My family and I recently made a short trip to The Saskatoon Farm where we had a light brunch and later picked up two Goji berry plants! It was my first time there and to my surprise only a 15 minute ...
For the past week, I’ve had a song stuck in my head. The tune is “Frère Jacques” but the words are from Psalm 23. During one of many Bible studies two years ago in Dijon, we were as...
My friends and I aren’t usually the type of people who can spontaneously decide on where to go or what to do without planning at least one week in advance. So it was a pleasant delight for all ...
It’s been over a year, but one of my final projects in my New Media and Learning class in university was to make a brief how-to video using iMovie. At first, I was stumped as to what to teach m...
My small group has been finishing up 1 Timothy in our Bible studies and a couple of verses in our last study made me reevaluate how I’ve been living my life. Here are the verses (6:11,12) we lo...
While scrolling through Facebook, I came across this story that one of my friends had shared. The story was first posted through Homestead Survival and after reading it, I just had to share it with y...
Looking for some creative writing prompts for your class? I have been frequenting this lovely website every time I am in need of a unique and “out of the box” topic! There are over 300 pr...
If you had asked me one year ago what I wanted to do after I graduated from university, I would have told you confidently that I wanted to score a steady job and that I wanted to do “grown-up t...
During the weekend, I went to The Mustard Seed to volunteer with a couple of friends. For those of you who don’t know, The Mustard Seed is a non-profit organization that provides shelter, food ...
This morning, the school had an Easter party/surprise bridal shower (for one of our teachers) at Eau Claire Market. Each class was in charge of coming up with a game to “teach” the rest o...
Good day to you dear reader! I made my students speed date today but not in the way you might think! You see, this week our theme is on People, so naturally I taught physical descriptions and persona...
One of the things that I appreciate about my job is the fun and laid back atmosphere of the school. Because it is a small school, I get to know my students fairly quickly and I feel comfortable jokin...
When I got to the school today, I realized that I had forgotten my USB at home. I had all my worksheets and activities and games that I had planned for the day stored in that memory stick. Luckily, I...
I wish I had super human strength sometimes where I can feel perfectly awake and alert at every minute of the day until bedtime. Unfortunately, I tire very easily. This is why I have reserved my Satu...
One of my colleagues had the brilliant idea of making her students cook for the St. Patrick’s Party Potluck this morning. To make it more interesting, she invited the other teachers to have our...
My family and I had dinner a couple of nights ago in downtown Calgary during its 11 day food festival. Countless restaurants participate in creating a set price dining menu for lunches, dinners and e...
I know, how much more fun can grammar get?? Recently, one of my students requested a lesson on phrasal verbs. I have never taught phrasal verbs before so I did a bit of research on them one day and f...
I discovered something today! My lashes have been drying out from all the mascara and make up remover that I’ve been using, so lately I’ve been conditioning them regularly with Vaseline b...
As you may or may not know, I have always enjoyed creative writing, whether it is reading or writing it. So naturally, I have my students do a little creative writing every now and then. For the most...
Usually I’m too rushed to actually sit down to a good breakfast, but when I do have the time, I love making myself a simple and tasty meal. My boss had recently gifted the staff at the school w...
Reblogged from BA Expat: Changing or improving your life doesn’t have to be a long, frustrating, drawn-out process. I’m always in search of the smallest changes that yield the biggest ret...
While on the train this early morning, I was thinking to myself for the umpteenth time this month “I really need to start doing my devotions again.” I keep telling myself this and I’...
I’ve noticed that I am beginning to start my all too familiar work – veg out – sleep cycle. I like to think that I learned it from my university days and I’m sure the majority...
This week’s theme is on health and the body, and I don’t know why exactly, but I got excited thinking about doing a lesson on disease. I think it’s a topic that everyone can relate ...
A while back, I taught a lesson on expressing one’s opinion. I gave students a nice ‘lil handout that included words and phrases to use when giving one’s opinion, making a point, an...
This weekend was my grandpa’s birthday and we went out to celebrate with extended family. As always, we went to a Chinese restaurant and had lobster, fish, Chinese water spinach with mushrooms,...
I was having one of my random bouts of nostalgia last night and was flipping through my 2009 day planner from my study abroad semester in France. I spotted a quote that I had written down and remembe...
Way back in December, my girlfriends and I had our yearly Christmas get together and spent the day over brunch and painting pottery. I haven’t gotten around to it until today, but I finally too...
Today I gave out a vocabulary quiz on places to live. As I was marking papers, this particular one caught my eye: Not the same thing, my friend. Not the same thing.
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