Paul Davies

As I write (early March, 2026), I'm approaching 87, in good shape for that age, British but resident in Mexico since 1965, married for almost 61 years to my Mexican wife, with two daughters, and a grandson of 23 and granddaughter of 18.

That's a long way from my birth just east of London four months before the outbreak of WW2. In between, I've graduated from Trinity College Dublin (English and Spanish Literature), taught English for two years in Madrid, worked for 53 years in English teaching in Mexico, with working visits to most Latin American countries, especially Brazil, and visited most countries in the Americas and Europe.

At Trinity (1958-62) I wrote poetry and stories, with several published in the literary magazine, Icarus. I'd also painted a lot at school and a little after. Retirement in 2018, and probably the COVID pandemic too, set me off again, writing and painting. My family has had many nonagenarians and my father died at 98, so who knows what the future holds for me - well, we know some of what it holds, but you know what I mean.

I'm not a social media bod (see above) but I have run three websites (one on English teaching in Latin America, and two for old people producing different kinds of art), so another website and/or social media presence might yet be part of my future - and perhaps yours with me.