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Often Drops Chopsticks: June 2012
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! June 30, 2012. What's up, Colonia, what's up? I won't be able to resist a good plaque. What's up, Colonia, what's up? Have I mentioned that I tend to get overexcited about historical places? That I collect UNESCO sites like souvenir shot glasses? Fortunately, 'Barrio Historico,' is the main attraction in Colonia, so the second we stepped off the bus from Montevideo I made a beeline. Parry walking the old railroad tracks into the historic district.
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Often Drops Chopsticks: October 2012
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! October 23, 2012. Election Edition Part 1: American-ness. With the presidential election looming and dominating our news, we hear opinions (oh, so many. Opinions) about, "Who Americans. Are and what they. Need/want/care about." And while I have political rhetoric fatigue as much as anyone, since my time living abroad, I listen a little. More carefully and roll my eyes a little. That part of me that couldn't be claimed by my family influence, my lo...
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Often Drops Chopsticks: A Traveler's Alphabet: F to I
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! December 31, 2013. A Traveler's Alphabet: F to I. A Traveler's Alphabet Continued. It's never hard to find a reason to celebrate! Plus participating in local festivals always helps to make me feel a part of new surroundings. Photo courtesy of Jenna S. Mask Festival, Andong, South Korea (2010). Lanterns for Buddha's Birthday, Cheonggyecheon, Seoul, South Korea (2010). Different types of offerings, Bali, Indonesia (2011). Luang Prabang, Laos (2011).
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Often Drops Chopsticks: November 2013
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! November 1, 2013. In Defense of Grad School. As I write, I am on an Amtrak train chugging through Brattleboro, Vermont (heck yeah, free wi-fi! Cost- a graduate degree is hands-down the most expensive thing I've ever purchased. And by 'purchased,' I mean, will be paying for until the cows come home. Literally. Photo courtesy of Allie W. Our campus cows, who lived across from my dorm. Because, Vermont. Very glad that I did. But, confession: I usuall...
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Often Drops Chopsticks: December 2013
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! December 31, 2013. A Traveler's Alphabet: F to I. A Traveler's Alphabet Continued. It's never hard to find a reason to celebrate! Plus participating in local festivals always helps to make me feel a part of new surroundings. Photo courtesy of Jenna S. Mask Festival, Andong, South Korea (2010). Lanterns for Buddha's Birthday, Cheonggyecheon, Seoul, South Korea (2010). Different types of offerings, Bali, Indonesia (2011). Luang Prabang, Laos (2011).
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Often Drops Chopsticks: February 2012
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! February 20, 2012. I’m going to rant about language learning now. I’m climbing up on my soapbox and because it’s the internet you can’t get me down, so beware. I’ve been thinking about language learning a lot the past few weeks, mostly because I’m swimming in grammar at the moment. And I keep pondering the classic complaint, “Why don’t people who live in America just learn. It’s effing hard. The words. I’ve known them for years. But ...8217;) Basi...
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Often Drops Chopsticks: October 2011
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! October 21, 2011. What's up, Taman Negara, what's up? I wish I'd had some Birkenstocks with socks for our second day in Malaysia. It was time to get our tree-hugger on. First time in a rain forest. Taman Negara, a 130 million year old rain forest- thought to be the oldest in the world. Floating restaurants across from the Mutiara Taman Negara Resort. Monkey on the gift shop's porch. Take a deep breath. Winding our way through the thick canopy.
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Often Drops Chopsticks: July 2012
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! July 30, 2012. Every language teacher I know starts class with the same question: "Hi, everyone- how are you today? With my kiddos, the response is usually, "Teacher, I am fine! With the occasional, "I am very, very, very, very, very so-so," via the class smart-ass. (Ah, how I do love the smart-asses). With adults, the answer is never so simple. Don't these people realize I'm merely putting up a good front as a functional adult? July 3, 2012.
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Often Drops Chopsticks: September 2012
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! September 30, 2012. What's up, Iguazu, what's up? Try accurately regulating the temperature on a dorm fridge.) Anyway:. List (Yes, with that many exclamation points.) And occupying the coveted #1 spot:. What's up, Iguazu, what's up? However, I quickly got over it after catching my first glimpses of the Misiones province:. Que linda, Misiones! Far from the urban bustle of BsAs. The signature red earth of Misiones. Photo courtesy of Federica F.
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Often Drops Chopsticks: August 2013
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One Midwesterner´s misadventures through Asia and beyond! August 29, 2013. In Defense of Teachers. Those who can't do, teach.". When I tell people that I teach English overseas I am sometimes asked if I am a traveler, a writer, a student. Yes. Yes, I am all of those things. I am them passionately, proudly, and wholeheartedly. But the question implies that I teach when I don't have something else- perhaps something better? To do And why would anyone teach. When they could be doing. In Defense of Teachers.
