Love learning: hate school.
I chose to go to a Grammar school. Unlike many peers, my parents never forced or pushed me into going, never sent me to a revision class. I voluntarily chose […]
I chose to go to a Grammar school. Unlike many peers, my parents never forced or pushed me into going, never sent me to a revision class. I voluntarily chose […]
Now my travels come to an end, and I am full of something that my good friend Arvinda calls ‘tabanca’. It is a Trinidadian word and I think it means […]
“It doesn´t matter where, I go anyway.”
I have the good fortune of having two months gifted to me this summer, for an adventure around South America. After one month of being on the road, I decided […]
Exquisite coffee. Sunshine on your skin. Kissing like a teenager. Hand-written letters. Sandcastles. Snowmen. Bubbles in a glass. Taking risks. Winning sometimes. Losing sometimes. (Winning more than losing.) Laughing so […]
“I don’t want you to protest. I don’t want you to riot. I don’t want you to write to your Congressman, because I wouldn’t know what to tell you to […]
I recently came across this film (made by Brum-based Vermillion) about Film Aid and their work with refugees at a camp in Kenya. Film Aid gives people living in the camps […]
The National Trust has released a list of ‘50 Things to Do Before you’re 11 ¾‘. I reckon we should use this list as a measure of our progress as […]
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the TEDxSummit, in Doha Qatar. It was an extraordinary experience, but I’ve been struggling to express it in a blog […]
Unity days are held in communities up and down the country every year. Birmingham needs one too. Bradford Mela: Honeydrum World Music What was going through my head at first […]
I feel a post about education is brewing. But it’s not coming today. Instead, here are 4 talks that very much resonate with me when I think about education and […]
Taken by me, last Sunday, at Photo School.
Yesterday, a friend suggested we meet for lunch at the Wolfgang Buttress statue by the Bullring. I had no idea where she was talking about, until she sent a photo. […]
Kickstarter is this pretty cool crowd-funding initiative, where pretty cool projects can get pretty cool people to give small/big amounts of money to make good stuff happen. I like this […]
This shop on Birmingham New Street has been sitting empty for FOUR months. A while back, I tried to get permission to use it, for one day, to bring some […]
Next week, I’ll be living off £1 a day, for 5 days, for Live Below the Line. It’s a way of getting a glimpse into what living below the poverty line […]
Part of Speech: noun Definition: outer limit Synonyms: abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, […]