May Roundup
Wow! I can’t believe I only posted on May 1st! Where did this month go?! I’ll do a quick update for today in addition to the roundup. My life […]
Category Archives: Venezuela
A Mid-Week Break Filled With Protests
Just a quick note today since I’m trying to get back into my normal posting schedule of 1-2 times a week! Today I am working on posts about Brazil and […]
Found Poetry: Venezuelan Protests
This month is national poetry month. Today my class was working on found poems. Only half of my class was able to make it because there are protests going on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Day at Isla Larga
When my doctor told me that I can’t dance for at least a week so that my foot can try to heal I was a bit devastated. I’m not sure […]
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 […]
Teaching Wanderlust 