Archive (7 life histories found)
'One day I saw an advertisement for a tutor for a group called Altram, which had just been set up.'
Now I needed to find employment. Cecilia had been applying for jobs for me before I got home and I had a couple of interviews but was unsuccessful.One day I saw an advertisement for a tutor for a group called Altram, which had just been set up, in…
Tags: Car, Gaelic, Irish Language, work
'I had a red coat and I stuffed the pockets and sleeves with the cash and proceeded to the office to pay for the vehicle.'
I bought a Nissan Hi-rider truck in Francistown. I got money transferred from home for this. When I went to get a cheque or bank draft to pay for the truck, Barclay's bank wanted to charge me quite an amount for this, and so I requested that they…
'I taught him to drive and of course the bicycle I had bought for him was no longer the thing when he wanted to impress the ladies in his class.'
Life had its ups and down as anyone who has ever had the privilege of working with teenagers will testify. I had bought a Nissan Sunny car from Peter Aiken in Harare, and it was a beautiful car. Romuald thought he was the' bees' knee's in this car. I…
Sr. Rosemary McCloskey with her Toyota Corolla
Tags: Car, Mercy Order, Mission