It’s bizarre how quickly you can get used to something. It seems that this is especially true of working in schools. Continue reading “Settling in (except not)”
Settling in (except not)
Dog Walking
Every Saturday and Sunday in London Gav and I would take Nell for a long walk on Hampstead Heath. She loved it and it was sometimes the only times in the week when we would all go together. We called it the “Family Walk.” Continue reading “Dog Walking”
Randoms follow up
I know everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear about our solution to the mystery garbage issue and other random quirks of life in Yangon, so here you go! Special shout out to Steve, our one and only commenter so far-thanks for giving us some love! Continue reading “Randoms follow up”
Colonial Yangon
It is worth noting that Yangon was called Yangon before the British renamed it Rangoon. The same goes for the country name Myanmar. The generals did not come up with wholly new names they were merely reinstating the old names. Continue reading “Colonial Yangon”
Nell, the intrepid traveller!
Wow, that was some trip. So finally, after months of wondering what’s going on some dude in a van finally shows up and I get put in a crate. No problem. Let’s get this show on the road whatever it is. Continue reading “Nell, the intrepid traveller!”
First Week Randoms
Tomorrow is the first day of school. New kids had orientation today, so there were lots of students and families around the campus today and it’s really happening! Continue reading “First Week Randoms”
5 days in Yangon
Well. We’re here. Our first few days have been a whirlwind of organised shopping trips and dinners. Our house is much bigger than we could have thought possible but has little furniture or essential items so we have been trying to get ourselves equipped. Continue reading “5 days in Yangon”
We’re all here!
Wednesday morning Gav and I flew out of Bangkok with the rest of the new teachers and landed in Yangon at noon. We were all taken straight from the airport to our houses in groups on a few school buses. Continue reading “We’re all here!”
Being a tourist in Bangkok
The first stop in our adventure is three days in Bangkok while the company sorts out our Visas for Myanmar. We arrived in Bangkok on Sunday 5th August after a night flight from London. That day was mainly recovering from the flight and battling the jet lag but we did get out and find a local place for lunch.
The Last Gasp
Well, here we are. Less than 24 hours to go. This past week has been a whirlwind of errands, packing, cleaning, going to the tip, final goodbyes, going to the tip, silently and not-so-silently freaking out, and going to the tip. Continue reading “The Last Gasp”
