Pic: Me in my happy place. Got everything — sun, water, wine, … what more can you ask for? Things have been quiet the last few months, although not uneventful. Winter here is literally “a breath of fresh air.” January, February and March were truly lovely! The weather was warm during the day and coolContinue reading “Springing into Spring”
Category Archives: EFL / ESL
Puerto Escondido — Dec 2023
Better late than never, as they say! Here, finally, is the recap of my long weekend trip to Puerto Escondido with my students from Regulab.us, a company in Querétaro that I have worked with for the last four years. Each year, the owners of Regulab do something special as a “Posada” for their employees. AContinue reading “Puerto Escondido — Dec 2023”
Changes to English Classes for 2024
Announcing our 2024 ESL and Math/Statistics course and lesson fees!
Every day is a new beginning
Now that I’m back in my home zone, my focus on my health has begun despite a slight setback — I broke a toe by slamming it into the metal leg of one of my patio chairs. My trip to the US was very reaffirming; I loved seeing all of my friends, although there areContinue reading “Every day is a new beginning”
After Arrival
In my last post, I described the arduous drive from Querétaro to Merida. Here’s what has been happening since. Our Airbnb We booked a cute little Airbnb for a month, figuring that we would need at least that long to conclude the purchase of our home and get some initial repairs done. It is aContinue reading “After Arrival”
Old, but still worthy: A letter from Quarantine
Friends, I wrote the following while I was teaching narrative writing to one of my advanced English students. I recently discovered it still lurking on my computer and thought I might share. Before you read it, please know it was a writing exercise from September and not a reflection of my current state of mind.Continue reading “Old, but still worthy: A letter from Quarantine”
Write!
And now it begins — the quest to occupy myself with productive things to do. Writing is one that comes to mind, so here I sit. I just finished doing some research for a private class I’m giving on writing. My student is a smart and ambitious bio-engineering student whose English skills are better thanContinue reading “Write!”
A chapter ends, another begins.
Well, it has been a very stressful five months in lockdown. Not being able to keep to an active routine, not seeing students everyday, not having friends around — all of these things have made the time more difficult to endure. And yet, things continue to evolve in interesting and unexpected ways. As many ofContinue reading “A chapter ends, another begins.”
What day is it, anyway?
It’s been several weeks now that we’ve been stuck in this “contingency.” I think I may be getting used to it, if that’s possible. The streets here have been pretty empty. We’ve taken some photos to demonstrate some of the differences between “before” and “now.” Parking is definitely not an issue these days. Continue reading “What day is it, anyway?”
I’m a teacher!
I had no idea when I decided to teach EFL that I would love it the way I do. Turns out I’m pretty good at it too. At the Anglo, every teacher is observed by someone from the QA department once per quarter. Because our school is so new, we haven’t had observations until justContinue reading “I’m a teacher!”
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