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Kitchen Table Lingo
You're not going to get far just thingying your wotsit, madam, and, sir, I'm afraid the door policy means your…
Event: The impact of German-language culture in the UK
How receptive is the British public to the history and culture of its close neighbours in German-speaking Europe? Come and…
On Not Reading Moby Dick
Kimberley Long is a former volunteer at The Reader Organisation. In this installment of her Japanese Diary she discovers that…
The Alice Band
Japan and I have something in common. We both share an obsessive streak that runs to mania about Alice in…
Reading Azar Nafisi in Japan
Kimberley Long is a former volunteer at The Reader who is currently teaching English in Japan. After making my way…
Japanese Diary: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Flier
Kimberley Long is a former Reader volunteer currently teaching English in Japan. For my Christmas visit home I chose a…
After Empire
Kimberley Long discovers that history and geography matter in ways you don't expect. One thing I’ve discovered since I came…
Something in the Air: Perfume
Kimberley Long is a former Reader volunteer currently teaching English in Japan. In the second of her series of posts…
Tales From the Land of ‘Day Book’
Kimberley Long is a former Reader volunteer currently teaching English in Japan. This is the first in a series of…
Romanian Summer Diary 6
Saturday 4th August – Things I have seen in Romania A cow grazing by a brand new glass-plate…
Romanian Summer Diary 5
Saturday 28th July--Busy days. The first British contingent taught their lessons, forged friendships, played their quick cricket in bewildered partnership…
Romanian Summer Diary 4
Sunday 22nd July--The summer school runs for two stretches of nine days and this weekend is a working one. Some…
