October Monthly Roundup
Today is Halloween! I’m always curious about how each new school/city I live in will celebrate Halloween. My school has a big party in the afternoon that teachers are required […]
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Wishful Wednesday: Shanghai American School
Oh Shanghai, how I love you! While I didn’t live in Shanghai, I did live in Beijing and made it down to Shanghai for several visits. Actually I was even […]
Update on my 31X31 Travel Goal
I had big travel dreams for this year, but the days of cheap airfare in Venezuela are over. Not only are they over, but they are gone and buried! I’ve […]
How to Get a Dance Partner
I’m talking about Latin dancing here friends! I have only been to non-Latin style clubs a handful of times (Italy, Spain, Japan, China, and a couple in Portland), but […]
Letter of Intent
At my last school, they gave us until after Christmas break to return our letter of intent…I think. I had already informed my last school of my plan to […]
Owning a Car in Venezuela
I was reading one of my favorite efficiency blogs, Lifehacker, recently and I saw this article about Ten Things You Should do When Shopping for a New Car…and I laughed […]
Violent Crime in Venezuela
I might be writing about crime here a little more frequently than I have in the past. On Friday I described my encounter with attempted armed robbery and I haven’t […]
How I Ended Up With a Gun Pointed at My Face
How do you respond when you are a victim of armed robbery? I keep asking myself this ever since it happened yesterday, and I have come up with a few answers, but […]
Wishful Wednesday: International School Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand is a vibrant city where I have only spent about a week in total. It is humid and sticky in August and pleasant during the school months. I […]
10 Books that Have Impacted my Teaching
I have seen a few of those posts lately on Facebook where people list their top ten books of all time. I am a total bibliophile so I’m surprised I […]
