Dr. Mark Nicholson6 minSouth Africa - into the frying pan and into the fireOn July 11, I sent our two youngest girls back to school. At least I thought I did. Their journey as usual starts at 0100am
Dr. Mark Nicholson7 minWho was John Rowlands? What, in truth, was the “special work” he was sent to do?In 1841 a son is born to a housemaid in Wales. The father is unknown but the birth is registered in the records
Dr. Mark Nicholson6 minThe Last Ice in Africa - The Ruwenzori or the Mountains of the Moon“Oh dear, what can I give my grandson, a man who has everything, for his birthday? I know, what about a mountain? Don’t I own a spare...
Dr. Mark Nicholson1 minWater, water everywhere‘Nor any drop to drink’. Yes, I know Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner was talking about the southern oceans and yes, I know the water
Niko Berghmans4 minA Third Culture Kid in the 21st century: a mixed blessingI have always disliked the question ‘What is your mother tongue?’, as I never know what to answer.