I won't lie... It's not easy to see the rest of the world returning to school and life whilst the UAE is debating whether or not we'll go back to school AT ALL this year (as in not until Jan 2021). Currently, it's a rumour, but past experience has shown that rumours end up truth.... Continue Reading →
THE CLARKTERSTRAAT COVID-19 LOWDOWN
Friends and family are asking how it is over here, so here's the lowdown.
A Visit to Oman
Guest writer... Anneke Clarkterstraat
An open letter….
I realise it's been a while since we spoke and there's a few reasons for this.
SCHOOL
it's a little different here..... to begin with, there's the uniform! It's a bit full on. Anneke was in group 3 in Holland. This is the year where they really learn to read and write. It's a little behind Australia and England, but it goes so fast that by the end of Group 3 -... Continue Reading →
It’s all going…..
very slowly..... After days and days of false starts, we are in our villa. I think it's something we need to get used to. Everything just takes time. To be fair, in comparison to the stories I've heard, we have done very well. We have Dave's ID and we're in our house, all within 2... Continue Reading →
We’ve Arrived!
We've landed... and it's not quite what we expected.
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The title may give it away.....
A Chapter Ends
Five years on...