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POSTCARD FROM POLAND — DINNER IN KATO-WHAT?

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Richard Grainger

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I haven’t blogged for a bit and some of you will have been wondering if I’m still in Poland. Some of you, on the other hand, may very well have not. Well, I am, although not long after Christmas, I … Continue reading →

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POSTCARD FROM POLAND — CHRISTMAS, BLOODY CHRISTMAS

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Richard Grainger

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We’re rocketing towards the middle of January now, but it would seem that the prospect of the Brzeg Christmas decorations coming down is as remote as finding a car park in the town that doesn’t resemble a bomb crater. And … Continue reading →

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POSTCARD FROM POLAND — IN BRZEG, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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It’s cold in Brzeg… bloody cold. And, this morning, for the first time since I settled in Poland, I find my normally sunny disposition tinted with an unaccustomed hue: I’m bored. So… I’m sitting in the Ambrozia bar/café amid the … Continue reading →

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POSTCARD FROM POLAND

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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I’m in Poland — Brzeg, to be precise. If you haven’t heard, I now have a fulltime job as the native speaking teacher for an English school called Progress; I’ve actually completed six weeks of an eight-month contract and I’m … Continue reading →

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 UNDERSTANDING… RYANAIR

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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I’ve just returned from ten days in Poland and I think I need a new liver. I had a fantastic time and I’ve really fallen in love with the country so much that I’m going to live there for the … Continue reading →

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NOT UNDERSTANDING… YOUNG LEARNERS

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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Once I had two jobs… now I have one… heaven knows, I’m not miserable now. Well that didn’t last long. My job at the little school in Fuengirola (I’ve removed the name from my previous blog for legal reasons) lasted … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING… WORK?

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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It’s often said that a week in politics is a long time, which is nonsense because a week in anything is just a week — 7 days, no more, no less. But a lot has happened in the past seven … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING… THE JOY OF STAYING PUT

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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Chicos, I haven’t blogged for a while — you may, or you may not, have noticed. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, I have been working flat out on my novel — Compound 19 — which is now completed … Continue reading →

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UNDERSTANDING… PAPUA NEW GUINEA?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BRIDE! Let me say a word or two about the wedding. Saturday before last and we were bussed out to a field near the town of Mossman. To be fair, the field — in addition … Continue reading →

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Introducing Richie Malone

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Richard Grainger

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Today is the day my alter ego steps out from behind the curtain. Welcome to the dark, fucked-up world of Richie Malone. This blog is the prequel to my novel, ‘Losing the Plot’. Amigos, I’d like this to be an … Continue reading →

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