Hey Travel Bugs! Just want to share my latest YouTube video! It's a tour of my first apartment in Spain. Let me know if you would like to see my current apartment. CLICK the picture to watch the video! httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsYAPo7iJIc Questions? Leave a comment down below! … [Read more...]
Teaching Nursery Students
Infantil: Nursery students Age range: 3-5 years old Group 1: 3 years old Group 2: 4 years old Group 3: 5 years old Classroom Size: 23-26 students Classroom dynamics: The students usually will sit in groups of 4- 6 around tables. The tables may have their names taped to the desks. This is very helpful when dealing with large groups of students. For example in my school … [Read more...]
Teaching with BEDA
Hey Travel Bugs! Do you like that name or is it weird? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I've been inspired to write a new series titled Teaching with BEDA. This series will follow in 3 parts and I will break down my experiences working with Infantil, Primary and Secondary (ESO) students. I will try to include lesson plans and tips on working with each age group. The first part of the series, … [Read more...]
Backpack for Traveling
Planning a solo trip soon for a week or even a year? Curious on how to use a small backpack for traveling? I still use the same backpack almost 2 years later. My bag is the Rio Kairyu Adam 2012 edition. I purchased from a friend's friend while in Korea. The bag in the stores at the time was around 140,000 won($140). I paid 90,000 ($90) second hand and it was barely used. I … [Read more...]
Bentonite Clay Hair Mask
My hair is falling out... Not only that but it has been extremely dry, breaking and just all around a sad hot mess :( I've been doing an experiment for the last 6 months where I use products available to me locally, once the hair care products I brought from the states, ran out. This is in preparation for my Peace Corps Journey. My hair is falling out… On top of that my … [Read more...]
Welcome to the new site design!
Yes! I know!!! It has been entirely too long without a blog post. I'm sorry…here is a beautiful picture of two molinos as a constellation :) This was from a visit to Consuega way back in September. Forgive me? Great! Realizing that this site is turing 3 years old soon, the notion to give it a nice facelift became a necessity. I've been dabbling with different … [Read more...]
Vacación Puente!
Puente is a term I've heard used when there is a holiday in the middle of the week. Usually the school will take off extra days either before or after the holiday. Vacacion! :) I swear Spaniards love taking vacations! I saw posted up today: Granted next week is Carnival week , oh how I wish I was flying to Trinidad, but we just came off vacation. Seriously though I. AM. … [Read more...]
Al Campo: Country Living
So many people in my new town have second homes in the country side or beach homes in Malaga. I've received so many invitations to visit "al campo". One of which came from my "dueños" ! They are a very lovely couple. In my head I referred to them as my "abuelos" :) On a lovely sunday afternoon I made the trek up to "my abuelos" country home for lunch and site seeing. I drove … [Read more...]
Weekly Wishes #1
Don't you just love finding new blogs with tons of information that potentially is life changing? Me too! A few weeks ago I was catching up on Think and Grow Chick, a blog I have been reading for a few years now. Courtney mentioned a new feature she will be doing called "Weekly wishes". The idea is from another site called "The Nectar Collective" which is created by a … [Read more...]
Renewing with BEDA
We (current teachers) received an email from BEDA with the renewal application for the 2014/2015 school year. It's due by the end of the month. Not sure if I am renewing with BEDA though. As you know I am applying to become a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer. That process is moving along but anything can happen at this point. Annnd one of my goals is to become a diplomat. … [Read more...]