The other day a friend of ours, Liz, treated me to a birthday extravaganza. This was literally months in the planning which was done with Lindsey. Two other friends of ours went along for the ride initially but had no idea of the plans. The first step was a crossword puzzle which when completed had to be viewed with a black light to reveal our first destination. Liz hired a driver for the day which is a new feature on Grab (the Asian version of Uber). You basically pay by the hour and can have a decent size and quality of car. You literally order a driver for 8 hours or so minutes before you need them, quite amazing.

That should be ‘Yangon by e-bike’.  Last year in October we rented e-bikes at Ankor Wat in Cambodia.  They were fairly low powered and ideally had to be charged during the day to keep them going well.  We both loved riding around on them and Cambodian driving though seemingly nuts is actually quite calm so it was a great experience. Continue reading “Yangon by bike…” →

We’ve been back now just over a month.  Comparatively with last year, the process of coming to Yangon and starting work has been a breeze.  It was so nice to come back home where all of our things are, including Nell!

Continue reading “Roads, Rain and Re-entry” →

One week to go and even less for Lindsey as her official last day is Thursday whereas mine is Friday.  Considering that I have never worked in a school before and also considering that the library set up was a bit mad when we started I think we have both done a great job in our first year. Continue reading “Worthwhile Things” →

Lindsey mentioned the gala in her last post so here’s a few comments about it.  This is an annual event hosted by the school with the aim of raising some money.  I have a colleague who used to work in event management at a hotel so she basically did everything to organise it.  Continue reading “Made to measure” →