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About Helen Molloy
Helen Molloy has been a Primary Learning and Teaching Consultant, leading on the introduction of Primary Languages in the City of Stoke-on-Trent for the past 5 and a half years. She is passionate about language learning and inspiring children into developing a curiosity and awareness of other people's languages and cultures.Indonesian Indulgences
When Lewis the Lion first arrived on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, for the first time during all his travels he felt a bit out of his depth in terms of the language barrier. Even though the Malaysian language … Continue reading →
How many zeroes? Lewis discovers huge numbers with the Indonesian Rupiah
Lewis the Lion had thought that the Chilean peso had a lot of zeroes but that was before he encountered the Indonesian Rupiah which was almost double again! So one British pound was equal to: $717.68 Chilean pesos but was … Continue reading →
A different sort of Christmas and Boxing Day in Pantai Bira
Lewis the Lion was awoken abruptly at 4 o’clock in the morning. They had arrived in Makassar and it was time to get off the bus. Taxi drivers in the bus station swarmed around the bus like bees to a … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion visits a Torajan royal burial site
For all Tana Toraja was one of the most visited tourist destinations in South Sulawesi, it really didn’t appear to have any sort of infrastructure for tourists to travel around it. Lewis the Lion felt a little bit disappointed after … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion gets a fascinating glimpse of funeral preparations in Tana Toraja
Lewis the Lion was keen to explore the town of Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi as he had heard that it was a unique place particularly in the way they buried their dead. Here funeral festivals called ‘Rambu Solo’ could … Continue reading →
Taxi-ing to Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi
Catching a coach from one part of the island of Sulawesi to another was not quite how Lewis the Lion had expected as there was little infrastructure on the island. He had found himself in a place that was out … Continue reading →
Lewis meets a Sultan and is treated like a king for the day
Lewis the Lion could barely believe that he was arriving in yet another country on his worldwide journey: his 15th to be precise and this time he was landing on the spider-shaped island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. After Helen had … Continue reading →
What a lovely pot of tea in the Cameron Higlands!
As had often happened on his journey, Lewis the Lion seemed to be just in the right place at the right time. The same was true now that he was in Kuala Lumpur as his path had again crossed with … Continue reading →
Lewis sees the world’s tallest Lord Murugan Statue at the Batu Caves
Not far from Kuala Lumpur’s city centre lie the impressive Batu Caves. So one morning, Lewis the Lion together with his friends Helen, Michael and Preeti headed off to see what they could find. Here his photo gallery tells the … Continue reading →
Towering high in Kuala Lumpur
“As an internationally acclaimed national landmark, the Petronas Towers are a national pride to the people of Malaysia. They symbolise the courage, ingenuity, initiative and determination, energy, confidence, optimism, advancement and zest of a nation that will bring worldwide recognition … Continue reading →