Ireland bound

Folks,

I can hardly believe that we’re heading home for Sharon’s wedding this Thursday. I’m working until 9 Wednesday, and there is a substitute teacher taking over my classes. We head off early the following morning.

English Horizons
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Things continue to go swimmingly with the Internet teaching on new horizons. I find the classes so easy. The slides are already prepared, so it’s just like a chat more than anything. This week, one of the discussions was on the environment. I had a full class of 8 students, and it was amazing to learn about the different approaches to recycling around the world. I had students from Sao Paulo Brazil, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Cairo Egypt, Spain, Italy, France and Japan. One thing I learned was that in the places that really need recycling (like Cairo and Sao Paulo), nothing exists.

Intercultura
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I feel so established at Intercultura this term. Although I did question whether I’m as good a teacher as I thought I was when I got the following answers in a written test from my students. They had to finish these sentences with the English phrases toothache, sore throat, backache and sore eyes.

* My eyes feel good. I don’t have sore ice.
* My teeth feel fine. I don’t have a teethache.
* My throat feels bad. I have a store throat.
* My teeth feel fine. I don’t have gum ache.
* My throat feels bad. I have muscle ache.
* My eyes feel good. I don’t have sore drops.
* My teeth feel fine. I don’t have a teethsick.
* My eyes feel good. I don’t have sour eyes.
* My teeth feel fine. I don’t have a doctor.

Or the complaint letter,

Dear Mrs Rodriguez,

Four months ago I rent your apartament, It needs to be fixed a few things.

First, the sink of the bathroom has a big leak and the mirror is cracked. Second, the doors of the cupboard needs changing because are so bad, the windows needs a new pane of glass because it is cracked. The wall needs to be changed a pane of ceramic because is louse.

I need to be fixed this problems right now, if you don’t change this problems, I’m going to go to look for an another apartament.

Thanks, Mrs Rodriguez.

The journey home
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We have an early start in the airport on Thursday, and arrive in Dublin on Friday morning. We’re down to Connemara on Sunday and the wedding is Monday.

We’re probably back in Dublin on Wednesday. The plan for Thursday, 1 September, is to meet in the Forum on Dame St / Lord Edward St. from about 8pm. We’re going to go Isolde’s Tower afterwards if you are coming along after closing. We’re really looking forward to seeing you all!