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Workaway II: Out My Bag
In less than two weeks I will be headed stateside and I’ve been reflecting on my experiences while abroad and the next move with my mini. While I had ruled out Workaways after my first […]
Workaway – It’s A No For Me
My first week here was awful. I had a fever that wouldn’t quit. My mini couldn’t keep food down and once she recovered she had to care for me until I got better. I couldn’t […]
Host From Hell: A New Plan
I’ve read so many comments about travelers having the worst host possible or dirty accommodations that look nothing like the pictures. When I decided to book my rooms through AirBnB I only stayed in places […]
Catching Up With Yesterday
As much as I’ve been trying to let go of being so rigid and routine I’m still working on slowing down. I know longer have 10 things on my daily to-do-list. I’ve tried to minimize […]
Getting to Greece
When I first started planning our trip my mini said she wanted to be in Greece for her birthday so I purchased tickets and found accommodations. I was making purchased based on prices and wasn’t […]
Sliding Out My Comfort Zone
Our stay in Cologne has by far been the best experience. We stayed in a smaller town about thirty minutes from Cologne’s center city. Every single person that I’ve met here has been so kind. […]
Fight, Flight, or Freeze
When I was 17, before I had a child, before I was engaged in youth work, before I ever thought of becoming a teacher, before I ever had a history class I enjoyed, I had […]
Café Conversations
In just two days I have three new students. I don’t market, I no longer post ads or on ESL forums, I have gotten all of my students in the last year through word of […]
If It Knocks
I’ve been working overtime this month. I even went back to an old company just to get my money back together. As much as I hated working so much I missed the checks. That’s the […]