Category Archives: observations
Things I learnt this week
It is entirely likely that I am learning more than my students. Just this week I have picked up some unknown tidbits that serve me well when we sit down en famille to dinner each now. I am greeted with … Continue reading
Filed under Miss Teacher, observations
Culture Shock #2
The Shock of the new….continued. My weekend is Friday and Saturday. This is going to take some time to adjust. As I type this it is Sunday and rather than preparing for the week ahead I am dressed in … Continue reading
Filed under Bahrain, observations
Culture Shock: # 1.
Somethings are so different over here they lead to that phenomenon wisely known as culture shock. It is also, in my case the shock of the new, the different, and the shock of finding that space between they way things … Continue reading
Filed under Bahrain, observations
Bahrain by night
Laptop back and running, routine is commencing and 3limes is returning to regular blogging practices. It’s about time! Are you still there? My trusty laptop is terminally ill and most keys have no discernible letters, but still, it is home … Continue reading
Filed under Bahrain, observations
Africa, time passing, movies and leopards: or what is in the mind when you are sick.
I hate being sick, I mean really hate it. I can’t see the pleasure in lying in bed and waiting until it passes and just knowing that the world is going on out there while you are not. Because you … Continue reading
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The rains have come
The rains have come. The smell is green and deep and musty and the parched yellow grass has already perked up and turned green. In fact the whole garden looks shiny, dark, lush and alive. The change in seasons is … Continue reading
Filed under observations, Uganda
With apologies to Montreal
Oh God. I complained about the snow and the cold and the ice and the shovelling for 15 years. Now I am too hot, my classroom is a sauna and I need to run to the IT lab, the only … Continue reading
Filed under Kampala, observations
Charlie Brown revisited.
I don’t like to recycle old blog posts but this one is a must. It is the time of year when I am all teached out and like to show the class some appreciation for their hard work. Last year … Continue reading
Filed under Miss Teacher, observations
How did you find me? Now I know.
Sometimes I do wonder how people find 3limes. Other than those who come to visit because they know me and want to know what jokes I am telling today, I mean. There is a handy little thing here at WordPress … Continue reading
Filed under observations, pen and paper, Uganda
Little Davies and a tale of two worlds.
Little Davies came to spend the day with us today, he is the son of our house keeper and occasionally accompanies her to work. He is a sweet 5 year old boy and the only time he has ever seen … Continue reading
Filed under Kampala, observations, When the rose tint fades
