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  • Bad News and Turning it All Around

    Bad news was received in the form of an email. The Lehigh professor helping me with the Fulbright decided, after looking over everything that I would have a difficult time being able to win the scholarship. My pursuit of a business degree and work experience in advertising didn’t exactly hail me as the most likely…


  • Learning Spanish: old-school style with new application!

    I just found out about this fun site: http://www.soziety.com where you can practice a variety of different languages via Skype. I just registered and plan to try it out when I gain the courage to practice my Spanish. Go ahead and click on the logo and check it out! After browsing around for a little…


  • TWITTER Whore Part 1

    http://youtube.com/v/ALbH63Ali9U I am not to this level yet…wondering when “Plurking whore” will be be available…


  • Impatiently Waiting…

    I have issues with waiting. I completely admit that. I just want to have my essay with edits and comments back from the professor. It has been approximately 24 hours. Yeah, I know, I can be pretty ridiculous. I cannot wait to start teaching. I need to practice my Turkish but have been spending a…


  • First draft complete!!! and other fascinating news…

    I must start off with a nod to a story that captured my interest and can be deemed as relevant to my blog (all things come back to MY blog right? Well they should). A news story from the Chicago Tribune by Eric Zorn (http://ur.lc/1b) discussing McCain’s pronunciation error of the Iran leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…


  • And the process continues…

    I have encountered a very minor, but annoying, dilemma: there really isn’t any offline material for someone pursuing a teaching career within the EFL field. More specifically, someone who has an interest in utilizing Web 2.0 capabilities within their teaching practice. I know it may seem ridiculous to desire to read a book about these…