Monthly Archives: January 2015
Understanding what I’ve let myself in for…
Today, I stumbled upon this wonderful little web series called the ‘CELTA diaries‘, which are a collection of short 3-5 minute videos put together by International House language school in Belfast. They chart the progress of two students taking the … Continue reading
These are my confessions…
Today, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. Today, it finally dawned on me that this crazy plan of quitting a great and decently-paid job to move to Berlin on a hope and a prayer has finally got real. And … Continue reading
50 things I learnt from my first ELT book
I have just finished reading my first book about English Language Teaching (ELT), which was ‘Teach EFL’ from the Teach Yourself series by David Riddell. (The hyperlink points to a far shinier version than the one I bought second-hand from … Continue reading
Communication is key
I’m incredibly frustrated that I typed this blog post title into my app at some point and now, three days later, I can’t recall what my genius bit of inspiration was. From now on, I resolve to be a bit … Continue reading
New Year, good intentions
So, it’s January 1st 2015 (!), my headache has long been banished thanks to some excellent grub from my mother and I’m feeling all fired up about my forthcoming adventure, now it’s officially The Year She Moves To Berlin (as … Continue reading
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