A bit of laughter in the classroom
I can’t seem to motivate myself to write anything about my recent travels. I keep meaning to get to it but I get sidetracked on different things. One of m...
Category: teaching
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...
Amusing myself
I teach in a private university, so the students come from wealthy, very privileged backgrounds for the most part. They don’t want to be in their English ...
Disturbance of Sacred Rituals
“It is getting toward dinner time and people are straggling back to their rooms with that weary, dejected air which comes from earning a living honestly.” Henry...
Lost in Translation
It’s odd living in a place where extremely few people speak English. I’ve spent a lot of time in Eastern European countries, but there, many people ...
Mr. President Visits Kutaisi
For a few weeks, there had been talk of President Saakashvili coming to Kutaisi for a visit. He was purportedly coming to check on the professional education ce...
Ironic Punishment
Monday morning I awoke not feeling the greatest. 24 hours of travel weren’t cured by a few hours of sleeping. Just as a precaution, I sent co-teacher Bibi...
Tuesday
It’s turning into a strange week. Woke up Tuesday morning for class. I figured today would be back to normal, I’d teach my lessons with my co-teache...
Monday Morning
Over the weekend, the dormitory has filled up. On Sunday about 100 Azerbaijanis moved in. They are here from villages from all over Georgia, and they are here i...
In the Classroom
I eventually make my way to my classroom where I teach my lessons. In the breaks between classes or before classes, some students I don’t teach like to tr...