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Medicine as a mature student at the University of Cambridge (Rousse)

Aged 25, and after several exam attempts, I was finally admitted to the University of Cambridge as a medical student. My mother and sister S came with me to Cambridge on my first day to help me settle in. They … Continue reading

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Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and the lyrics to ‘Yellow submarine’ (Rousse)

Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon agreed to make a personal appearance at a tiny independent book shop. As one of its regular customers, I was invited to meet the two former Beatles. McCartney entered the room first. He was … Continue reading

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An eventful conference in a bookshop (Belle)

The conference was being held across multiple floors of the bookshop. On registration I received my delegate badge and was asked to open my handbag. As soon as I did, a woman quickly placed a ribeye steak inside and gave … Continue reading

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A chandelier accident and a stolen tricycle (Belle)

This was turning into a great work day. Bruno Ganz was wandering around, wearing a dinner jacket. A colleague told me ‘management’ had  taken Bruno out to a casino for dinner and a chandelier had fallen off the ceiling near their … Continue reading

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Library rules for tandems (Rousse)

TPR wheeled the tandem into the bookshop. So far, so good – nobody stopped us. However, further into the main body of the shop a member of staff told us that this was, in fact, a library, tandems were banned, … Continue reading

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