I met Rocco at his abuela's restaurant. Abuela means grandmother in Spanish. Rocco was helping out his abuela, and he told me about his life in Mar del Plata.
Do people see "lateness" as negative? Is there a limit to how late you can be? Is being late rude? The answer to these questions is pretty much "no". Read how this perspective has changed my own!
I started noticing differences between the U.S. and Argentina as soon as I arrived here. Dinnertime is really late, so people stay up late at night! What time do you eat dinner and go to bed?
For this field note, Izzy interviewed Martina, one of the students from her class. Izzy teaches English to kindergartners (so a little younger than you all).
Everyday life in Malaysia is full of surprises for me, and I love navigating the language, currency and exciting combination of cultures that makes Malaysia unique. Here's what I did this week!
Greetings! I'm so excited to begin this adventure in Malaysia with you but first, let me tell you a bit about myself and how I came to be teaching in Perlis, Malaysia, the country's smallest state.