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Home of the Free
Walking around on the streets of Denver, I’m in awe of our freedoms. I just got back from two months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wow, look at that lady walking alone, head uncovered, no abaya, walking a...
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Love Your Students
Change your lesson plan. Renumber your objectives for the day and make number one: Love your students. I’ve taught English to students in the US, Korea and Saudi Arabia. One thing’s for sure. You can’t...
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I’m Going to Hay House Writer’s Workshop! (…or H-E-L-P is not a four-letter...
I have to admit, my ego often gets the best of me. I usually think “I’m all that!” (Just ask anyone close to me and they’ll concur.) So, when you’re a card-carrying egotist, it’s hard to accept when...
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Memorial Day wish
On this holiday when we remember the price of war, let it remind us of the value of peace. Filed under: Inspirations, USA, Writing Tagged: blessing, Memorial Day, peace
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Teaching = Loving
I’m a teacher, but I’m not a perfect teacher. But, oh how I love my students! This week I had the privilege of teaching students from Korea, Columbia, Japan, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. It’s...
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Turn inward
It takes a conscious effort to stop running. To pause and look inward. To learn that everything you need, you already have. Filed under: Book Quotes, Inner Peace Book, USA Tagged: Boulder, Ch03,...
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Your true nature is infinite
Filed under: Book Quotes, Inner Peace Book, Inspirations, Quotes, USA Tagged: Ch28, Infinite, mirror, Nature, true
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The right to exercise
As I finished class on Friday here in Korea, I asked my fifth-grade student what she would be doing this weekend. She answered, “Studying!” “Oh,” I said, “well, make sure you get plenty of rest and get...
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Using video, audio and art in Denver English classes
Wow! It has been so fun discovering ways to use audio and video in my classes. If you think about how we learned our language, you have to confess it wasn’t from studying grammar. Instead it was just...
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E2 Visa arrives!
Delays seem to creep in to fill any open time in a schedule! After getting a VISA number from my employer in Korea, I sent my documents to the San Francisco Korean consulate: passport, 2 more passport...
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I lucked out! I was first asked to substitute but then got to teach full time from March through mid-May, while waiting to go to Korea. My students are awesome! They are adults that hail from Saudi...
View ArticleCooking Class at 20th Street Recreation Center
Today I took my Speaking and Listening class to a cooking class. It was more of a community cooking experience than a cooking technique class. It was $7 per person and included lunch, eating the...
View ArticleDying Easter Eggs with students in Denver
It’s been really fun teaching my Saudi students in Denver. It’s my first chance to get to know so many people from this part of the world. With Easter coming up, I’ve been trying to include lessons...
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