May Roundup
Wow! I can’t believe I only posted on May 1st! Where did this month go?! I’ll do a quick update for today in addition to the roundup. My life […]
Santiago Highlights
I mostly came to Chile because of their great wine and because I love street art. I really wanted to see Easter Island and hike in the Chilean Patagonia, but […]
April Round Up
It has been hard to post for the past couple of weeks due to the protests here. So far, we have only had two days of school officially canceled (local […]
Rio in One Day
My trip to Rio was an unusual one for me. Normally I travel during a school holiday while masses of other people do the same throughout Latin America. This time, […]
A Mid-Week Break Filled With Protests
Just a quick note today since I’m trying to get back into my normal posting schedule of 1-2 times a week! Today I am working on posts about Brazil and […]
Found Poetry: Venezuelan Protests
This month is national poetry month. Today my class was working on found poems. Only half of my class was able to make it because there are protests going on […]
March Roundup
This March has absolutely flown by! This is the first time I’ve ever done a Slice of Life challenge alongside my class and it was a steep learning curve. It […]
Day One at the AASSA Teaching Conference
Flying to an international location, staying in a nice hotel, meeting with people from all around the continent, and being in a room with so many others who share […]
I’m in Rio!
Yesterday I arrived in Rio for my AASSA teaching conference! My coworker and I left Venezuela on Monday afternoon, spent a couple of hours at the Panama airport, and then […]
Lessons Learned While Driving in Venezuela
Get really bright headlights installed (you might need to bring them from home if you want them, though) because street lights frequently don’t work and everyone has very tinted windows […]
