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Clothes May Be Optional, but Masks Are Not!

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on Clothes May Be Optional, but Masks Are Not!

Approaching a large metal gate crossing our path, my friend whispered ‘Do you think we can walk here?’  

‘Well, it’s open, and there’s no sign saying we can’t’, I replied, trying to sound more confident than I felt. …

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Lockdown! A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Corona Pandemic

by Runaway Britupdated on 1 Comment on Lockdown! A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Corona Pandemic

It’s been 26 days since my world shut down. It’s been far longer for others. 

It began slowly. Back, in January, news of an unknown virus in China reached us here in Europe. I barely took any notice – SARS, …

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The Hidden Dangers of Quarantine

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Stay indoors. Stay safe, they said. They’re right, of course: if you stay indoors you won’t catch Coronavirus, and – more importantly – you can’t spread it. But what I didn’t know is that being trapped indoors by myself …

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A Surprise Birthday Trip to Budapest

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on A Surprise Birthday Trip to Budapest

I left work on Friday with my bag packed for a surprise birthday trip. All I had been told was that the bus departed at 4pm and I would need my passport. Of course, I had a few guesses about …

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Why I Love Working in Europe (And Never Want to Leave)

by Runaway Britupdated on 1 Comment on Why I Love Working in Europe (And Never Want to Leave)

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on why I love living in Europe out of all the places I could go. And, yes: publishing this post as Britain perches precariously on the brink of Brexit is ironic. Having worked in Vietnam, India, …

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Shifting My Paradigm

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on Shifting My Paradigm

When I’ve reached a grand old age and – like any self-respecting old lady – I am surrounded by an army of cats; I will look back over my life and remember the following things: living in multiple houses around …

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Goodbye, Serendipity

by Runaway Britupdated on 8 Comments on Goodbye, Serendipity

In March 2008 I visited a place that changed my life. Of course, back then bracing myself for every bump in the dusty road I had no idea where the rusted bus careening wildly along the highway from Phnom Penh …

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Reinvention, Promotion, and a Whole Load of Summer Travel

by Runaway Briton 6 Comments on Reinvention, Promotion, and a Whole Load of Summer Travel

If you have read my blog for some time, you may have noticed that I have been absent for a while. On the other hand, maybe, you have not. Either way, it has been five months since I last wrote …

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