I slept through my alarm. Ok, that is not exactly true. I woke up every time one of my bunk mates left, which would have been at 3am, 4am, 7am and 7:45. By that point, I went to breakfast early and read some of my book. I had the whole morning planned out, but it … Continue reading Day 2: a rainy day adventure in Cusco
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Cusco day one
I took it really easy on day one - partly because I was so tired from Lima and partly because I was afraid of altitude sickness. I bought the vitamins, drank the tea, chewed the leaves. And while I had a slight headache by the end of the evening, I was never sure if it … Continue reading Cusco day one
STUCO…The Two-Year Plan
My cancer distraction was school. I knew I had to keep working through chemo or else I would have gone crazy. But the crazy thing is that when chemo was over I didn't really know what to do. It was like, ok...now what? For six months I had an identity. I had a routine. Then … Continue reading STUCO…The Two-Year Plan
Teacher Prom
For the second year in a row, Edison Garrone has outdone himself. In an effort to increase teacher morale at the school, Edison was permitted to throw a teacher prom during a Friday evening in our auditorium. Teacher prom is exactly what it sounds like: Food, alcoholic beverages, dancing, and a lot of teachers getting … Continue reading Teacher Prom
It’s Been A Year
July 17th will be my one year anniversary celebrating my move to Montevideo, Uruguay. Well, technically it will be the 18th since I had a minor delay as some of you may remember. See Miami post. And I won’t even be in Uruguay to celebrate my one year anniversary. I will be in Colombia enjoying … Continue reading It’s Been A Year
Teacher Prom
Picture your prom. Picture dressing up in your finest, spending some extra time making yourself into the best dolled-up version f you. Picture walking into the dark room with strobe lights blinking and music blaring. Picture the food corner and punch corner. Picture the awkward moment at the beginning where all of the boys are … Continue reading Teacher Prom
Adult Self-Doubt
My student said something interesting to me yesterday. He said that adults have no self-doubt. I quickly informed him that we all have self-doubt. Perhaps we just experience it and cope with it more internally than we did in our youth. I've been experiencing some deep existentialism lately. Maybe its all of the "bad luck" … Continue reading Adult Self-Doubt
Family Game Night
When you are all alone and thousands of miles away from your actual family, you latch onto a new family as quickly as possible. The international teachers become a family out of both necessity and commonality. Unlike blood relatives, we choose to be around each other and actually get along. Through this familial bond, it … Continue reading Family Game Night
Teach Abroad Coyle-Gamero 