Leaving Venezuela for the Summer
Today is my last full day in Venezuela until I return on July 29th! I have spent the last three days in Valencia which has been great because I have […]
Category Archives: Expat
Global Entry and TSA PreCheck
In a couple of days I will travel home for yet another lovely summer in Portland, Oregon. This has me thinking about other ways of making a smoother transition between Venezuela […]
China Packing List for International Teachers
I love reading about what international teachers pack for different countries they live in. Teachers tend to bring drastically different items with them than your common backpacker. That isn’t to […]
1 Month European Budget
European Budget for 28 days= $6,200USD I’m planning about a year in advance so I’m sure that prices will go up. However, I need to have an idea of what […]
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
When we first arrived in the Dominican Republic our flight arrived in Santo Domingo but we immediately caught a taxi to Bavaro/Punta Cana. Then we had a whole week of […]
Saying Goodbye in Second Grade
This is a scene that has repeated several times in my classroom over the past month. Saying goodbye to this group of second graders is going to be hard! “We […]
Tour to Isla Saona, Dominican Republic
We happened across this tour to Isla Saona because the travel agency is right next door to “The German Restaurant” where we were having dinner. Our full-day tour to Isla […]
Playa Macao, Dominican Republic
We went on a random “tour” from a Canadian lady named Lexie who happened to appear at our hostel while we were eating breakfast. It wasn’t a real tour because […]
Interview with Teaching Traveling
I was so honored to be asked to interview with TeachingTraveling.com! I have been following this website for a long time. Lillie has tons of great material about teaching and […]
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on a Budget
While I was in the Dominican Republic (Isla Saona, Playa Macao, and Santo Domingo will all have separate posts coming up) for 9 days I spent $819.31 (including lodging, tourist […]
Teaching Wanderlust 