All Entries Tagged With: "ESL"

Yesterday…In my Normal Life

I had a funny little day yesterday. The scary part is that I’m starting to believe this is normal for my life in Vietnam. My definition of normal has slowly changed over the last three months. I often wonder what my friends in the US would think…is this normal? I will let you be the [...]

Bringing Home the Bacon

 
There’s a reason it’s called Work.
Work is still work. After two years of being out of work, my mini retirement has ended for a while. There’s a part of me that is happy that I have a place to settle for a bit, however there’s a larger part of me that would rather stay unemployed [...]

Delicious Ambiguity - Relocating

It’s been over 5 years since I’ve moved. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been on the move continuously for the last 2 years; I’m talking about actually moving to live in a new place where I have an actual rent payment. I’ve had many homes after I moved out of my childhood home in Peoria, [...]

Flower Children

Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 10
9/10/08
 
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Time is very powerful. In fact, I think it’s the most powerful thing in this universe. Time heals feelings, it causes us to forget, and with time; everything gets better. My time in Puma [...]

School Days

Dhal Bhat Days – Vol. 8
9/8/08

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The whole reason I came to Nepal was to volunteer and teach. In some way I was trying to recapture my rewarding experience that I had in [...]

Changes in Latitudes; The Future

I’ve been in New York City for 5 months now; it’s time for a change.
During this time in NYC I’ve been challenged with many things; reverse culture shock, living on a tight budget, finding my ‘place’ again in the world, taking teaching classes, trying to get business ideas off the ground, finding medical insurance, and [...]

Report Card

I’ve done it.
I completed a step towards my new future.
I am now CELTA certified to teach ESL (English as a Second Language) through Cambridge University. It was a tough month – full of ups and downs…and growth. I firmly believe that when you challenge yourself – you realize what you are made of. You appreciate [...]

School is back in session…

I have entered the terrifying world of responsibility again. I may go into shock. I actually have to set my alarm every day and be somewhere by 9AM, and I don’t get back home until 5:30PM. Unfortunately – this new lifestyle is not making me any money – but it’s the path to my ticket [...]

Time Goes By…

For those of you that are actually reading this blog on a regular basis (seriously…are there people that really do that?), I’m sure you have some questions on your mind. I’m guessing that one of those questions is “What is she doing now that she’s back in New York?”
All I can tell you time goes [...]

Spice Diaries – Vol 13, Sep. 8, 2007

Tears fell like a monsoon rain…
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I have cried many tears throughout this year of travel, however they have mainly been tears for me. These tears tend to fall into two categories; tears for my unanswered questions about my future, and tears for joy. However [...]