We tackled a poem during a recent lunchtime English conversation class; Dreams Deferred by Langston Hughes. Not being terribly poetic myself, I stumbled upon it googling “Poems for ESL students”. Poetry can be tough to interpret in a second language… Read More ›
Clouds continually form and fade on the eastern flanks of Mount Snowdonia in North Wales creating the ever-changing light effect associated with this area. The hills are dabbed with fits of orange and yellow, an occasional smudge of stubborn green…. Read More ›
One of my proudest moments was winning the gold award as best expat blogger from Slovakia. While I realize this was not the equivalent of winning France or Italy or England (or any of a dozen other countries), the http://www.expatsblog.com… Read More ›
When I look back at my recent posts, I cringe a bit. Who is that needy and fearful person? I don’t believe I am either. I’m not even all that introspective. If you add up the hours I have spent… Read More ›
On any given day, I invent a million excuses not to advance our plans (whatever those plans may be): we can’t leave the kids home alone for too long; we might get sick and not have access to adequate medical… Read More ›
The World In Between 