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So the World of Learning and IWW tests had been passed. Now I was ready to work on the top title put out by Europa Publications. However, there was a small issue of my position. I had been told by management that they had been impressed by my performance at World of Learning, but more…
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It was now July 1988, I was beginning to despair of a future surrounded by anguished and aggressive customers at a book store whose boss Christina Foyle treated employees alike with disdain and not an iota of compassion. However, a top single that month The Only Way Is Up by Yazz and the Plastic Population…
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So that was it. One stage of my life was over for good. It had been the most enjoyable to date and even now, almost 40 years on, a period that I still remember fondly. Admittedly, nostalgia may well be leading me to portray those halcyon days in too positive a light. For truth be…
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When the year came to its inevitable end and I said my farewells to both pupils and teachers, I really didn’t want to leave. I had no desire to return to England after a break of nine months, which was no doubt the reason why I had been more than happy to spend time with…
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The Complexe Scolaire de Valbonne or Valbonne School Complex (now the College and Lycee of the Centre International de Valbonne) looked massive to me, consisting of two state schools offering both the French curriculum and an international section, with some foreign students. Most importantly, unlike other English teaching assistants placed in the region and other…
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One final word on those three unforgettable months in the USSR. It would be remiss of me not to mention here Tatiana, a lovely girl from Voronezh who made the experience far more enjoyable and fascinating than it otherwise would have been. She left an indelible and positive mark on me. The relationship also led…
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In the previous entry, I intimated that we were going to Saint Petersburg. Of course back in 1984 it was known as Leningrad. The city had initially been called Sankt Petersburg after Saint Peter by Tsar Peter the Great in June 1703, becoming the capital of the Russian empire in 1712. A little over 200…
