Hello again….it’s the end of another week and time for yet another of our updates!

Today is actually a more special one than usual (well at least it’s more special for us) because we will not be here on Monday since we have another Public Holiday.  This time we shall be celebrating Independence Day.

As most of you know, Malta was a British colony for over a century and a half.  In 1800 the British colonized the island, taking it from the French, who had only been here for 2 years; and from that moment onwards 164 years passed, including two World Wars and many ups and downs; until the Maltese finally gained their independence on the 21st of September, 1964.  The man behind all this, and the Maltese Prime Minister at the time was George Borg Olivier.

This is very basic information which can easily be found online; however, what most of you might not know is that the man who gave Malta its Independence happens to be the grandfather of one of our teachers at Elanguest – George!  What about that?!!  The grandson of one of Malta’s most influential historical and political figures could have been…or could be your English teacher!
We really do live in a very small world, don’t we?!

Well, on that note I can only wish you a very happy LONG weekend….and I’ll see you all in a week’s time

Take care!

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