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The Old Ratcliffan 2011 | Old Ratcliffan news I am currently studying Childcare and was born. 2011 is proving to be a hoping to get a degree in it one day. I very exciting year to our little family am also standing on my own two feet, and hope there will be many more to living out of home with my partner.” come!” Amy Clear (98): “After graduating Simone Alessandri (08): “After from Leeds Metropolitan University leaving Ratcliffe, I returned to Munich with a degree in Events Management, and made the Abitur (the general I went travelling for two years with qualification for university entrance in Ginny Gamble (98) (during which Germany) in 2009. I then went to the time we lived in Sydney for about a International School of Management year). I have been living in London Pintu Patel (89) in Munich to study International now for seven years and I work for Tourism and Event Management. the Boarding Schools Association is my girlfriend, Sophie Yell (10), who At the moment I am in Dublin for my organising conferences and events.” I’m still head over heels for. Over semester abroad, studying Tourism the last couple of summers, I have and Event Operations at Dublin been travelling in Spain and Croatia, Business School. I finish university in and at the moment I’m saving up to January 2013.” go to Australia to see some of the old gappies! Later this year, I have organised for all my school mates and me to do the Bath Half Marathon.” Amy Clear (98) Jenny Pepper (06): “It has been six years since I left Ratcliffe and started Simone Alessandri (08) university in Liverpool. Since then, I have been travelling in South East Asia Victoria Jordan (07): “I am no longer and working in a community hospital Gus Kelly (10) with girlfriend, at university, having left my Event in Africa. I also climbed Mount Sophie Yell (10) Management course in July this Kilimanjaro and the Three Peaks, year, so I am now looking for work. raising money for Rushere Community Eric Ka Leung Ma (98): “I have been Recently I worked as a waitress at the Hospital in Uganda. I am due to working in London for the last five Hyatt Regency Birmingham Hotel for a graduate from university with a degree years as a personal assistant to the Liberal Democrat Conference. I really in Medicine this year and am hoping managing director of a textile agency. enjoyed it and am hoping to get a job to reside in Merseyside for my first I got married to my lovely wife, there.” and second Foundation years.” Eva, in 2006. Married life has been very enjoyable, travelling all over Europe with my wife. Going skiing has become one of our regular trips Victoria Jordan (07) Jenny Pepper (06) Ben Cheung (04): “I took Business Pintu Patel (89): “I’m living in Eric Ka Leung Ma (98) Studies at Birmingham City University Bombay, India, where I run my and have had the chance to travel to own business. My company is called Thompson Impex and we are in the winter, and occasionally we visit merchant exporters of construction Filippo Gerundini (98) in Courmayeur, equipment and materials. I have Italy. It’s always good to catch up with kept in touch with Pete Sutton (87), old friends. In June 2010, we decided Michael Meredith (89) and a few it was time to move back to Hong friends from Hong Kong.” Kong after over twenty years in the UK, and I worked for The North Face’s Gus Kelly (10): “After leaving Ratcliffe sourcing office for a year. Recently I with pretty good marks, I went to Bath started up my own company selling University. I love it, but I really should textiles to Europe, the USA and China. turn up to more lectures! Also at Bath On September 4th, our little baby boy Ben Cheung (04) 24