A typical teenager has problems with staying focussed in class, staying focussed at home too, and like so many children in general, panics before tests and going back to school after a vacation break. Being a teacher for nearly a decade, I have seen many children and teens who hate school altogether and struggle to…
We finally get a real vacation, not a three day weekend, not carting around a student on vacation with us (although with Dora it is always fun), but a real vacation! I absolutely unplugged during these three weeks off, plus we still have another full week to go! Although it is tainted knowing we all…
When I received one of these delicate ceramic birds as a thank-you from a mother whose boys have been coming to our LivEnglish program for the last three years, I felt so very special. Not because getting gifts makes me feel great, of course they do, but that the item received is something so pretty…
SO here we are in southern France visiting our favourite region; Languedoc Roussillon or should I say Occitanie as they have changed it since we left; where rolling hills covered in grapevines bump against the edge of the meandering Canal du Midi, giant white billowing clouds perch on mountain tops; a brilliant contrast against the…
A post from a less educated individual about the more educated, and the opinion of how economic discrimination sadly still prevails over who gets the golden tickets to success. These are, of course, my own personal experiences and views that may change over time, and the further along I get with my own education. It…
I must be crazy! I bought this very slimming black one piece bathsuit about 8 kilos ago. I looked at it each morning as motivation! Today I went to Valencia Lake in Hungary and wore it! I felt great. I didn’t have to cover myself with beautiful bathing suit covers, or try not to walk…
I am sitting in class right now with 21 students in front of me reading quietly for ‘The Big Read’ project to encourage literacy using OXFORD graded readers. In the first 20 minutes two very smart boys have already finished their books, and are looking for more. The idea to pin the students against each…
Cycling around Margaret Island is amazing. It is a must see and do activity when you comes to Budapest. Thousands make their way to enjoy the island in the middle of the Danube River between Margaret Bridge and Arpad Bridge each day. Rain or shine, snow or wind, there is always someone on the Island….
First hate #1 It hurts to get in and out of bed #2 My memory is not what it used to be, #3 My vision went down the minute I turned forty #4 I used to go into a store and the attendant would come up and ask if I need help, now I seem…