In Bonny Scotland

I have been up in Glasgow since last Friday finishing off the last bit of filming for the series I am co presenting. The students have all got back their results and it is good to see how they have changed over this filming process.
We now know that it will be screened later this year [...]

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Twelve Years

Yesterday marked 12 years of marriage.
It just seemed like the other day that I was walking up the aisle with my funky hairdo singing to her and everyone in the church crying (thankfully not at my voice)
It’s strange. When you get married you have all these expectations. A few years into it you realise that [...]

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Book Review: Some Kind of Black

This month I have had the opportunity to start rereading some of the old books in my library (although I still haven’t got to Captain Corelli’s Mandorin) and also discovering some literature that has passed me by.
In trying to get an even mix, I have been delving into more African and Caribbean influenced literature, and [...]

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Take Five: Life is Short

One of my childhood friends Ricardo celebrated his birthday yesterday along with my nephew Terell. My Mum two days before.
It’s almost the end of my kids summer holiday. Already???!!!!
This week and next some of our closest friends are celebrating their wedding anniversaries. Ours is on Monday.
I had a long [...]

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More Than A Job

I have been thinking for a little while about splitting my writing between personal and professional observations. I enjoy writing to a wide audience on all the things that interest me but I think there needs to be a clear demarcation between what is my line of work and stuff I just want to let [...]

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Another Way?

Here in the UK many students have received their A Level results.
Some will be ecstatic with their grades, some will astound with their results, while others will be quite despondent with the grades that they have received and kicking themselves if they have not got into the first university of their choice.
A good friend of [...]

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Brand Africa

An interesting article here
http://www.brandchannel.com/start1.asp?fa_id=381
The noise is getting louder!!

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Oohh Jill!!

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The Voice of Youth

One of the things I noticed prevalent in private schools in the UK which is quite random in state schools is the ability to debate. It’s all well and good teaching kids how to get up and do presentation skills from an outside consultant and getting them through to competition finals, but what happens to [...]

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TED Fellow

There you go. Wearing my badge with pride!!!

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