Blog
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Why I Use the MacBook Neo for My Classes
the MacBook Neo fits my real life perfectly. I don’t need a portable supercomputer, and I certainly don’t miss the headaches of modern Windows laptops. Let’s talk about why this lightweight little machine became my absolute favorite daily driver for teaching.
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Two Sides of El Salvador: Why Foreigners Stream In While Locals Still Look North
A personal look at how income, security, and perspective create two totally different experiences in the same country. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let’s pour a cup of Salvadoran coffee, or a warm tea, if you prefer. The other day, I was sitting in an open-air café inside a shopping mall here in…
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Living on Minimum Wage in El Salvador
An honest look at typical jobs, rising rent prices, and how Salvadoran families stretch every single dollar to survive and thrive. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and let’s pour a cup of strong Salvadoran coffee, well, I can’t drink coffee but I can invite you one while I drink tea. Every week, as a…
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Why Dia Browser and Its Chat with Tab Feature Is the Best for Online Teachers
Pull up a chair, grab your favorite cup of coffee, and let’s talk about something we online teachers rarely discuss openly: the absolute chaos of our web browser tabs. If you are anything like me, your browser is probably a battlefield. On any given Tuesday, I have fifteen tabs open. There’s a Google Meet session…
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Why Letting Go of 1:1 Students is the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Teaching
A few years ago, when I first started teaching language lessons online, a text like that would make my heart drop straight to my stomach. I would instantly start asking myself spiraling questions.
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Teaching Beyond the Screen
The world of teaching has changed more in the last five years than in the previous fifty. I’ve lived through both the high-fives of an onsite classroom and the “Can you hear me now?” glitches of a Zoom call.