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Where is TEFLsecretagent?
Published on 2012-07-11 02:06:00
I've been gone a while I know, truth is the place I am in now doesn't take well to blogging... but fear not, in seven months time I will return to Polska and be able to write all about it!Here is a little clue to my location....
Understanding your language teacher....
Published on 2011-12-13 11:28:00
Student: "How was my grammar?"Teacher: "Ermm....I understood and that's the important thing."Translation: Dogs, and probably cats, understand the concept of grammar in this language more than you.
Euro 2012 Survival Guide Poland Ukraine - A Guide by Paddy and Lee
Published on 2011-12-06 21:00:00
Heading to Poland or Ukraine for Euro 2012?Then you’re going to want a bloody good guide aren’t you? Then look no furtherbecause here it is: Euro 2012 Survival Guide Poland Ukraine! Created by two beer swilling, globetrottingexpats – yours truly and the top bloke writer of PzU. We like to think we have enoughexperience of football, beer, Poland and Ukraine combined to write something ofactual use to football fans coming over to these beautiful countries nextsummer. But, we’re well aware [..]
Centrum Językowe Y.E.S. Your English School (Wroclaw Krzyki)
Published on 2011-12-05 02:17:00
Some teachers don't like to name and shame schools they have had a bad experience with, I on the other hand, do not have such reservations. I would even go as far as saying it's my duty...so here goes...I worked for Y.E.S Your English School, a language school in Krzyki, Wroclaw, for around two years. Mostly my relationship with the school washappy. In fact, during my time there the owner or DOS never complained at allabout the quality of my work or what I was doing. If I am honest, I enjoyedwor [..]
Your first English class...
Published on 2011-11-26 10:03:00
So, you’vegot a fresh, ink-still-wet, CELTA? Feel likeyou’re ready to Take a giant leap into the Word of TEFL and find your firstproper Job and teach your first proper class? Well, I’ve got news for you…YOUKNOW FUCK ALL!!That CELTAwill be more useful to use if you used it to filter your coffee before yourfirst class. Fuck knows how the ramblings of a crazed CELTA trainer, whoprobably last taught an actual class in the early 90’s, will help you.And don’texpect the school to train you [..]
Ukrainian Cartoons - and life lessons about women
Published on 2011-11-24 12:20:00
My Ukrainian teacher thisweek, got me to watch a small cartoon in Ukrainian and then translate thescript into English. A nice, easy, way to pick up some new vocabulary andconsolidate existing words.I couldn't help but laughhowever, at the nature of the cartoon. It's about a hedgehog (he) that falls inlove with a fish (she). But the fish is a looker, and she knows she's a lookerso she starts to play the poor hedgehog. She basically ridicules every attempthe makes to romance her... eventually prom [..]
Got Ink?
Published on 2011-11-05 05:07:00
Do you remember this song? Which I talked about in a blog post not too long ago?For those that don't remember, it was sort of my 'summer anthem' in honour of my recent adventures in Ukraine. Some of you might also remember this post, which featured my small back tattoo with Polish colours on it.I have a collection of five tattoos now which most people would probably describe as either 'shit', 'pointless' or 'downright pathetic', but to me, I love each and everyone of them. Each tattoo more or le [..]
Polish LOT plane makes kickass emergency landing at Warsaw...
Published on 2011-11-01 11:35:00
I've always thought it funny how Polish travellers clap whenever their flight lands. I mean, no disrespect to the pilots but they are only doing their jobs. We don't feel the need to applaud bus drivers or tram drivers when they guide us safely to our destinations? so why pilots?That said, even I would have clapped the pilot of the Polish LOT Boeing 767, which landed on its belly at Warsaw airport today after the landing gear failed. People criticise LOT for being expensive but I'm not sure a Ry [..]
British versus Polish women - Most beautiful?
Published on 2011-11-01 06:53:00
This is going to be a bit of a contentiouspost, and probably it’s going to seem a little unpatriotic, but often when I doa conversation class at Uni about ‘beauty’, I often get asked about the standard of beautyin women between Britain and Poland. Interestingly, this question doesn’tnormally get fired at me from the boys but usually the girls....So what’s my opinion regarding Britishversus Polish women? Well, hands down – The average Polish woman is morebeautiful than the average Bri [..]
