I joined the Kenya Government Veterinary Dept after leaving school. Soon after they sent me on the Outward Mountain school course to Loitokitok where I completed the climb to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the course.

In 1961 I obtained admission to Egerton Agricultural College in Njoro. This was the first year that people of colour were admitted to this Institution. I completed the two year diploma course and obtained the trophy cup in Animal Husbandry.

In 1964 I joined the University College of Nairobi and obtained the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In kenya my practice was mainly with large animals in the Highlands of Nakuru and Kitale. For a short period I did go into small animal practice in Lavington,but was soon moved to Athi River where I looked after the Maasai cattle in the Kajiado district.

I met Effie Coutinho, a Physiotherapist and we were married in 1969. Following this went to England and obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons at the University of Bristol. We moved to England soon after and I joined a small animal practice in Dulwich. After 18 months we decided to move to Canada. We were looking for a smaller place to raise our two young boys and eventually ended in Sault Ste Marie at the centre of the three great lakes in a border town with Michigan.

I set up in private practice on my own dealing mainly with small animals and the occasional injured wildlife including raccoons, loons and bears.

We stayed in the Sault for 26 years. Our son Gary is now an optometrist working in New York and Ryan is teaching in Kyoto, Japan.

Highlights of my career included assisting in the making of a movie by N.B.C.called Kavic the wolf dog. The dog used in the movie was the Bionic dog from the T.V. series. Also examining the animals from the Shriner's Circus coming into Canada from Michigan at the Canadian border was another exciting experience. How did I examine the Elephants and Tigers? Carefully!

My claim to fame (Not by design but by circumstances ) is that I was the first Goan Veterinarian to practice Veterinary Medicine in Kenya, possibly in England and certainly in Canada.

We are now enjoying catching up with the Goan Community having recently moved to Markham and are now in a retirement mode.