Monthly Archives: January 2011

I realize that I don’t talk about teaching very often. Make that, I hardly ever talk about teaching at all. That’s about to change. Because I’m going to talk about it right now. So there. TLG is basically meant to … Continue reading →

My last post apparently generated a lot of heat for TLG. That was not my intention. I spoke with a TLG official recently. She told me at that time that TLG was undertaking performance reviews and that firings would occur … Continue reading →

This is really hitting me hard. So, as many of you know, we TLG teachers went on break for a period of two to five weeks, depending on our personal circumstances and preferences. My break was fairly short, so I’ve … Continue reading →

This is my second cold since coming to Georgia. The first one took about two weeks to fully go away. I have a pattern with colds – they start in my nose, then sort of move back to my throat … Continue reading →

One of the things that probably hasn’t come through sufficiently on this blog is how miserable I was in the year before coming to Georgia. I was reading my facebook statuses from last year – spurred by a friend’s comment … Continue reading →

Editor’s Note: Notice that the title, “Rakı var mı?” – which is in Turkish – contains two letters that look like the letter “i” but without the dot. Blame Atatürk, who instated the current Turkish alphabet by fiat in 1928, … Continue reading →

I’m back in Georgia – actually, this is my third day back, but I haven’t had the free time to make a post until now. Today is Orthodox Christmas – a time for Georgians to go to church, to gather … Continue reading →

Going to Georgia has really made me appreciate places. I guess I should say rather that traveling to a far away land, leaving my home and friends and family behind, has had the desired effect of causing me to appreciate … Continue reading →