Happy December everyone! A lot has changed since my last post in September. They say it is very common for volunteers to go through rough patches throughout their service but there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I want to proudly say that I have left my 16 month drop and…
My Dear Readers, I have been nothing but neglectful of you the past few months and for that I apologize. I have written and re-written this post many times and it’s ultimately resulted in me not saying anything at all. I am the type of person that usually looks at the brighter side of life.…
School is out and summer is definitely here. I know I have been absent from you all for a while but consider this my official comeback. So, you all know that my primary mission here is teaching English. This means that during the summer I have time off. So what now? Well for me and…
For those who know me well, you know that Earth Day is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s a day that more people than usual share my love and passion for environmental issues and are ready to indulge me a little more in talking their face off about it. But besides just…
I know that I got my love of travel from my parents so of course they had to come visit me in Kosovo! Now many people gave me a hard time when they heard my parents were coming in the heart of winter. My life doesn’t stop when it gets cold so why should theirs!…
In Kosovo I am not just teaching students English but I am also learning Albanian. During PST, we had classes frequently throughout the week, often 3-5 times a week. Now that I’m at site, my language learning is up to me. I’m lucky that I have an awesome host family is has been very supportive…
Here in Kosovo, my primary job is as a TEFL Volunteer. Now what exactly does that mean? TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language): Teaching English in a country whose primary language is not English and English is not used in the home. As opposed to: TESL or ESL (Teaching English as a Second Language):…
Urimë Bajrami (translated from Albanian, it means Happy Bayram!). I had written in a previous post about Eid al-Fitr (referred to as Bayram here in Kosovo) that occurred as a celebration at the end of Ramadan. Last Monday (September 12), we celebrated another Bayram (also considered to be the holier day of the two)…
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