adventures in retirement

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My big Greek odyssey

I don't spend all my time teaching or thinking about it...

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I packed my bag and in it I put...

This was going to be a list of 10 absolute necessities and then, the more I thought about what keeps me comfortable on these trips, it...

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Reflections on a little refugee

While I was in the National Archaeological Museum a couple of weeks ago, I encountered this statue of a small child in amongst some of...

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Special moments

First B, from my pre-intermediate class, arrived with a scrolled poster-size document which he unrolled with great ceremony and presented...

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On Mondays we do the cleaning...

I always look forward to a return to the English teaching classroom and my first days as a volunteer at the Habibi Center have been as...

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Growing Bolder in Athens

At times Facebook Memories has you cringing and there are others, like today, when you see a meme (www.growingbolder.com) from a few...

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Side Hustles

Growing marigolds, teaching French, selling sinhs and baking cookies are all part of the second job economy in Laos.

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Congratulations ELGO 43 and Why I like Facebook

I won't bog you down with the details of how I conquered the challenges of teaching across 11,000 km and a 14 hour time difference but...

The Lady Goes to Laos