“I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” ~James Baldwin In holding myself accountable about writing more as a means of both reflection and motivation, I’m writing on this beautiful Sunday to clear my head. After our 1-day workweek last week due…
Making room for anger
“The turbulence means you’re flying-stay the course.” @joelakaMaG I read that tweet roughly an hour ago. I retweeted it, then read it again as one of my followers ‘Liked’ it. Then, I read it again. I’ve been struggling to write a post…an update on my goal…
Can this teacher live the ‘American Dream’ abroad?
Nearly 5 years ago, I flirted with the idea of teaching abroad. I reconnected with a college friend via Facebook and her posts from the UAE piqued my curiosity. Both she and her husband are in the Education field and they had recently relocated at…
I Just Wanna Be Great: Why organizational chaos and dysfunction won’t let me
Today is December 28, 2017. There are only a few days remaining in our (teachers’) Christmas break. Although I’ve done a lot of resting and thinking, I’m not ready to go back…just yet. Sure, 2 weeks of vacation time is great and significantly more than…