Celebrating India’s National Teacher’s Day
Did you know that India has its own national teacher’s day celebration? September 5th. All of the female teachers dressed up in their nicer saris and the male teachers, I…
Category: Adventures Abroad
Insects, Monkeys, and Incredible Heat Oh My!
Welcome to my latest adventure in India. I chose to come to India because I was intrigued by a job description of “creating a world of autodidacts”. I’ve wanted to…
Climbing Mt. Toubkal
“I need another break,” I spluttered as I dropped down onto an uncomfortable piece of rock. It was 6am. We’d only been climbing for an hour that day, but the sun was…
“In conclusion” living and teaching in Morocco
My finals have been graded, participation grades entered, and now, all that’s left, are the parent-teacher meetings and then my time living and teaching in Morocco will be at an…
Face-off: An American Language Center Tradition
For the past few years, ten of the American Language Centers here in Morocco have gotten together for their annual event called “Face-Off”. Originally a competition between a few centers,…
ALC Teaching Days
I work five days a week, but my hours are all over the place. My hours are both a blessing and a curse: a “blessing” because most of my classes…
Mohammedia Highlights
3 Favorite Things I’ve been living in Mohammedia for five months now. As I never imagined living in Morocco before last spring, I am happy to say that I have…
My trip to Merzouga
Zipping along the road, I was finally able to relax. Our “vacation” had hit several speed bumps due to numerous unpredictable events. The biggest speed bump was the fact that…
