It’s the Little Things SOL#7
On Friday my work made a couple of announcements about security: 1) Never leave your classroom door unlocked when a teacher is not present- AT ANY TIME; 2) All school events […]
Category Archives: Venezuela
The Dangers of Shopping in Venezuela
They all had their hands on their guns. There were four of them blocking the door. There was a crowd of people looking on. Then some other men wheeled out […]
Brunch in Valencia, Venezuela SOL #2
I don’t live an exciting life while I’m actually in Valencia. Don’t get me wrong, I think international teaching is the best job ever and that it is endlessly fascinating, […]
A Low Key Carnival in Venezuela
Last year I spent Carnival in Trinidad. There were pretty costumes, parades, people winding in the streets, and (my favorite) Joyvert! My friends and I stayed with a wonderful local […]
Packing for Venezuela 2015… and $755 condoms
Recently this article came out about the $755 condoms in Venezuela. While that number is large, the biggest news is that CONDOMS ARE HARD TO FIND. This makes me […]
Exchange Rates
In the comments on a post I wrote earlier this year someone requested that I write about the black market exchange. I don’t really feel comfortable writing about it for […]
Venezuela Did What?!
Really, I’m surprised I don’t have more posts with this title. Venezuela does some crazy stuff, but this time I was truly shocked. A couple weeks ago I was trying […]
Caribbean Dream: Los Roques, Venezuela
I have been dreaming of this lovely archipelago for the past couple of years that I have been living in Venezuela. Before I moved here, I don’t think I had […]
Ciudad Ojeda
I lived in Ciudad Ojeda for two school years. That is the longest I’ve lived anywhere for a while. Before Ojeda, I was either in college or grad school (and […]
Considering Venezuela?
It’s hiring season and I’m sure some of you are looking at positions in Venezuela. I’ve been telling people to come to Venezuela to work for the past couple of […]
Teaching Wanderlust 