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 […]
Category Archives: Teacher
Math Autobiography
I was inspired by aggiekesler to make a math autobiography. I really liked how she didn’t just use the numbers 1-10, but instead chose ten numbers that were significant to […]
Letter to My Freshman Self: 5 Tips for Incoming Freshmen
Dear Freshman Me: It has been more than 10 years since I was a freshman in university so when someone asked me what advice I would give to someone going […]
Starting to Pack Up One Life to Start Again in the Middle East
Today I’m thinking about packing up my apartment here in Venezuela, selling things, and moving to Bahrain (a tiny island country in the Middle East). I’m accustomed to living/working in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I Paid Off My Student Loans!!
I made my final student loan payment today!!! I owed almost $70,000 USD for my undergrad and master’s degrees and today I sent off my last student loan payment. I’m […]
Teaching Wanderlust 