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jambo
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 Posted - 15 Jan 2007 : 15:21:10
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so its a new year and bantaba is off to a cracking start, dont you just love some thof topics, never boring,
anyway what are peoples plans for 2007 and gambia.
Me I hope to go there in feb and sort out my charity
any other projects on the move, redundant, starting up  
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Jan 2007 : 19:56:35
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| Jambo - better whisper 'sab' to the person sitting next to you on the flight - see if there is a reaction! |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jan 2007 : 08:30:00
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2007 and Gambia. Well a week is a long time on Bantaba!!! My plans have changed completely and may change again. Since back in UK I have come back down to earth and had a BIG reality check. I am not getting married. I am not converting to Muslim. I am not buying a property in Gambia or renting a house for my boyfriend.
My Shirley Valentine moment of midlife crisis is well and truely over. I still love the Gambian man in my life and I will always have a place for him in my heart. BUT my family in UK and my life here has to come first. This is where I spend 90% of my time.
My plan for 2007 is to concentrate on selling my house in UK and downsizing. In Gambia I plan to continue to support the children I help and Kolior nursery. I am hoping to continue my support for SIdou Mass to complete his teacher training too.
I am not planning on going back to Gambia until November now. I need that breathing space. In November I go with the students from Beacon Community College in East Sussex and my daughter will come with me for the first time. I am very excited about that.
I would like to spend some time in August in Gambia to experience the raining season. But it depends if I can move house before then.
So, as I say, in the space of a week I have had a big reality check.
One day I would like to spend a whole year in Gambia to experience all the changes. But if I do that I would rent a house and work in a school too. I am giving up on the dream of owning land and my own place. I cant afford to risk the money.
SENSIBLE BEV IS BACK IN THE HOUSE!!! |
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anna
Netherlands
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Posted - 16 Jan 2007 : 10:09:33
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Well..
I am sitting here at my computer smiling a bit, but i wish you all the best with all your plans, really.
Once a schoolteacher, always a schoolteacher - so have to ask you this (can't help myself): next time you come back from the Gambia, stay away from Bantaba for a week! |
When an old African dies, it is as if a whole library has burnt down.
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jambo
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Posted - 16 Jan 2007 : 10:45:10
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BEV'S BACK, glad to hear that you still have your nursery project and are sponsoring a teacher. how is that going, was it easy to get into teacher training. skills for life are never lost.
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