Courage is contagious – dedicated to a courageous girl
This week I received some very difficult news. One of my very young students, A person that I adore and […]
Chocolate – 9 out of 10 people love it (and the 10th is lying)
It’s the second week of October , temperatures are dropping, We start getting those glorious days of pretend sunshine that […]
warnings – why do we ignore them?
This post came about after a long weekend in which we had practices every negotiation, mediation and diplomacy technique known […]
Caricatures – The price we pay for the truth
September is upon us, my students are slowly reassembling into class with the enthusiasm of potential firing squad victims. Harvest […]
could you describe the perpetrator?
Describing people is really hard! Face description is a fascinating thing. Every time I watch a program where a witness […]
You call this ‘AN EXCUSE’ ?
Making excuses A lot of my lesson plans feed off a current situation in my life. Having three teenage daughters […]
Let’s discuss your finances
Why is money discussion taboo? In the north of Italy, where I live, money and finance are a delicate subject. […]
Failure is the new success
This week it was raining constantly in the Veneto region, very uncommon at the end of May. I was thinking […]
There are plenty of jobs out there, you’re just looking in the wrong places
Young Italians, in my region, are conservatives. Take them out of their comfort zone and they go into panic mode. […]
How extreme is an extreme sport?
You know the feeling, when you start out preparing a subject for a lesson, with a clear idea of what […]