Fred Fishermen
Went for a walk the other day. Strolled down to Karaköy in the evening as the sun was going down, to sit by the waterfront to watch the ferries come and go and ...
Author: how_sven
Portkeys
I’ve written a lot about objects and how they can have the power to transport you to different worlds. I read most of the Harry Potter books, and the thin...
Goodnight Phraseology Between Two Dudes
I recently had a friend of mine from my days of teaching in Prague, Steve, stay with me. I saw him again when I was in Prague again the next year, the fall of 2...
Spring Travels
The school year in most English preparatory departments is broken down into five modules. Each module is six weeks followed by a final exam. After the first mod...
Tour of Virginia
I’m picking away at a number of books at the moment, one of which is a collection of essays by writers about their worst travel experiences. This got me t...
Falcon Derailleurs
Before I got into teaching, I worked in a bike shop. It’s usually my job in-between teaching jobs as well. When I get fed up with a place or with the idea...
From the Vault
In a class full of 25 unmotivated students who are 18 or 19 years old, when I can’t get anyone to pay attention or do any work, I need to find some way of...
Remembrance of Things Past
For the first time in many years, I’ve begun to go to bed early. No no no… I haven’t been making my way further in Proust. I brought it with m...
Sunday
I went for a stroll the other day. By the mid afternoon all I’d managed to do was drink coffee and read. I don’t like weekends when I don’t ma...
Edirne Escape
I’m in Edirne for another weekend. Over the past few weeks I’ve covered a few lessons for another teacher, so he paid me back by covering my Friday ...