Summer BBQ

As always a REALLY MASSIVE THANK YOU to Luke, Martha, Alfie and Matilda for hosting our summer BBQ yesterday. 
With special thanks to Matilda for the two great games she organised.

The weather had cooled by about 10c, which after extended weeks of sunshine, came as a bit of a shock to our systems.

There's nothing I love more than an international gathering, so it was great to eat together with folk from Egypt, India, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and Nepal, with a fair smattering of Brits thrown in.

Several of us had a good conversation about what Facebook adds to society and, in turn, to our lives.

Personally, I believe that God made us to be in community and we are in danger of killing the amazing, age-old art of good conversation. The art of creating meaningful community and a true sense of belonging by bringing diverse people together around questions of life that really matter.

Ahmed asked if I wanted to take baby Tala home with me
''Yes'' I said ''When shall I bring her back?''
''When we've finished our PhDs'' came the response!!!

It did get a tad chilly, so Martha
produced blankets for all :-)

The Wisdom of PhD

Amazing fact  ... ancient roundworms, frozen in the Siberian permafrost for approximately 42,000 years, woke up and immediately started searching for food.                    But it's Paul's response that makes this worthy of entry on our blog!!!

University of Greenwich Graduations

Graduation Day is such an achievement  ...

after all the stress and sweat and tears, it's all over.

You have succeeded!!!

Adnan (Syria)

Gina (UK)

Daria (Russia) and Acsha (Mauritius)
with Acsha's parents

Really?!  How can you not know you're being

photo-bombed, when I'm stood right behind you?!

Veroni (Sri Lanka)

Obi (Nigeria)

Funke (Nigeria)

 

 

Jill (Seychelles)

Areti (Cyprus) with her mum, Dora

Leke (Kosovo)

Kannan (India)

Alex (Spain/UK)

Ngoc (Vietnam) and
Pham (Thailand)

Shahir (Afghanistan), Arshad (UK),
Awad (Pakistan)

Musa & family (Nigeria)

 

Jan (Germany) and friends

Michel (Egypt)

Celebrating at the Bollywood restaurant ... there's nothing like
a hot Indian meal when it's 31c outside :-)

 

In addition to students I've known, it was great to see two colleagues - Joe Mahama and Lorraine Barrett -

receive their degree awards.