Just a quick one to say that I had an email from Heather at Matador Network this morning, telling me that my blog has been featured in their list of 20 Awesome Expat Blogs. Apart from mine (obviously) there are … Continue reading
It’s Saturday night and there’s a wine festival going on. We teachers don’t need asking twice. Roping in Liv and Meg’s (perpetually far more sober) Italian boyfriends to drive us there, Olivia, Megan, Alice and I pile into cars and … Continue reading
Meg and I are sitting on the stairs outside the school. There’s a tiny wee boy from Carly’s class sitting with us, looking very shy. Meg’s phone rings. Yep. No, don’t worry. There’s only one student here at the … Continue reading
A game of poker. With teenagers. Hyperactive ones at that. I must be mad. This particular class contains Simone, who had a fabled near-brush with death a few years ago. Had he not had ants in his pants, he’d be … Continue reading
