Q&A: Bodyboarder Ticks Tahiti off his Bucket List
Reece Wartenberg’s first love is the Ocean. But above all comes bodyboarding. His deep seated passion for it has and will continue to take him across the world to ride the waves of his dreams. This...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Dootch
Someone once said that if you wanted to walk from campus into town and you’re in a hurry, don’t go with Dootch. Our university was one of the smallest in the country, and although it’s done a lot of...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Student of the Year
Cristian Alvarez is well-educated, hard working, successful and kind. He is a Chilean man who I taught English to twice a week for the duration of my time in Chile. Our lessons were one on one, just me...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: The Queen of le Plan de la Tour
This is a guest blog entry written by my father James Bourhill- published author, history buff and lover of all things French. Its no surprise then that this encounter inspired him to write a...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Chef on the Road
Thomas Zacharias is not a name you’d associate with someone born and bred in India. His lack of strong accent and head wobble are also deceptive. I met Thomas in the small seaside town of San...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: So what, I Manage a Brothel
Close your eyes and Sera-Jane sounds like just another Aussie chick. Open your eyes and you have what looks to me like the lead singer of 90’s band the 4 Non-Blondes with a ring through the middle of...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: folks ’round India
Short stories of people I met once upon a time in India. The only thing these people have in common is that I’ve met them all. Actually, some have met each other, but other than our paths crossing at...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Roommates of 2012 – Year of the Chile
Depto once dieciseis, or ‘apartment eleven sixteen’, was my home for the whole of 2012. When I moved to Chile for a year of teaching English it was hard to imagine what life would be like. Now looking...
View ArticleEye Spy With my Little Eye Something Beginning With ‘Mainlander’
Us westerners are guilty of a lot of things. One of them is being of the opinion that all black people look alike. (It makes me feel better to know it works both ways though). We feel the same about...
View ArticleSomeone I Once Met: Lord Krishna’s Dad
Once upon a time in India there was a Kiwi. His name was Nanda. Nanda was a kiwi of New Zealand descent rather than the fruit kind. Before stumbling across his acquaintance it was his better half who I...
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