If my father was alive I would have entered the plane and flown over several thousand miles to wherever on earth he lived to shake his hands and set with him and talk a while with him and express my appreciation to him on his courage to withstand the pressure of the age I was […]
“…Ain’t you glad you are outta here? Ain’t you glad you are outta here? Be glad that you are outta here….” My mind raced back to my days at the Centre. A particular image stood out. Captain Hussain. There was something peculiar about the way he looked at you. It was that stare that […]
Parenting is the toughest known job on earth. No matter the amount of books you read, or the amount of videos you watch, it is never enough to prepare you for the journey as a parent. I am talking about being an involved and engaging parent. You could be a parent that perhaps provides for […]
“I am not going to fold my arms and watch you fail. You are way smarter than you are acting right now. You sit in the class and mess about. Those who are not half as intelligent as you, do their work, hand in their papers and get their marks, while you sit there and […]
For more than two weeks, my life has been reduced to hell due to the handwork of Asquith. I was hoping to make a fresh start at preparatory international school, Lusaka, Zambia. I enjoyed the particularly lovely weather of this new place. It was sunshine all the way. The school itself was a paragon of […]