All the Gangways Are Up : An Expatriate in the Ceylon Kaleidoscope 1916 - 1945

By Reimann, Valesca, Ms.

Book Id: WPLBN0003466727
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Reproduction Date: 7/20/2014

Title:	All the Gangways Are Up : An Expatriate in the Ceylon Kaleidoscope 1916 - 1945
Author:	Reimann, Valesca, Ms.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Geography, Anthropology, Recreation, Sociology
Collections:	Sociology, Social Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, Authors Community, Cultural Studies, Recreation, Geography, Anthropology, Math, Religion, Social Sciences, Literature, Most Popular Books in China, Language, History
Historic Publication Date:	2014
Publisher:	7/20/2014

Member Page:	Peter Reimann
Citation APA MLA Chicago Valesca Reimann, B. M. (2014). All the Gangways Are Up : An Expatriate in the Ceylon Kaleidoscope 1916 - 1945. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Between 1916 and 1945 Valesca Reimann, from South Australia, taught Western classics, Latin and mathematics at Trinity College, Kandy, in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Trinity College was founded on Christianity in a largely Buddhist, Hindu and Moslem country. Sinhalese and Tamil cultures added to the mix. The boys at the school were mostly from these cultures and also came from nearby countries. The school was run along the lines of an English public school. In this book, Valesca Reimann tells how she navigated through this, fell in love with the people and the country and added jungle adventures and visits to historical places along the way - ever curious and mostly undaunted. At the College, she is still remembered as a "legend".