I’m proud to share that The Pavilion, a literary magazine for expats and former expats, has published my essay “Water is Everywhere.” There was a smell in the air, when it would flood. Like damp rags, or a slightly moldy basement. It wasn’t quite a stench. We stood in our gazebo and watched the rain …
Dear Karissa, You are right to be happy. You are happy because you are home. Yes, you are a third culture kid, and you will always know that. But you have found belonging. Freedom. Awe. Friendship. You have friends at school and friends at church and friends at home. You have a caring family. Everywhere …
I just spent two days working with adult English Learners attending our district’s adult high school. I was administering a speaking test which is part of our annual English proficiency assessment. I always love my visits at the adult high school. I meet so many interesting people. They are all working hard to learn English, get an …
* I promise I will do post 3 of my Common Core series next! But when the muse comes, I gotta listen to it! They tell me I was six years old. It was a Sunday night, and after my dad’s sermon I came to the altar to ask Jesus into my heart. My dad …
Last night I took my kids to a fall festival at one of the schools I work with. I actually taught at this school for five years, so it’s always like coming home when I go over there. This school is about 65% English Learners and probably 90% kids from a language background other than …