Conversation/Speaking class ideas - Call my bluff
Published on 2011-10-31 08:08:00
It's my second year of running conversation (technically, speaking) classes at University and one thing I've learnt over the past year and a bit is that a conversation class must be more than just 'discussing' things. There are many elements of conversation, and the ability to discuss things, is only one of those elements.I began to list some of the other communicative uses of speech and one of the most interesting things to appear was - lying...Lying is an essential part of communication and wh [..]
A little bit of translation - Hej Sokoły, Гей Соколи
Published on 2011-10-25 04:01:00
I made a very quick visitback to Ukraine last week and boy did it feel good to be there, I swear the best beer in the world is from Ukraine. Wrocław is a surprisinglycomfortable twelve hour train journey from Ukraine and on my return leg back toPoland I decided to translate from Ukrainian and song which has a special placein many Polish and Ukrainian people's hearts (alongside, of course, drinking a few sneaky Ukrainian beers on the train) Like all good literature,its background is slightly mur [..]
Polish Jokes...
Published on 2011-07-01 02:00:00
I found a quite funny list of Polish Jokes or rather Jokes about Polish people on ol'tinternet. Compiled by a Polish student at Yale way back in 93. Here are some of the best...1. Polish firing squad, stands in a circle. 2. New Polish navy has glass
A few thanks!
Published on 2011-06-29 00:26:00
Thanks to all the people who have nominated this blog to various competitions.Blogger's Choice Awards - Best Travel Blog Nomination, Best Blog about Stuff, Best humour blogEast Eur Expat Blog Comp I obviously like to be recognised for the things
English Groupies - Detection Methods (part 2)
Published on 2011-06-27 07:14:00
A useful technique is to try and detect potential English Groupies before they do something you both regret and you're down one student. Of course, any one of these events witnessed in student behavior, probably doesn't constitute a groupie but two o
English Groupies (Part 1)
Published on 2011-06-27 06:37:00
Groupies: not just for rock stars...I've spent a few hours today searching through other English teachers' blogs and websites to look for advice concerning a problem that I am sure affects all English teachers at one point or another: English Groupie
Stepan Bandera
Published on 2011-06-20 01:23:00
As part of my efforts to read up on my adopted country for the next few months. I have been reading a lot about Ukrainian history. Just as I did and still do for Poland.Ukrainian history and Polish history, as you would expect with them being neighbo
Stepan Bandera
Published on 2011-06-20 01:23:00
As part of my efforts to read up on my adopted country for the next few months. I have been reading a lot about Ukrainian history. Just as I did and still do for Poland.Ukrainian history and Polish history, as you would expect with them being neighbo
The lazy man's way to speak Ukrainian...
Published on 2011-06-12 01:59:00
So, like me, You've decided to learn the relatively obscure (yet beautiful) language of Ukrainian but shock, horror! You're lazy and there are absolutely zero or zilch resources avalilable to you on the Internet or in book stores.What to do? Well, no
The lazy man's way to speak Ukrainian...
Published on 2011-06-12 01:59:00
So, like me, You've decided to learn the relatively obscure (yet beautiful) language of Ukrainian but shock, horror! You're lazy and there are absolutely zero or zilch resources avalilable to you on the Internet or in book stores. What to do? Well,
The 18 month itch...
Published on 2011-06-05 01:34:00
Well it's here, People said it would happen and now for 100%, I'm experiencing the so called '18 month itch' (admittedly I’m experiencing it slightly late)…Just over 22 months ago I set up my new life as an English teacher in Poland and I'm begi
The 18 month itch...
