May 19, 20193 min readGetting Lucky, Learning and LovingIt's May and the school year ends on June 28th. tbh: I've teared up/cried multiple times these past couple of weeks for many different...
Mar 20, 20191 min readFirst Haiku: with People Once StrangersAs ETAs, we write reflection/reports every two weeks on different topics given to us by our advisors. (BIG shout out to my advisor,...
Jan 30, 20193 min readFalling in Love with LifeMy fellow ETAs and I have completed our first semester as the foreign English teacher at our schools, and I am so proud of us. We began...
Dec 12, 20181 min read~Summer~ Gate廈, the first character of 廈門 Xiàmén, is a homophone for 夏, meaning summer. My time in 廈門, China was a short little trip but full. It was...
Oct 31, 20181 min readLesson Plan: Día de los MuertosObjective Students will be able to compare and contrast Day of the Dead and Tomb Sweeping Day. Basic Vocabulary Day of the Dead Tomb...
Oct 30, 20181 min readMost Annoying or Best ComediansHere will be a collection of the things that some of my students say that makes me laugh but gets them in trouble by the real English...
Oct 21, 20182 min readHow I Named My ScooterMy scooter is brown and black and such a beaut. It took me a while to think of a name for it. There was “jee-tah” (a combination of 機車...
Sep 12, 20183 min read#FridayFailure*Content warning: strong language* The timer starts. One. Two. Three. “Ohhh s!*t! I need to slow down!” These were my thoughts during the...
Aug 19, 20183 min readWhen You Miss Trash DayGarbage is collected almost every single day here, while recyclables are collected on two specific days. Honestly, I thought I would...
Jul 15, 20182 min readSummer of ServiceThis summer has been the most interesting and tiring service I have ever done. This service was pretty basic though; it included...
May 18, 20181 min readtravelingthe thought of traveling is the thought of arriving but the act of leaving comes first.
May 13, 20181 min readSo Let Me Count the WaysThe Fulbright ETA Application process started around early August and ended in October. I wanted to give up so many times and turn in...