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Time to Lay Old Dreams to Rest.
Today, I was doing one of my favorite things- brainstorming. It was the usual- an idea for a website, or thinking about a degree, a new business, or something like that. As I was dreaming, it hit me, “This is …
Keeping a Journal…
Keeping a journal is truly one of my favorite pleasures in life. It gives me the chance to explore my own thoughts and feelings. Who was it that said, “You don’t know what you think until you right it down?” …
Trying to Decide Where to Go from Here…
Trying to decide where to go from here is proving to be quite difficult. There are many options, too many really. I have spent much time and effort, and I still feel somewhat lost with my direction from Korea. The …
Posted in ✎ Dee: Day-to-Day, ✚ Esl English
Tagged dee, degree, future, Harvard, job, master's, school
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Bad Karma
Bad karma… it’s an issue at school as it is anywhere else, and I surely feel it’s effects. This morning, Aimee came skipping into the classroom, ran into me, and spilled hot coffee (a little on me, most on my …
Posted in ✎ Dee: Day-to-Day, ✚ Esl English
Tagged anger, bad, coffee, dee, ESL, karma, korea, south, spilled, teaching
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Something Inside Me Is Broken.
Something inside of me has broken, it seems; I’m not sure that I can fully explain, but it has to do with feeling… spent. I feel used up, like I have no more emotional reserves. I think that I have …
Posted in ✎ Dee: Day-to-Day, ✚ Esl English
Tagged children, dee, emotions, ESL, Jung Chul, korea, south, teaching
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When in Rome…
There is the old saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Seems simple enough, but I’m questioning that these days. Culture runs deep, and tennessee (the soil, the air, the water, and the particular angle of the sun) …
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Tagged dee, ESL, expat, foreign, korea, south, teacher, teaching
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First Snow Today.
As I was teaching my last kindergarten class of the day, the children pointed out to me, with great excitement, that it was snowing. Ah, the first snow! Even in Korea, the first snow brings a smile to the children’s …
One Month of Bliss.
On November the 11th, we celebrated one month of bliss, a month of Dang being with me in Korea. Over the past month, I wouldn’t say that time has stood still, for life has kept on moving at a furious …
Posted in ♥ Love Story, ✎ Dee: Day-to-Day
Tagged 1, anniversary, bliss, dang, dee, korea, month
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My Wife Is a Natural Teacher.
Today is Dang’s first day of teaching; she has one reading class today. Last night, she worked so very hard. She planned, and practiced, practiced, practiced. I would be her students, and she would take notes from my reactions. She’s …