EFL Tips ‘n Tricks: 2 Pics + an Object = Tell a Story
July 7th, 2013
I’m really lovin’ my teaching gig at AMA (the American Academy) here in Dalat. I didn’t come over here to [&hellip
Browsing the "ESL" Tag
Take a Great Leap [Interview]: Mary, another lass of “a certain age”
April 13th, 2013
From emails sent in by my dear TL followers, it seems that many of you are dreaming of likewise taking [&hellip
EFL Teaching Tips ‘n Tricks
April 7th, 2013
g-knows I still have TONS to learn when it comes to teaching EFL. But I must say, after the EXCELLENT [&hellip
10 Tips for Surviving the CELTA
January 16th, 2013
No kidding folks, the CELTA ain’t no tiptoe-through-the-tulips. I SWORE I’d never in a million years resort to writing one [&hellip
Documents to Bring for Teaching Overseas
October 12th, 2012
First of all let me just say that I am absolutely THRILLED when I can, in some small way, inspire [&hellip
Only In Asia: Well Gosh, a Present… for MEEE???
July 1st, 2012
Life here in Asia is nothing if not a perpetual barrage of oddball, outlandish, bizarre and uniquely charming happenstance. Indeed. [&hellip
Newbie EFL Teaching: A Rollercoaster of Highs ‘n Lows
June 12th, 2012
FINALLY! A synopsis about perhaps THE most significant part of my new expat life here in Vietnam. My transformation from [&hellip
Patience, my dear Grasshoppers…
April 11th, 2012
Yikes! Can it really be more than two weeks since I last pecked here? Goodness, but time flies when… Wait! [&hellip
Let’s Have a PARTY!
March 7th, 2012
Next Sunday is the last class for my dear “Jumpsters” (my ten, too-too-cute 4-6 yr. olds) so I wanted to [&hellip
Time Out for Dreaming…
December 4th, 2011
Still knee-deep in CELTA drudgery here, (well o.k. with but a week to go til graduation, let’s make that “ankle-deep” [&hellip
Newbie Expat Comes Up For Air…
November 26th, 2011
Sorry for the silence here (but I wasn’t kidding when I earlier said there might well be a blackout here [&hellip
A True "Minimalist" Dream Job
December 31st, 2010
So once the basic “Plan” was decided (i.e. blow this dear U.S. of A. popsicle stand and move lock, stock [&hellip
Where, or where in the World…
December 9th, 2010
…shall I move to? Let’s see, uh… eenie, meenie, miney, mo… Na, that’s not a very grown-up way to decide [&hellip
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Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
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