Writer. Teacher. Lifelong Learner
So, Armando Iannucci was at my graduation ceremony. He was one of the two honorary doctorate recipients from the Open University UK. The other was Eddie Izzard. Described as a comic writer or satirist, I knew Mr Iannucci best as the writer of my favourite political comedy The Thick Of It, and the creator of its... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite writers right now is a food writer, Meera Sodha. She writes a column 'The new vegan' for The Guardian. Just to clarify, I'm not a vegan but I try and have more vegetables in my diet. What I like about her recipes is that they make me feel like a good... Continue Reading →
Today my student tells me she wants to be a writer. My smile is caught in the abyss, the one between my head and my heart. This-this ambition, it could be, well I know it is, and I’m saying this without false modesty, I know it is partly down to me. * She’s 11. She... Continue Reading →
On the last leg of our trip, we drove through Arthur's Pass National Park. The surrounding countryside was brown because of a drought. At Christchurch, we visited the Cardboard Transitional Cathedral. It was designed by a Japanese disaster-emergency architect Shigeru Ban after the original cathedral was damaged by the 2011 earthquake. We also visited the... Continue Reading →
I'd like to bang the drum a little for the tourism of West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. Compared to the south e.g. Milford Sound or Queenstown, I think tourism in the West Coast is underrated and underfunded. Some roads are not paved aIn reality, there are many places of natural beauty as well as... Continue Reading →
Franz Josef Glacier was mightier than Fox Glacier (what we could see from the feet of both anyway). Ross, former goldmining town Gold nugget - Size XXL Old town jail Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki - part of their formation still can't be explained by scientists The astounding pancake rocks Giant Mermaid's Hair @ Pancake Rocks... Continue Reading →
Carol Pang 