Slice of Life: St. Patrick’s Day in Venezuela
Today has been crazy busy! I blame the month of March since it is report card/end of quarter/end of unit time. But, on top of that, I found out today […]
Category Archives: Slice of Life
The Thrill of New Discovery
It is so funny how you can visit the same places again and again and not notice certain places. Yesterday my friends and I went to a local burger place […]
A Visit to the Podiatrist in Venezuela
Waiting. If you ever come to Venezuela you must become an expert at waiting. Mostly you wait in lines at grocery stores or lines to get gasoline, but heaven forbid […]
Packing for Cuba
I’ve been blogging about Cuba because the three weeks I spent there were so different from everything else I’ve experienced. Somehow Cuba manages to be unlike any of the 32 […]
Planning for a Teaching Conference in Rio de Janiero, Brazil
The AASSA Educator’s Conference has been on my mind since November when I applied to be one of the two people to represent my school. I had to […]
On The Hunt
I started my hunt by asking for advice from the locals. Where might I find the best ones? Where had they seen anything that might be similar? Where should I […]
When it Sucks to Be Single in Venezuela
This evening there is a salsa social here in Valencia! Salsa socials are great because they are organized by the dance academies and they are attended by people who actually […]
The Best Places to go Salsa Dancing in Cuba
If you know me for longer than five minutes you probably know that I am obsessed with salsa dancing. Specifically, the style that I’ve been dancing for the past five […]
Favorite Books From Black History Month
Despite teaching in Venezuela (where it is really hard to find many things), I’ve been able to order some fantastic books for my classroom. I love my classroom library and […]
Must Visit Places in Cuba
A few of my friends have emailed me asking for a shorter itinerary for Cuba (for one or two weeks instead of the three that I was in […]
Teaching Wanderlust 