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Why did I write my book Alya the Pathmaker?
Many people have asked me why I wrote a children’s book. This question doesn’t have a simple answer. Since I was a little child, I loved reading. Each book that I read took me on a journey where I would dream, imagine, and visualise things. Cities, characters, cars,...
The curse of the millennium
Remember year 2000? The millennium. We were told that computer systems would not interpret the “00” correctly. Y2K (Year 2000) bug. The end was near! In December 1999, I was living near Clapham North. Yep, moved again. I planned to go to Turkey to see my...
Meeting my husband at the EasyInternetcafe!
Can you believe that I did not use a computer before I came to England? Oh yes! So, I decided to do a business computing course to learn more about computers and Microsoft office programs. I was still working as an Au pair, but now, instead of taking care of the old...
Life is a journey, not a final destination!
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...
Life rolls on…
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...
Are you excited about NASA’s Insight Mission?
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...
Finding confidence to speak up!
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...
Reading for pleasure to learning for pleasure…
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...
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Yasemin Allsop
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