Success!

One thing that I did not mention last time about the struggles of teaching was another issue that I encounter in all the classes. The alphabet. Continue reading Success!

Trying to stay positive

I have had classes for about two weeks now and there are some things that I have observed that make it very hard to teach. Continue reading Trying to stay positive

A good cause for a supra

On Friday, I got more than I bargained for when I went out to see what Rostom and Demiko were up to. Continue reading A good cause for a supra

Kompoti!

This is a new ‘drink’ that I had last week that is just awesome. I do not know exactly how it was made, or if kompoti is even the correct spelling. My guess is that it consists of grapes, pears slices, and maybe peach slices. Heated up, if not boiled, in sugar water. You [...]

Teaching teachers

The only class that I have on Fridays is teaching the teachers English. So far I have had two classes and I think they have gone fairly well. Continue reading Teaching teachers

Speti

So you are probably wondering what the Speti area looks like. After making you wait for two and a half weeks I have decided that it is time to finally show you. Realistically, it is more like I now have internet at home and have figured out how to load my pictures online. Continue reading Speti

My first big supra

I attended my first big supra on 13 September and wanted to share photos of the place. Continue reading My first big supra

Loosing Count

On Monday Rostom was sitting outside of my school when I got out and he called me over. We then proceeded to a neighbors house in the hopes of getting his axe fixed. Instead, we had a supra. Continue reading Loosing Count

Fitting in

In the past week I have made some progress with being accepted. Well, maybe not as one of the locals, but at least being accepted. Continue reading Fitting in

Another marshutka, another story

Last Sunday, Demiko and I went into town to get the 3g card for internet access and, of course, we had to come home on a marshutka.

We get to the marshutka and there are already a good amount of people on board so I am hopeful that it will be leaving soon. I [...]

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