel a lot of gratitude as I leave this place that was practically my home. I feel I have spent much of my professional life here Continue reading

I have truly enjoyed this ride. It really makes me feel I have grown as a writer or I’ve become a little more confident. At first I would have been careful in, my choice of topics and was never sure how my readers would receive my choices. This year, I have just sat and written Continue reading

The lift door opened, I was totally preoccupied with a discussion about the Art exhibition we had just experienced, loaded with my bags, I did not even look up, I needed to ensure I had all my belongings intact. I’ve been known to be in a muddle sometimes, carrying four or five bags at a Continue reading

I have been struggling to find a topic today. This morning, I wrote about the church service, but felt it was a slice I had to add to. So this evening I felt I should just write a story. So here it is – the beginning. She spotted him during the remedial classes. He was Continue reading

She tapped each letter while he piped the sound. Covering for a teacher, with little time to plan, she suggested, her two students teach me what they’ve been learning. I was mesmerised! What I observed was a testament of super teaching and students who have soaked in the power of great instruction. One student took Continue reading