The right to exercise

As I finished class on Friday here in Korea, I asked my fifth-grade student what she would be doing this weekend. She answered, “Studying!” “Oh,” I said, “well,

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Your true nature is infinite

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Turn inward

It takes a conscious effort to stop running. To  pause and look inward. To learn that everything you need, you already have.

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Teaching = Loving

I’m a teacher, but I’m not a perfect teacher. But, oh how I love my students! This week I had the privilege of teaching students from Korea, Columbia,

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Memorial Day wish

On this holiday when we remember the price of war, let it remind us of the value of peace.  

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I’m Going to Hay House Writer’s Workshop! (…or H-E-L-P is not a four-letter word)

I have to admit, my ego often gets the best of me. I usually think “I’m all that!” (Just ask anyone close to me and they’ll concur.)  So,

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Love Your Students

Change your lesson plan. Renumber your objectives for the day and make number one: Love your students. I’ve taught English to students in the US, Korea and Saudi

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Home of the Free

Walking around on the streets of Denver, I’m in awe of our freedoms. I just got back from two months in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Wow, look at that

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E2 Visa arrives!

Delays seem to creep in to fill any open time in a schedule! After getting a VISA number from my employer in Korea, I sent my documents to

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Using video, audio and art in Denver English classes

Wow! It has been so fun discovering ways to use audio and video in my classes. If you think about how we learned our language, you have to

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