Derek Shields
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Lecturer, trainer, consultant, learner... |
| Location | Orihuela, Alicante, Spain |
| Introduction | At 67, I'm retired from teaching adults and do private consultancy and training work. I do a lot of reading and writing and have been asked to start a blog to pass on some of the information that I have collected and developed over the years. Never tiring of learning I find myself continuously doing courses of one kind or another, mostly the wonderful ones that one can now get free of charge on the internet. I uswed to run a quiz every Wednesday in my local pub and wrote over 700. It's a lovely way to meet people, have a little fun and also to learn something new each week. I find I learnt just as much as do the folk answering the questions. I recommend quizzes to anyone who just enjoys knowing things. |
| Interests | Canals, Beer, Wine, Detective stories, Internet, Words and language, Learning, Quizzes |
| Favorite movies | North by Northwest, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the various Potters plus more or less anything with Bill Nighy |
| Favorite music | Classical, Jazz, Brass Band, the less brain dead pop |
| Favorite books | Too many to mention, but for fun crime, especially forensic thrillers |
You've got to make contact with the alien leader. How will you tell when the conversation is finished?
When we shake antennae and go our separate ways.

