Saturday morning our students left. During the week I worked very hard to vaccum the house, clean the bathrooms, get the bedding changed, and clean the laundry so that the moment they left we could have a traditional HAMORI family day! It has been far too long! Alfonz came back from dropping Paul off at…
It is always times like these that I remember my own mother back home in Canada and think of her life to come on the new frontier of retirement. What will she do with her years of freedom from hard work? What will she do with all her free time? Visit me I hope! Mom…
Twenty minutes from Solymar and it feels like we are on a beach holiday. Along the Danube River in Budapest there are little beaches and restaurants from Spring – Autumn for tourists and locals alike. You can find families eating ice cream, groups of students canoeing up and down the river, and cyclists making their…
Working in the private school, I realize just how much of my TESOL course I actually use each day. At the time I just wanted to get my certificate and to get on with it as I was already teaching for years. It was nothing more than a formality. But once I had the certification…
Some teachers taught the curriculum today. Other teachers taught students today. And there’s a big difference. I didn’t go to school to become a teacher. Nope! I was scouted out in high school for a business management training program to work in a large retail grocery chain in British Columbia, CANADA where I grew up….
We walked down our street, Rue Gambetta, 5 min to the school through the winding alleys, to drop the kids off at their new school. The children of France just finished their fall break, and are fresh and bright eyed for their next semester, a perfect time to introduce Daniel and Angelina into the mix….
The most memorable part of the Canal du Midi is enormous grey/green barked trees, reaching high above head. They guard the canal while offering shade to cyclists, fishermen, rowers, pedestrians and boaters alike. The roots of these giant trees hold the shores in place and help maintain the structure of the canal. I was writing…
I was invited by Productions Assistant Ira to join Kirk Lapointe on Roundhouse Radio in Vancouver who does a segment on his show called “Expat Call Out” where Canadians living throughout the world check in and talk about their lives from a Canadian perspective. Every morning Kirk reaches out to a former Vancouverite to find out…
“Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.” – Moliere. Forget Me Not – “La Ligue Contre Le Cancer” Charity Fundraiser Sue Jones has a passion for charity work. She was born in the UK, is married to Roger and has two…
‘All your dreams come true if you have the courage to pursue them’. Walt Disney The first song I ever learned from beginning to end was ‘A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes’ sung during the cartoon-version of the movie Cinderella. I was young, and believed in the words I sung, that my dreams would…