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I used to know an Irish guy who taught English in Prague.

He was a serious teacher and taught all over the world, from the Middle East to Asia to Europe. 

One time, while he was back visitin Prague, he told me about the long, twelve-hour flight from Korea where he was working at The British Council.  Read More >

Jan was my good student.

I visited him in his office every Tuesday and Thursday.

He always did his homework. Read More >

“What’s up?”

That was the question I asked my student in September 2004.

I was a new teacher.  Read More >

I’ve been an English teacher for 20 years! 

What have I learned?

A lot! Read More >

September, 2004.

It was my first English lesson as a teacher. 

The language school was in the center of Prague, near Wenceslas square. Read More >

I’ve been an English teacher for 20 years.

That’s a long time.

I could have gone to medical school twice and still had time left over to get a law degree.  Read More >

“Savvy.”

Do you know what it means?

For example, if you are tech-savvy, you know how to use technology well. Read More >

I’ve been an English teacher for 20 years!

I arrived in Prague mid-July, 2004.

I spent one month in teacher school (don’t recommend).  Read More >

In school, they taught you questions like: 

“Where is the bathroom?”

“What time is it?” Read More >

Do you do the grocery shopping for your home?

Do you write down what you need to buy?

Of course, you do – onions are important! – and you don’t want to forget.  Read More >