Tag Archives: teaching English
A Day at the Zoo

A Day at the Zoo

By on March 30, 2009 in Australia

Who likes the zoo?! I do, I do!
It was quite amusing that the day before I went to the zoo here in Sydney, I was actually teaching a young Korean girl about the zoo in English lesson. She got excited when I told her about my weekend plans, and I got excited, too. I love the zoo!
The sun… Read more

March 30, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }

Fat, Unhealthy Americans

By on February 24, 2009 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

“Most Americans aren’t in good physical condition because they don’t exercise enough.”
“No matter how unhealthy it maybe be, Americans love fast food.”
“Who do you think is healthier: Americans or Ukrainians?”… Read more
If you haven’t guessed it already, this is material I have to teach. At first I laughed a bit. Now, I find myself getting angry. The amount of

February 24, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 21 }
My Life as a Teacher

My Life as a Teacher

By on January 30, 2009 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

I believe I told you all a while ago that I would be sharing more information about my working life… Read more here in Ukraine, so I have finally decided to make a post dedicated to doing just that.
For starters, my job is really not difficult. The Ukrainian teachers here focus on the grammar, while the American teachers focus on repeating

January 30, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }

What has been the best year of your life?

By on January 15, 2009 in Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Soviet Travel, Ukraine

In one of my conversation clubs in school here in Ukraine, I asked my students what the best year of their life has been. Questions like these, followed with a simple, “Why?”, are a great way to get them all to talk (my main goal for my classes), while also killing a ton of class time. However, a lot of… Read more

January 15, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 5 }
On Love & Hate: A Weekend in Pest

On Love & Hate: A Weekend in Pest

By on December 14, 2008 in Hungary, Soviet Travel, Ukraine

I have been sitting on this one for about a week now and decided to go ahead and post. About seven weeks ago, I made a blog post about struggling with goodbyes… Read more. I wasn’t particularly straightforward about the situation at the time, but while in the Baltic countries, I did meet someone I thought was really special… and of

December 14, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }

An Apple for the Teacher

By on November 11, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

Hollllllllly cowwwwwwww! I have a job! After a whirlwind two weeks (that seriously felt like 2 months) of training, Brooke has officially become a paid-member of the teaching staff at an English language school in Kiev. Ahhh!
I’m definitely kind of excited. Yes, a paycheck would be nice. But… but… oooh I must admit, my mind is already asking, “Where… Read more

November 11, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Struggling with goodbyes and reminiscing at old stomping grounds.

Struggling with goodbyes and reminiscing at old stomping grounds.

By on October 28, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

“How long have you been traveling? Where are you going? Why are you going there?”… Read more
The list goes on and on. Having travelled as much as I have at this point, I have been bombarded almost every day with some form of a question above. It has gotten to the point where I am thinking about writing my response down

October 28, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }

A trip not like I had planned.

By on October 14, 2008 in Soviet Travel, Ukraine

Ok, so in case you didn’t know, I am about to move to the Ukraine… for a year! If you asked me a year ago where I’d see myself in 2008, I don’t think I would have for a split second considered Kiev. But, a year later, a slowly dwindling bank account, and a better understanding of former Soviet culture… Read more

October 14, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 3 }