Greetings dear readers! It’s Friday, and I’m finished teaching for the week. To be precise, I’m sitting in a café drinking a beer and waiting on two kitties to be neutered. Spaying and neutering cats and dogs is the best way to prevent overpopulation of domesticated animals. You should definitely do it! But I digress.Continue reading “Group Lessons”
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Oh Hello There!
Hi guys! I know it’s been a while. Don’t worry, I’m alive and well; I just haven’t been keeping up with the blog. There has been a lot going on lately with the dog shelter, new volunteers, new work opportunities for myself. All in all, it’s been lovely but hectic. I hope you all areContinue reading “Oh Hello There!”
How is that pronounced?
Happy Sunday dear readers! What have you been up to this weekend? I went to see the eclipse on Friday evening in the forest near our house. Then on Saturday we made tomato sauce for pasta! It was fun but a lot of work. I’ll make a separate post to share the photos and experienceContinue reading “How is that pronounced?”
Language Tip: I have difficult
One of the most frequent mistakes my students make is saying some version of the following:
“I have difficult.”
Immigration is a HUMAN RIGHT
Hello dear readers and students. Even though I no longer live in the U.S., I cannot ignore what is happening there. My heart has been breaking seeing the news of children separated from their parents at the border, but I just didn’t know what to do. So I decided to write about it. I knowContinue reading “Immigration is a HUMAN RIGHT”
Language tip: No human is illegal
A human’s existence or presence in a country is never illegal.
Language tip: I am used to…
Greetings language students! I’m back with a language tip this week. Today, let’s talk about being used to something. I talked about this a little in my Instagram stories, but I thought I’d include it here as well. Routine * Schedule * Preference If you do something on a regular basis or prefer to doContinue reading “Language tip: I am used to…”
Language Tip: Gonna
‘Gonna’ cannotstand alone!
Sunday Update
Greetings everyone! Summer has arrived here in Sicily, and I needed a break from teaching and updating feedback yesterday, so we went to the beach in Marsala!
Mallory Echols 