Memoirs of a Travelling Teacher

[Astrid Dinneen]

In this three-part autobiographical blog, Hampshire EMTAS Specialist Teacher Advisor, Lynne Chinnery, takes us on a journey to Libya where she reminisces about the challenges and opportunities of moving to a country so drastically different to her own. Readers will reflect and empathise with the experiences of parents of international EAL arrivals settling in the UK. 

Read Part 1 - The Culture Shock

Part 2 will be released next week 

Speak soon, 

Astrid

[Astrid Dinneen]

In Part 1 Lynne sets the scene and readers experience the culture shock she felt when she first arrived in Libya. In this second part we find out how she eventually found her place. 

Read Part 2 - Embracing the Culture

The 3rd and final part will be released next week. 

Speak to you then, 

Astrid

[Astrid Dinneen]

In Part 1 and Part 2 we experienced Lynne's culture shock when she first arrived in Libya and read how she eventually found her place. In this final chapter Lynne focusses on her children and the decisions she had to make for the best of her family. 

Read Part 3 - Our children