Category: Spain
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CELTA: A Great Way to Challenge Your Brain
11/7/09 Update: As of today I’m 4 lessons, 1 lesson plan, 4 stage plans, 1 Focus on the Learner Assignment, and several other ‘input’ sessions down. No problem, though,
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Clubs & Bars in the City of Sevilla
11/2/09 One of the fundamental differences between America and Spain, or at least Arizona and Sevilla, is the timetable and time in which things occur. There’s a general understanding when travelling that it’s appropriate to surrender your previous schedule in favor of your new one. It takes a little time to adjust to it, but…
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Where Should I Teach?
10/27/09 Although I anticipate this being one of my many moves in my career, I want to take the time to weigh out the pro’s and con’s of a year-long commitment to teaching in a country.
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Yo Estoy Aqui, Compadres. Arrival in Sevilla
10/23/09 I’ve been daydreaming about writing all day. Phrases popping into my head and revelations begging to be transcribed. However, despite this nagging excitement and partial feeling of obligation to record my adventures, all I’ve managed to do is sleep! Jet lag is a real thing and somehow in my planning I’d seem to have forgotten…
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One Week ’til Spain
10/14/09 I feel like it was a few weeks ago that I was sitting in my parents’ office trying to figure out a better way to live my life. I knew I wanted to travel, I knew I wanted to go to grad school and I wanted to keep my car. Those were my “non-negotiables,”…