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Hasta Luego Costa Rica

Hello Hello, Again, to clarify, yes I am currently back in Canada but in blogosphere world I am just about to depart from the beautiful, breathtaking, country of Costa Rica! Ya me despido. Many goodbyes are set in order before I depart. As Chris Brown would say “There’s Never a Right Time to Say Goodbye”, but unfortunately with the clock ticking I have to give it my best go! Let’s see how well I did… 1) Goodbye to Carpio Even though it is my last day in Costa Rica this does not mean that my 6am wake-up call is not in order. I have to make my final visit to Carpio to say goodbye to the kiddos and deliver one final lesson. I, again, worked through question words with them and tried desperately to engrave as much as I could into their very large, promising, brains. One huge mistake I made, which I won’t necessarily refer to as a regret, was not previously mentioning to the kids that Friday would be my last day. Here’s why…when I got there on

I’m posting this here because I thought it was really well said and I couldn’t have said it any better or even as well!

StayCation

Hi all; been spending a lovely weekend with my husband and little gal, V, so I’m a bit behind with blogging.  We haven’t had a vacation alone together since V was born and we’ve been taking time the last few weekends to do that sort of thing.  And this Thursday (my writing night) I plan to go see Dark Shadows.  So it may be a bit before my next post but I’ll be back eventually; I have lots of post ideas simmering…

3 Reasons Students Should Blog

I took a risk this summer by integrating a lot of technology into my classroom and it paid off. Steve Wheeler has been a big influence on my recently because he talks about the ways that new technology can change the way students learn and teachers teach. I want to take his advice and get my students to use more technology. I was worried that my students wouldn’t be as tech-savvy as most of my colleagues and friends think. It’s no secret that social media is something for “young people” – as if age somehow determines a persons’ ability to be social or understand how to push buttons and navigate LCD screens. As if a cell phone is a video game… “Show of hands – how many people in here have a cell phone that connects to the Internet and has some sort of audio or video recording device?” All hands go up. “Whoa…” They all laugh. My biggest fear this summer was introducing elements of my course that were contengent

Only one more to go

Yeah I only have one more exam to go, and the last one is a week away, so it kinda feels like they’re all over. It all feels a bit anticlimactic to be honest. I’ll be improving the quality of my blog soon and my posts will be more on topic. It’s been on the back burner for a few weeks now and for that I apologise, but life got in the way. I’ll hopefully have something interesting to post tomorrow

Anger

In some ways, my dad and I are so much the same.  We are both extremely driven, intelligent, hardworking, and honest.  Both of us are also total smartasses.  Neither of us likes to lose. Yet, we see the world completely differently.  My dad has always been consumed by the desire to be on top.  It has served him well and made him extremely successful in the business world, but it didn’t rub off on me. I’m driven by the desire to enjoy life.  For my dad, his work is his identity.  On the other hand, for me work is a means to an end, a necessary evil.  That was true until I started writing.  It’s the first and only thing that I’ve done in my life that could potentially evolve into a career that makes me content and fulfilled.  When I sit down at the keyboard and start creating stories, I feel like I’ve finally found my calling.  I start writing and hours disappear seamlessly.  Once I start, I don’t want to stop. But I know my dad well enough to know that he would probably see little or no

Summer Break Time…..

Hi all. It is that time of year again where I have a really hectic schedule. I need to stay focused on my current events at home. I will be taking a break from blogging. I will be back when things calm down! I hope you all enjoy the summer. Stay well and happy. Be sure to take care of yourself. I want to thank you all for being such great blogging friends. I will be stopping in to visit you, but I will not be leaving comments. I love to see what you all are doing. I will also be checking on my blog every so often, so if you leave a comment…I will reply. So, until ????….Have a great life. Believe in Yourself; Luisa Doraz

The Hermit Emerges from its Shell…

It’s no secret. I’ve been avoiding the world of social media and blogging for a while. I won’t talk about it a whole lot here, since you already know about it from previous posts. Instead, I will talk about…hm. What will I talk about? You see, this is another issue I’ve been having while avoiding y’all and somewhat masking it as “taking a step back.” I mean, I did “take a step back,” honestly. But I would be lying if I said part of it wasn’t because I’ve felt drained of things to write about. It’s not interesting for me to talk about how I’ve still been avoiding my book, and that I’ve failed to think of ideas for short stories and personal essays, and that I still haven’t finished my review of “I Capture the Castle.” Maybe it’s just because it’s summer and my mind is thinking I can be lazy for a while until I start another semester of school. But, here’s the thi

Day 276-279

This was a good weekend to do a little shopping for essentials. I had 70% in savings with the help of coupons. I bought 2 towels at Kohl’s for a total of $0.84! The towels were on clearance and I had one of the $10 Kohls savings certificates. I love when they send these out! My second trip was to Staples. My order rang up at $112 but after all of my coupons, I paid $36! I usually shop at Staples when things are on sale and apparently the savings adds up. Staples has a rewards program which gives me money back. In the past, I would get the coupons and savings reports in the mail but now I have to login online and print them myself. This isn’t a problem but I haven’t done it since October of last year so I had $60 in savings plus a $10 email coupon. It was a money saving weekend for me!