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I've never seen my eighth graders this calm. Apparently ribbon-tying placates the angry masses?

The Day of the English, and the Pilgrims Hugged the Native Americans.

August 30, 2012by brighidtc Leave a comment

How do I even begin to describe English Day? I mean, adjectives are easy. Stressful. Chaotic. Loud. Confusing. Educational (?). Red. White. Blue. Cute. Hilarious. Exciting. Messy. Exhausting. Fun. That […]

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Colombia, English Teaching, ESL, Tabio, Teaching
church and church music

Family Day.

August 23, 2012by brighidtc Leave a comment

Recently, in the midst of all 7 billion things I had going on the past two weeks, Gimnasio Moderno Santa Barbara dedicated a Sunday to school Family Day. Family Day […]

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Colombia, Tabio, Teaching
Sometimes I wander through ceramic forests. Photo courtesy of Natalie Southwick, who sometimes takes pictures of me in ceramic forests.

Haves and Haven’ts

July 30, 2012by brighidtc 3 Comments

Six months just fly by, ¿no? Have dones:  Swam in the Caribbean Drank beers on the beach about 500 yards from the Secret Service scandal Learned the names and personalities  […]

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Bogota, Colombia, English Teaching, ESL, Tabio

THEY SPELLED MY NAME RIGHT ! ! !

June 1, 2012by brighidtc 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, my program director called and asked if I would be interested in getting interviewed by El Tiempo, Bogotás most prominent newspaper. But of course! They wanted […]

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Bogota, Colombia, Commentary, English Teaching, ESL, Gimnasio Moderno Santa Barbara, Tabio
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Colors of Colombia

May 29, 2012by brighidtc 1 Comment

The flag is bright red, royal blue and golden yellow. Those three bands embellish body parts, shoulder bags, car decor, accessories, walls and every adornment, accessory and object thinkable. Colombians […]

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Bogota, Colombia, Tabio, Travel

Favorite Things.

May 27, 2012by brighidtc 3 Comments

It would be easy to sit here and whine about being isolated, teaching a million hours a week, I don’t have internet, the altitude hurts, living here is expensive, 14-year […]

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Bogota, Colombia, English Teaching, Tabio, Teaching, Travel, Uncategorized
“Teacher, have you read Harry Potter?”
Uh, yea duh. “Of course I’ve read Harry Potter!”
“Look, Sirius Black!” – Just when I think I can‘t love this kid any more. Please note that he said “read” and not “seen”. In Spanish, but whatever, I take what I can get.

What’s new?

May 14, 2012by brighidtc 1 Comment

Tabio turned 409 years old last weekend. There was a random, DJed reggaeton fest in the park on Saturday night (not so crowd-approp considering Tabs’ population is largely children and […]

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Colombia, English Teaching, In-Country, Tabio, Travel, Volunteering

Sh** Colombians Say, Part 3

May 3, 2012by brighidtc 3 Comments

A series of posts dedicated to the intricacies of cultural Spanish expressions that offer insight on the Colombian experience. Some may be specific to Latin American Spanish, the Andean region, […]

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Bogota, Colombia, Commentary, English Teaching, ESL, In-Country, Language, Sh** Colombians Say, Tabio, Teaching, Volunteering
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Dia del Idioma/Language Day

April 25, 2012by brighidtc 1 Comment

A few sights from school on Tuesday, celebrating the Spanish language with a parade and seriously impressive theater and dance presentations. I’ll upload more in the next few days.

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Bogota, Colombia, English Teaching, ESL, Gimnasio Moderno Santa Barbara, In-Country, Tabio, Teaching

Sh** Colombians Say, Part 2

March 26, 2012by brighidtc 5 Comments

A series of posts dedicated to the intricacies of cultural Spanish expressions that offer insight on the Colombian experience. Some may be specific to Latin American Spanish, the Andean region, […]

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Bogota, Colombia, Commentary, English Teaching, ESL, Language, Sh** Colombians Say, Tabio, Teaching

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