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5 Key Mistakes To Avoid When Teaching English Abroad
When teaching English in foreign countries, teachers often unknowingly make mistakes that undermine their position with students. Teaching English as a second language in different countries is an...
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Packing up the Samsonite and moving to a faraway land isn’t for everyone – but I sure don’t regret it for a minute. Taking this leap has been one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. If you find...
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“How can I refuse, such an eloquent misuse of a phrase.” Idlewild I always thought that it would creep up on me like a slightly balding panther, stealthily, sneaking, claws primed to strike and slash...
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The face goes blank, the eyes widen and an arm stretches out, index finger leading as if to greet ET. He’s slipped into automated curiosity, an autopilot for exploring the world around him, activated...
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Earthquakes Def Trickier If You’re Tall
I realized something the other day for the first time. My height puts me in a greater amount of danger than some other people. And, I don’t mean the usual, ‘mind your head’ warnings as I go through...
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On the Art of (or Rather Stress of) Language…
In my daily life I think a lot about language. How to use the Japanese language correctly, my choice of vocabulary and grammar when addressing my students in English, my use of tone and expression, the...
View ArticlePaddington Station, No Kings Cross Station, No Monkeys & Dogs Somewhere in...
So where am I now? Well evidently I’m at the stage of ojigi-ing to strangers on the tube, I also accidently said sumimasen (excuse me) to a group of people earlier that day as I made my way through a...
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Bullet Trains Bound for Tokyo at 6 am
Every Sunday since the end of January I’ve been dragging my sleep deprived self out of bed at six a.m. to crawl into the shower, quickly shave, wrap up warm for the twenty-five minute walk down the...
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