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La Dulce Vida

July 21, 2009 - Michelle Leave a comment

After an incredibly long day of traveling involving all forms of public transportation (planes, taxis, chicken buses, the back of a pick-up truck and yes, even a boat) Jen and I made it to our first destination and this creative, handmade sign sat on our table: La Dulce Vida. I ordered a liquado con fresaRead more

Posted in Travel & Perspective - Tagged Guatemala, summer vacation, thankful

Following My Heart

July 13, 2009 - Michelle 1 Comment

I tend to be someone who makes decisions with my head- I think about and analyze and sometimes over-analyze what I should do. Or I weigh my decisions on the scale of efficiency- what’s the most practical or efficient way to get this done. And not that those are inherently bad ways to make decisions,Read more

Posted in The F-Word, Travel & Perspective - Tagged Guatemala, summer vacation

Take a Long View

July 10, 2009 - Michelle Leave a comment

I spent a view days this past week up at a summer camp with 21 kids from our Westside Kids Club. For many of them it was their FIRST camp experience of any kind and it was such a joy to watch them soak up each and every part of camp. I wish you couldRead more

Posted in Teaching & Kids - Tagged Kids, summer vacation, westside

Summer Sickness

June 28, 2009 - Michelle Leave a comment

I absolutely hate being sick. Usually I will do everything in my power to convince myself and others that I am just fine. I have found homemade remedies that I swear cure 99% of all sickness- usually some combination of 2 shots of wheat grass, sitting in the steam room at the gym and drinkingRead more

Posted in Neither Here, Nor There - Tagged summer vacation

The Line Leader

June 17, 2009June 21, 2010 - Michelle Leave a comment

At beginning of every school year my elementary school teachers would assign class jobs. There were the usual jobs inducing paper passer outer, calendar duty, feeding the class fish, etc, but my favorite job by far was when it was my turn to be the class line leader. I don’t know why I liked beingRead more

Posted in Neither Here, Nor There - Tagged perspective, summer vacation

Top 10 Reasons to be a Teacher

June 26, 2008June 21, 2010 - Michelle Leave a comment

1. summer vacation (let’s be honest…who isn’t excited about 9 weeks off!) 2. i am never bored 3. my students ask me ridiculous questions like “Is your hair fake?” or “how much do you have to pay to rent the classroom?” 4. i get to re-learn all the grammar skills that I missed when IRead more

Posted in Teaching & Kids - Tagged Guatemala, summer vacation

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I am a part-time teacher, full-time question asker and often my sentences come out in spanglish. My husband says "I have a gift with words." But, I think he means that I just talk more than he does.

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