I thought I’d talk about some insights that I have learned into improving interpersonal relations and yourself. I’m just riffing…
Take it with a pinch of salt
Do I have to take what you say with a pinch of salt? In other words, can I trust what…
Stop all the clocks?
With my teaching finished and my intercultural training not yet started, I’m taking the opportunity this month for a little…
Being British
As I’ve been getting into the headspace of my new career as an intercultural trainer, I’ve been (naturally and necessarily)…
The Sisters Brothers
Jacques Audiard, 2018 With the quality people involved in this film, you’d expect it to be good. And it is.…
The art of the mixt@pe
“A good mixtape can put you in the right mood.” Mike D, Beastie Boys ‘Professor Booty’ I’ve recently been swapping…
Healing hurts
I’ve been suffering recently as my body completes its metamorphosis, getting rid of old, damaged and yeast-infected tissue and replacing…
Linguistic isolation
I was thinking last week about how isolating it is to not be able to express oneself in spoken language.…
Carelia, Internacional con Monumento
Andrés Duque, Spain, 2018 When you go to watch a documentary film, you have expectations – to learn about a…
La Casa de Verano
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, France/Italy, 2018 Nice enough, but utterly forgettable, really. It was good language practice, though it took my…