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Read more about the article Disappointment.
True words on the side of a lottery kiosk

Disappointment.

  • Post author:Cat Gaa
  • Post published:December 10, 2011
  • Post category:Andalucia/coming home/ESL/expat/family/kids/la vida loca/living abroad/misc/money/moving abroad/Spain/teach abroad/TEFL
  • Post comments:5 Comments

One of the words in Spanish for hope is ilusión. Simply adding the prefix des-, similar to the American dis-, makes it negative. Desilusión means disappointment. In either language, it's…

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Read more about the article Preschool, Year One: The Good, the Bad and the How’d I Get So Ugly?

Preschool, Year One: The Good, the Bad and the How’d I Get So Ugly?

  • Post author:Cat Gaa
  • Post published:June 22, 2011
  • Post category:ESL/kids/preschool woes/teach abroad/teaching
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Thomas the Tank Engine is creeping back from my childhood, and not because he's the 2001 version of Tickle Me Elmo. That's my daily affirmation that I can push through…

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