What that really means is “We will be expecting you to…” Tuesday I received an “invitation” to judge an English speaking competition Friday at 7:00. Now two big problems, 1) don’t call something an invitation if it can not be declined and 2) under no circumstance should a speech competition start that late on aContinue reading “We would like to invite you to…”
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AMIO – my part time job from heaven
With the aspiration to have some money saved upon my return to the States I’ve picked up a side job. One thing I’ve learned about teaching English abroad as hard as it might be to get your foot in the door in a country once you are here there a plenty of jobs to goContinue reading “AMIO – my part time job from heaven”
Monday Night Tutoring
For the past semester I’ve been tutoring a small group of children every Monday night. It has been a rewarding challenge some evenings to say the least. Last semester I taught a group of teachers children twice a week. This semester Mrs. Li Qing approached me asking if I’d be willing to teach again. IContinue reading “Monday Night Tutoring”
The Mayflower
For Beth’s Birthday we did the traditional dinner although we went upscale this time and went to the Mayflower. Quick story behind that, I was designated as the texter and sent out the invites when I got three different confirmations for various locations. I’d never been to the Mayflower so when I discovered there wereContinue reading “The Mayflower”
Yum that smells delcious!
This evening Peter and Wendy came over and cooked a delicious meal! I’d been telling Kelly about Peter’s amazing cooking when we went out to dinner last week and Wendy volunteer for an encore! They came around 6 and insisted we just sit back a relaxed, Wendy would come ask for help if they neededContinue reading “Yum that smells delcious!”
My first term done…
Mixed emotions, okay not really, just plain relieved. I’ve survived my first term. One more to make my first year and then Mom promises it only gets better. Teaching has been surprisingly invigorating. I’ve enjoyed the challenges and am beginning to see real potential for travel opportunities in the future. I still find it odd someContinue reading “My first term done…”
Was that a date?
So I’ve debated typing this post but I might as well get it out in the open, once I tell a few people its going to get out there anyway and blown out of proportion so I might as well get my side out…. Goodness knows I could count the dates I’ve been on, on oneContinue reading “Was that a date?”
Business English Competition
A few weeks ago I was approached by a student about judging and English competition I figured I’d wait for Wendy to mention something before I made any inquires. I’m not going to lie, I was hoping the comment would come to nothing, what do I know about judging an English competition. No luck, WendyContinue reading “Business English Competition”
Christmas with the Children
I walked into class feeling completely prepared with a min by min planned lesson. It never goes as planned, the children caught be off guard from the very beginning. I decided to make the board festive and drew a Christmas tree, I left it blank as I continued setting up for class. Ke Xin the studentContinue reading “Christmas with the Children”
Little gifts…
I know this post might be coming out from left field for some but to catch you up to speed here is a post just recently finished but posted on a much much earlier date. http://blog.addingstamps.com/2009/10/i-think-the-world-is-coming-to-an-end/ As I continue my Children’s Oral English class I have begun falling in love with the students. IContinue reading “Little gifts…”
Adding Stamps 