Published on 2011-06-05 01:34:00
Well it's here, People said it would happen and now for 100%, I'm experiencing the so called '18 month itch' (admittedly I’m experiencing it slightly late)…Just over 22 months ago I set up my new life as an English teacher in Poland and I'm begi
The stereotypical English teacher in Poland
Published on 2011-05-30 00:55:00
I've closed the polls that I have had running over the last few weeks since it looked as though they were reaching saturation point regarding the amount of voters (over 50 was the final tally). Despite some problems with Google 'losing' some votes an
The stereotypical English teacher in Poland
Published on 2011-05-30 00:55:00
I've closed the polls that I have had running over the last few weeks since it looked as though they were reaching saturation point regarding the amount of voters (over 50 was the final tally). Despite some problems with Google 'losing' some votes an
Digging deeper into Polish history
Published on 2011-05-23 10:15:00
Don't get me wrong, Silesia is Polish now...Zawsze!I love history. I love war films, spy films... everything! but so do most men! Since moving to Poland I have been intrigued by the dynamic nature of the place I live (Silesia). Austrians, Czechs, Ger
Digging deeper into Polish history
Published on 2011-05-23 10:15:00
Don't get me wrong, Silesia is Polish now...Zawsze! I love history. I love war films, spy films... everything! but so do most men! Since moving to Poland I have been intrigued by the dynamic nature of the place I live (Silesia). Austrians, Czechs, Ge
Book Review: 'To Travel Hopelessly' by ETX
Published on 2011-05-23 00:00:00
Originally, I had nothing planned for this Sunday evening. Eat some pierogi, drink some beer, maybe enjoy the sun. When my copy if 'To Travel Hopelessly' by ETX arrived, I had designated it to the 'list of things to do Monday morning', but with a fre
Book Review: 'To Travel Hopelessly' by ETX
Published on 2011-05-23 00:00:00
Originally, I had nothing planned for this Sunday evening. Eat some pierogi, drink some beer, maybe enjoy the sun. When my copy if 'To Travel Hopelessly' by ETX arrived, I had designated it to the 'list of things to do Monday morning', but with a fre
Rage Age - Buy Polish
Published on 2011-05-21 02:29:00
It's not often that I buy clothes but when I do, I want to look good. Which is why this year I'll be asking the wife to buy me some fashionable things from 'Rage Age'.Rage Age is a relatively new design house from Rafał Czapul (designer) and Rafał
Rage Age - Buy Polish
Published on 2011-05-21 02:29:00
It's not often that I buy clothes but when I do, I want to look good. Which is why this year I'll be asking the wife to buy me some fashionable things from 'Rage Age'. Rage Age is a relatively new design house from Rafał Czapul (designer) and Rafa
What do the Ukrainian army and the Austrian army have in common?
Published on 2011-05-16 10:15:00
One video is an Army recruitment ad for the Ukrainian army, the second for the Austrian army, notice anything similar?
What do the Ukrainian army and the Austrian army have in common?
Published on 2011-05-16 10:15:00
One video is an Army recruitment ad for the Ukrainian army, the second for the Austrian army, notice anything similar?
Earn money with your Travel/Expat blog?
Published on 2011-05-16 00:32:00
This post takes a bit of a divergence from expat, TEFL or Polish related themes and discusses the question: Can expat/travel bloggers make money from their blogs? It's also another one of those questions that I often find in my inbox so here's the br
Earn money with your Travel/Expat blog?
Published on 2011-05-16 00:32:00
This post takes a bit of a divergence from expat, TEFL or Polish related themes and discusses the question: Can expat/travel bloggers make money from their blogs? It's also another one of those questions that I often find in my inbox so here's the br
Noc Muzeów we Wrocławiu (Translation: Free culture)
Published on 2011-05-15 01:23:00
Early Saturday night, a friend explained to me, that we would be visiting a few museums that evening.'Ok' I thought...'And they are all for free' my friend replied.After the utterance 'free', my ears were pricked and a new found energy bounded throug
Noc Muzeów we Wrocławiu (Translation: Free culture)
Published on 2011-05-15 01:23:00
Early Saturday night, a friend explained to me, that we would be visiting a few museums that evening.'Ok' I thought...'And they are all for free' my friend replied.After the utterance 'free', my ears were pricked and a new found energy bounded throug
What's with all the polls?
Published on 2011-05-10 14:03:00
Yeah, I know they make the site load longer but every week I get a ton of emails asking me questions about living in Poland, teaching English and learning Polish etc...Over the past few weeks I've been trying to answer some of those questions in my p
Great reasons to teach English in Poland: 4 day week
Published on 2011-05-10 00:22:00
One of the major reasons I wanted to become an English teacher and move abroad was to begin a different pace and style of life. Not the Monday to Friday, 9-5 crap. When I began teaching I was working like a horse but finally, since March this year, I
Ooroyt owsit goin, ahr kid?
