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Who am I? I was born in Scotland in 1956. My father was a farmer and my
mother a nurse, so I was brought up on dairy farms with fresh milk
every day and got excellent medical attention when I was hurt! In 1970
my family moved to Western Australia where we grew wheat and sheep.
I attended the university of Western Australia and studied History and
Politics as my major subjects. I also studied law, philosophy,
accounting, psychology and anthropology. After that I studied teaching
then got my first teaching job in Zimbabwe. I taught English, History
and Biology to high school students that really wanted to study. It was
a great way to start a teaching career! I also taught in Australian
high schools.
Then I decided I wanted to travel to meet new people and see new sights.
This needed a career change so I became an English language teacher
and I taught in Hungary for 4 years and Japan for the same number of
years. I've also taught in Paris and Riyadh. I arrived in Abu Dhabi in
2003. I have a great wife, Andrea, and 2 wonderful children - Robi
(born in 2005) and Sylvia (born in 2003).
Alan Pollock
