8 Benefits of English (Language) Exchange

As you read the title, you may be thinking that the benefits of a language exchange partner are obvious, right? You get to practice speaking, which leads to improving your fluency. Ok, blog post done. However, let me specify here that I am writing about the benefits of English exchange amongst learners, and not necessarily with a…

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Learn something NEW, every day in February!

HAPPY FEBRUARY February, although a shorter month, is filled with so much excitement, love, and things to do! Not only is a groundhog going to tell us about our winter/spring season (read about groundhogs day, Feb 2, here), we’re going to celebrate love (Feb. 14), random acts of kindness (Feb 17), Mardi Gras (Feb 17), and so much more. You can read about all…

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Happy New Year!

Firstly, I’d like to say a big.. Happy New Year!!!  .. to everyone. It’s been too long. Sincerest apologies for my hiatus (noun: a pause or gap in process), the past few months have been absolutely crazy and so hectic. Apart from the expected chaos of the holiday season and everyday life, add a couple sicknesses and an…

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100th Post Free Class Giveaway!

It’s been about a year since I’ve begun this blog, and have been encouraging the use of it in my classroom. I fell in love with the idea of connecting the variety of students I had in my classroom, connecting with other teachers and their students, so I decided to take the blog “public” and…

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Free Friday: Learn English with Breaking Bad

When it comes to Breaking Bad, you may be one of 3 groups of people: 1. “I’ve never seen it.” 2. “Eh, whatever…didn’t care for it.” 3. “AMAZING, re-watching…[for the 3rd time]” Perhaps number 3 is a bit of an exaggeration, but whatever group you may….or may not fit into, this post will still definitely…

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