Blogs from Wimbledon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

AccessCollege is a small private school in Wimbledon offering English Language Courses, Foundation Degree courses and Graduate programmes. I enjoyed myself very much teaching Ielts, Conversation and one-on-one classes there. My Ielts group was very keen on progressing rapidly and they all gave their best in class. I ran a multilingual group comprising students from Thailand, Mexico,Turkey,France, Nigeria, Brazil,Poland, Italy,etc a great bunch of young people with a very specific goal: to pass the Ielts examination successfully. Most of them are aiming to go into higher education in the Uk and in order to achieve their goal,they need to prove a high level of oral and written proficiency in English. This is part of the eligibility criteria they have to comply with in order to enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course. ... read more

We have done the time to commit the perfect crime...... entering into a world of adventure and becoming masters of our own destiny......no work and all play!!! WOW….what a year!!! Like all great things this didn’t come with luck. It has taken a great deal of planning and sacrifice and is a tribute to all who have helped us along the way. The countdown started at 302 days and after many nights staying home to save and being deprived of what the London party scene has to offer we have finally reached the end goal!!! As our adventures take us further from our friends and nearer to our dreams we intend to keep in touch no matter where in the world we are. This log is a way of doing just that, until our paths cross ... read more

I have written often about my tendency to over plan my life. It really kicks in when Mom and Lynn come to visit as I want them to have a good time and to see as much as possible in the time when they are here. This time, however, we decided not to put anything in the diary, but to see where life took us. Deep breath -- I know I can do this. On Sunday, we met for a late breakfast and decided that the day was just too lovely to be inside. We went for a long walk around Hyde Park. Funnily enough, this is often what I do on a Sunday. I find a part of London and I go exploring. The best part of this wonderful city is all the hidden gems. ... read more

Flew to London Heathrow Met-up with my Aunt and Cousin Went on a mini tour on my own Went to Mosque - Center Toured London by Night by car I did pretty good on the flight I slept 6 hours out of the 9 so it helped when we arrived in London at 9:35 am and I was somewhat rested. It is funny how things in London are just as you remember them, it felt like I was just there a year ago but the last time I was there it was 2002. Upon arriving, I had to negotiate the tube with my luggage. I must say I made a good choice in picking a traveling backpack with wheels. My Aunt, Ferida met me at the Wimbeldon tube station. It was good to see her and ... read more

It's a bit strange living in London because you are so close to such massive sporting occasions and venues all the time. Growing up in SA as a kid you see Lords, Stamford Bridge, Wimbledon etc on TV but now living here you walk past these places often without a second thought. I love that you can watch live world class sport almost every weekend of the year. Well Wimbledon was in town a few months ago and there was simply NO way I was going to miss it. The first day I went down it was inevitably raining as well as sold out. great. Next time I went during the week early with uncle Ryan and Mikey. This time we cruised right in with our beers and vodka and made our way to Court 2 ... read more