Issue 1
THE OKS OVERSEAS NEWSLETTER
President’s Welcome Dear OKS, As I was honoured to be elected as the next President of the OKS Association at the end of March I am writing to introduce myself and to welcome you to the first issue of the OKS Overseas Newsletter. My name is James Bartlett and I was at King's (GR) from 1979-84. I am now married with four children, live in Kent and work for Vodafone based in London. While there have, of course, always been OKS who have chosen to lead their lives far from the Cathedral precincts, we now have unprecedented access to them thanks to the wonders of email and, in particular, the OKS website. The OKS and Foundation office at King’s have done a wonderful job of developing our
network of OKS representatives overseas and have gathered a fascinating variety of insights into the ups and downs of living away from the place of one’s birth and education. Reading the contributions to this first edition I am struck by the distinctive charm, humanity, individuality, honesty and sense of humour which represent all that I enjoyed and valued about King’s. In this first issue you will read about life “down under” as well as in “the States” and see that despite being far from Canterbury our OKS across the globe are managing to meet up and stay in touch.
James Bartlett OKS President
A huge thank you to all who have contributed articles and we hope very much you will keep them coming!
In this issue:
Thanks and best regards,
Earth Quake in Christ Church, Sarah Watson Ex-Linacreites in The Gulf, Paul Sheridan Projects in Tanzania, Andy Hart Trickett and Seaman in the “Beehive” State, Keith Trickett
Living on the 17th Green, Roger Sutton From Russia With Love, Simon Green Brazil! The land of carnival and football?, Anthony Addis