Redundancy still looms and it is making me really angry. Billionaire boss of English school, can't afford to employ UK based staff. BS. And misselling. Sometimes my students want and need someone based in the UK for their conversations. I am still not sure when it ends, but by the looks of it, we will just drop off a cliff and our students won't know why we are suddenly not available.
But BS is not just horrible it is dangerouns. Trump and Musk's destruction of so much that is decent, has sent my American friends into despair, but people are trying to fight back. The National Parks Services was the surprise wonder of my trip to America, they are under attack from Doge, but they are putting out social media messages that challenge the false narratives of T and M.
Joy is needed at such times, so it was lovely to see Abel Selaocoe in concert, up there as one of the best I have ever seen. The atmosphere was electric and when he walked on the audience erupted, but not everyone there knew who he was as they were there to see the Aurora perform. I had a vague idea he might be good, just from the snippets of him in action I had seen but the Four Spirirts South African piece proceeeded the classic and almost beat Beethoven. Others did not have a clue what they were about to see and they were bowled over. I suppose once we get used to Selacoe's lovely fusion style it will just be another positive experience, but coming to it fresh it was brilliant, electric and life affirming.
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