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Adventures: August 2022 – Rome, Italy
August 3-7 I was scheduled to be lounging on a beach near Rome for a week, giving myself a little…
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2022 In Review: Scotland
I went to write an annual review and realised that I hadn’t even written up about last Christmas, so over…
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Adventures: July 2022 – Pisa, Italy
July 23-26 I met a load of people in Italy that said ‘Ah, don’t go to Pisa, it’s just the…
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Adventures: July 2022 Italy – Cinque Terre
July 24 Today I went to Cinque Terre and it was amazing! Mum told me that I HAD to go…
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Adventures: July 2022 – Italy Week 2
In teaching, expectations matter. The single biggest thing you can do as a teacher to help student achievement is build…
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Adventures: July 2022 – Siena, Italy
Saturday 16th July Today, Siena. I caught the bus from Roccamare at just after 7am, and after a change in…
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Adventures: July 2022 – Florence, Italy
Saturday 9th July I set out at 6am for Florence (The Italian’s call it Firenze). I successfully caught the bus…
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Adventures: July 2022 in Italy – Week 1
Wow. 2022 has been a wild ride so far, particularly the last 6 weeks or so. I sat in my…
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Awesome Archives: Emotional Hygiene
“Our mind and our feelings are not the trustworthy friend we thought they were.” Just finished watching this TED talk, and it…
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Awesome Archives: The Beautiful Sadness of Cloudy Days
Written in May 2020 10 years ago, my brother took his own life. At my brother’s wake, I vividly remember…