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Tag Archives: class
Fast yoga teacher performs the plank naked (Rousse)
LM had warned me that her teacher practised ‘fast yoga’. Regardless, I signed up for the open-air class. There were two other newbies, both of whom looked extremely unfit. I’d be fine with some pilates training already under my belt. … Continue reading
New York Times publishes coded message to run Trump out of town (Rousse)
How could this be a holiday if I were sleeping at the lecturer’s desk in front of a class of thirty, all of whom were also extremely angry that the week of sunshine, sea and sand that they had been … Continue reading
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Tagged article, breakfast, child, class, dining, holiday, knowledge management, lecturer, New York Times, Outer Hebrides, TPR, Trump
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A new job at the University of Nowhere (Rousse)
My colleague called in sick, so I offered to take his class. My instructions were first to collect his teaching materials from the print room. These comprised: a selection of peer-reviewed journal articles, each in a buff folder; a special … Continue reading
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Tagged article, class, cousin, director, job, lecturer, letter, pandemic, print room, reader, sick, sister, stone, university
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Red and white woodpecker gate-crashes class (Rousse)
I heard a knocking from above, looked up, and saw a beautiful red and white woodpecker tapping on the wooden classroom chandelier. I stopped the class so that we could all take out our phones to photograph the beauty.
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Tagged beauty, chandelier, class, gate-crash, phone, photograph, red, white, woodpecker
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Lazy Lady Gaga (Rousse)
I gatecrashed a gathering of famous female pop stars and actors in the Durness community hall. I persuaded them that I was their fitness instructor and insisted that nobody was exempt from my exercise class. None of them really wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged actor, actress, cheese, class, community hall, dinner, Durness, excercise, fitness, instructor, Lady Gaga, lazy, pop star
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The Apprentice’s Lewis Ellis graduates (Rousse)
Lewis Ellis was graduating with a Masters degree in Early Modern History and English from the University of Worcester, as was I. I couldn’t wait to add another set of letters to my existing Masters qualification and spell out the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apprentice, ceremony, certificate, Chinese, class, degree, English, graduation, history, Lewis Ellis, Masters, modern, University of Worcester, woman
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Transgender bottom drawer resources (Rousse)
As I was getting undressed for bed (with TPR and AL), I caught two new graduates rummaging through the bottom drawer of my wardrobe. The young man told me that they were looking for resources for their voluntary work with … Continue reading
A marriage break-up for a mother (Rousse)
From the way that he addressed me, the young man who now worked at CodeBase was obviously a former student of mine. I did recognise him (sort of), but had no idea how long ago he had attended my classes, … Continue reading
Escaped astronauts (Rousse)
I asked the students to dress up for the tutorial according to the theme of ‘outer space’, so was delighted when the six of them turned up as astronauts in bulky all-in-one ski suits. Forty-five minutes into our discussion AA … Continue reading
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Tagged astronaut, class, early, escape, male, meeting, outer, PhD, photograph, rude, space, student, travellers, tutorial
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Sleeping with a student (Rousse)
The most gorgeous boy in class wanted to sleep with me, and the few people who knew this encouraged me to follow him into bed. I suggested that we delay our tryst until after the exams. My young suitor could … Continue reading
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Tagged beau, bed, boy, career, class, exam, fatal, hall of residence, impatience, plan, sleep, student, suitor, tryst
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