From Nigeria to Cracking Walnuts - Marks, Malcolm K
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In the late 1970's, a young ecologist and his outgoing French wife move from London to the University of Calabar in steamy southern Nigeria. Follow this young couple as they discover a world that was completely unknown to them at a time when there were no phones, let alone the internet, to call home. From an unusual PhD final, 'tee'-time with a cobra, to termite hills and miniskirts, their many unforeseen adventures are at times fun, others sad and even dangerous but always entertaining. Malcolm's sens of humour and storytelling will see you enthralled in the couple's shared experiences, as he…mehr

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In the late 1970's, a young ecologist and his outgoing French wife move from London to the University of Calabar in steamy southern Nigeria. Follow this young couple as they discover a world that was completely unknown to them at a time when there were no phones, let alone the internet, to call home. From an unusual PhD final, 'tee'-time with a cobra, to termite hills and miniskirts, their many unforeseen adventures are at times fun, others sad and even dangerous but always entertaining. Malcolm's sens of humour and storytelling will see you enthralled in the couple's shared experiences, as he weaves together their life in Nigeria accompanied by amusing adventures in France and the UK. This is the first in a series of memoirs that follows the enchanting couple as they build a life together across many countries, gaining experience and finally emerging from the adventures of their early life together to share a finale that is driven by the cracking of walnuts!
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Malcolm Marks is now retired after a marvelous career that stretched from 1979 through to 2019. Apart from four or five years (in the career wilderness) when he worked in the UK as a teacher, his entire post-university life has been spent working in and with Africa and Asia. These were remarkable, eye-opening years for him as he learnt from the diverse cultures, individuals and characters who welcomed him to their countries, towns and villages.His seven years of tertiary education were all completed at Queen Mary College, University of London where firstly he gained an upper second in plant biology and then went on to earn a PhD in ecology.He considers that there were three turning points in his life that led him eventually to take his selected career and life path. The first was a decision made by his forward-looking parents when he was only eleven years old to accept a bursary for him to obtain a free place at a public (= private in the UK) school in the village of Sutton Valence in Kent. This opened his countrymouse eyes to a whole new world of leadership, attitude and privilege. The second was being persuaded by his closest university friend to travel across London to attend a disco where he met his future wife and soulmate Véronique. The third turning point was to accept a small consulting mission to the Republic of Chad in 1987 where a serious of coincidences conspired to change the direction of his career.Malcolm and Veronique have been married since 1977, they have two lovely children and two beautiful grandchildren and live a very full retired life in the beautiful Bugey region of southeast France.