Thank You, Teachers
On Friday, I was reading an excellent book called, The Giver of Stars by Jojo Mayes (<– affiliate link). I didn’t want to put it down because the characters just […]
Category Archives: Slice of Life
Is the Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card Worth the new Fee?
Something that I am asked frequently is what travel credit card I use. I always rave about the Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR). I’ve now paid for two years of CSR […]
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 […]
Book Spine Poem
Today I thought I would try a book spine poem with my third-grade students for our slices. Book spine poems are formed by choosing books around a theme or main […]
Waiting for Gas in Venezuela
It has only happened a handful of times during the five years I’ve been living in Venezuela, but right now in Valencia, we are in the middle of a […]
Good International Schools to Work at For Families
As long-time readers know, I am a single lady without children (and I’m looking for an international teaching husband if you happen to know of one available– :)) so I can’t […]
Flashback Friday: One Summer in Japan
I have a soft spot for Japan. Sushi, amazing architecture, kind people, ramen, clean, orderly, easy to travel, and they even had a whole street of places to go salsa […]
