Bush Girl
Published on 28. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
306 pages
978-1-83975-748-8 (ISBN)
Description
At the age of 22 Jane Adams travelled from her London home in the swinging 60s to Nigeria with VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) for what proved to be a life changing experience.
As a trained teacher she was sent to a boys' boarding school in the rural north west of Nigeria where she was the only female on the staff.
Learning to live in a very different culture and making do with what few resources were available, she met many unforgettable characters along the way and built strong bonds with the boys she taught. Those sixteen months in the 'bush' were challenging, exhausting and unexpectedly joyful.
As a trained teacher she was sent to a boys' boarding school in the rural north west of Nigeria where she was the only female on the staff.
Learning to live in a very different culture and making do with what few resources were available, she met many unforgettable characters along the way and built strong bonds with the boys she taught. Those sixteen months in the 'bush' were challenging, exhausting and unexpectedly joyful.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Claygate
United Kingdom
Illustrations
7 greyscale
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83975-748-8 (9781839757488)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jane Adams has been an educator all her life, starting in Nigeria and then moving to the UK, Jordan and the Arabian Gulf. Working in different cultures has been both a challenge and a delight. She now lives quietly in England.
Content
1. Preface 1
2. Introduction to VSO 3
3. Arriving in Nigeria 6
4. Goodbye Kaduna 10
5. Welcome to Birnin Kebbi 14
6. Moving in 20
7. Discovering the school 25
8. Preparing for the start of term 30
9. Meeting the boys 35
10. My new colleagues 39
11. Settling into routine 41
12. The Club 45
13. Evening classes 50
14. The bike arrives 53
15. BK town 57
16. The Market 61
17. The seasons change 66
18. Life settles down 69
19. The boys 73
20. Clubs 77
21. October 1968 82
22. Food glorious food! 88
23. Fulani migration 91
24. Traders and other visitors 94
25. November 1968 100
26. Preparations for speech day 106
27. Speech day 111
28. Off for the holidays, December 1968 117
29. Christmas in Jos 126
30. Back to BK 130
31. New year...new troubles 134
32. Start of the new year, January 1969 137
33. Sallah in BK 144
34. Harmattan 149
35. Argungu Fishing Festival 151
36. The Agricultural Show 157
37. The second term ends 161
38. By train to Lagos 166
39. Lagos 172
40. Cotonou and Lome 179
41. Homewards again April 1969 186
42. Easter holidays; settling back into BK 192
43. Mamman's family 197
44. Last few days of the long break 201
45. School reopens 207
46. A patch of trouble 211
47. Yelwa beckons 215
48. The burden of exams 226
49. Rebellion in the ranks! 231
50. Principal and principles 237
51. August 1969. One down, three left 241
52. A month off in August 244
53. Fourteen weeks to go 251
54. Telegrams from home 255
55. Counting down 260
56. More trouble in the ranks 265
57. Under the Yelwa sun 271
58. The Harmattan blows in 276
59. Final exams for the fifth form 280
60. Last days in BK 284
61. Goodbye Nigeria 289
Epilogue. What happened next 291
2. Introduction to VSO 3
3. Arriving in Nigeria 6
4. Goodbye Kaduna 10
5. Welcome to Birnin Kebbi 14
6. Moving in 20
7. Discovering the school 25
8. Preparing for the start of term 30
9. Meeting the boys 35
10. My new colleagues 39
11. Settling into routine 41
12. The Club 45
13. Evening classes 50
14. The bike arrives 53
15. BK town 57
16. The Market 61
17. The seasons change 66
18. Life settles down 69
19. The boys 73
20. Clubs 77
21. October 1968 82
22. Food glorious food! 88
23. Fulani migration 91
24. Traders and other visitors 94
25. November 1968 100
26. Preparations for speech day 106
27. Speech day 111
28. Off for the holidays, December 1968 117
29. Christmas in Jos 126
30. Back to BK 130
31. New year...new troubles 134
32. Start of the new year, January 1969 137
33. Sallah in BK 144
34. Harmattan 149
35. Argungu Fishing Festival 151
36. The Agricultural Show 157
37. The second term ends 161
38. By train to Lagos 166
39. Lagos 172
40. Cotonou and Lome 179
41. Homewards again April 1969 186
42. Easter holidays; settling back into BK 192
43. Mamman's family 197
44. Last few days of the long break 201
45. School reopens 207
46. A patch of trouble 211
47. Yelwa beckons 215
48. The burden of exams 226
49. Rebellion in the ranks! 231
50. Principal and principles 237
51. August 1969. One down, three left 241
52. A month off in August 244
53. Fourteen weeks to go 251
54. Telegrams from home 255
55. Counting down 260
56. More trouble in the ranks 265
57. Under the Yelwa sun 271
58. The Harmattan blows in 276
59. Final exams for the fifth form 280
60. Last days in BK 284
61. Goodbye Nigeria 289
Epilogue. What happened next 291