by Yasemin Allsop | Mar 28, 2022 | blog, Life rolls on, Liferollson
The excitement of flying the first time and coming to this city called London. I first found out about London in the book ‘A Little Princess’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett when I was a child. Unaware that it was a real city, I placed myself in little Sarah...
by Yasemin Allsop | Mar 21, 2022 | blog, Life rolls on, Liferollson, Uncategorized
How often do we look back and think about our lives? Remember the happy times and the regrets that are piling up like Mount Everest! Just like watching a quick movie about our past. A cuppa shared with a friend. A stroll in the park, on a calm autumn Saturday. Broken...
by Yasemin Allsop | Feb 6, 2022 | blog, featured, Sumerians
I don’t know you but I am very excited about NASA’s Insight Mission. After 7 months of travelling through space, the Mars lander safely arrived on the dusty plains of the Red Planet. It has even sent its first pictures from Mars. I have always been fascinated by...
by Yasemin Allsop | Feb 6, 2022 | blog, Education, featured
For years, I only wrote about my academic work and shared ideas of using technology in the classroom. Those who know me closely will be able to tell that I am obsessed with history, especially the history of the Ancient Near East including Mesopotamia and Sumer. I...
by Yasemin Allsop | Feb 6, 2022 | blog, Book, Education, featured, Learning
When I think about my childhood, reading and writing were the only things that actually made me understand and love the world. In my poverty struck life, computers or TVs did not exist. I did not have parents who would read me bed time stories. They were more worried...