Category Archives: ESL

Last Day of Class

Can you find me among my students? I will miss them next semester. One of my students wrote me a very sweet e-mail: “Dear Mica, Thank you for you praise and delicious cookies! I really enjoy the time with you … Continue reading

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Snowed in.

This semester, I have been taking the required Pedagogy/ESL Practicum course. Last night, we had the farewell party for the Special English Class that we have been teaching over the course of the semester. The teachers and the students were … Continue reading

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Dumpy Grad Student

The weather is cold. I wore a warm hat while running this morning. And now I’m wearing a hat inside. …And I just finished grading for the evening. My eyes are going to fall out of my head. What is … Continue reading

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Three Things Thursday

1. I ran a steady three-miler this morning. Because I’m on a weird kick (that will end soon, I’m almost positive) of trying to speed up, I made a concerted effort to push the last mile of my run. In … Continue reading

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Andes Mint brownies

The boyfriend finally wiped out his stash of birthday peanut butter-chocolate ganache brownies, so we were staring down a frightening dearth of homemade desserts in the apartment. This afternoon, I remedied the situation with a batch of Andes Mint Brownies … Continue reading

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New ID, new year!

Even though classes don’t begin until August 23rd, today marked a momentous occasion in the start of the new school year. I officially moved my stuff from my former office on the second floor (French department) to a new office … Continue reading

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My life plan in shambles.

Realistically, I know that most people are going to skim this post because it is pretty boring for anyone but me. Thus, for all you “light readers,” I am going to intersperse a bunch of photos where I tried to … Continue reading

Posted in academia, ESL, French, silliness | 24 Comments