Published on 2011-05-08 06:30:00
Ar ended up getting into an argument with a mardy wench last night, whilst Ar bin discussing some stuff. This arf soaked biddy decided to criticise my English on twitter, which Ar bin writing whilst ar bin drinkin points (proper kaylied) and writin a
First bit of Ukrainian writing
Published on 2011-05-07 03:22:00
Learning Polish has gone on the back burner for a while as I need to prepare for my summer expedition to the Ukraine by frenetically learning Ukrainian.Here's the level of writing I'm currently at, checked by my Ukrainian teacher and as you can see,
Polish people, you didn't realise were Polish, that probably changed the world...
Published on 2011-05-04 14:54:00
Snow came back to my village on Tuesday, which was a huge freaking surprise because last week I went to work in tshirt and shorts. Apparently some pressure system was having a party over Germany which resulted in a load of cold air coming down from S
Living in Poland tips 4: First teaching job or jobs?
Published on 2011-05-04 00:15:00
Ok, so time for some more tips for those of you thinking of moving to Poland. This post is for the wannabe teachers out there.I'm not going to talk about 'How' to get a job because this post here pretty much gives you all the advice you need:Finding
Three kick ass Polish kings...
Published on 2011-05-01 06:23:00
The last few days have been a bit of a blur for me, as any good Englishman would do, I celebrated the Royal wedding with beer, good food and DIY.But now, I live in a republic and I am happy to be in this republic, but Poland once had a monarchy and e
Living in Poland tips 3: How much will I earn in Poland?
Published on 2011-04-27 02:18:00
This must be the number one most common question people ask me and it's an impossible question to answer, second most common question is probably, 'how much money do I NEED to earn in Poland' which again is impossible to answer because I'm not you an
Wrocław in micro
Published on 2011-04-26 07:06:00
Right, firstly thanks to Ruth at My Search for Real Poland for highlighting the fact that GoOverseas have updated their list of top Polish blogs. After checking out the (Well deserved) first placer AngloPolish - I was utterly amazed by the last video
Living in Poland Tips 2:Adres Zameldowania
Published on 2011-04-25 22:28:00
My first post on this matter was hereZameldowanie and dreams of riches which was back in 2009 when I dreamt up a crazy idea to make the British banking system even more fragile than it was using my shiny new Polish passport. I still don't have the pa
Living in Poland Tips: 1 - Finding a house
Published on 2011-04-23 02:19:00
Not long ago I added my email address to this blog so people could make contact and apart from the friendly 'hellos' (which I always enjoy) a few people have been asking more general questions about living in Poland.Therefore, Welcome to my new serie
Manna - Great Polish film
Published on 2011-04-18 15:40:00
Finally I have found a Polish film (aside from Katyn) that I can enjoyably watch from start to finish. It runs in a similar vein to The Hangover (Kac Vegas in Polish) - or at least I think it does.The idea is simple. Two guys find themselves hungover
Egypt - Post revolution
Published on 2011-04-18 02:36:00
The Immam let us have a good look round despite being underdressed and 50% femaleTo begin with, if you want to read a good blog post about expat Englishmen in Egypt,EDIM already beat me to it here: Snow to SandFor me, going to Egypt was a chance to h
1 day in Warsaw - My tour
Published on 2011-04-17 07:21:00
Prior to flying out to Egypt, I had the chance to spend 1 day walking around Warsaw, the often underrated capital city of my beloved Polska. So this post is for anybody who is new to Warsaw or finds themselves unexpectedly in said city with a few hou
English teachers are sexy and the Falklands are British :)
Published on 2011-04-03 01:14:00
Sorry for the politics on a Sunday morning, a few meagre hours before I fly into the desert but I spent a large proportion of last night arguing with some Argentinians about the sovereignty of the Falklands.It all came about from a comment from the (
Przygoda, Przygoda, każdej chwili szkoda a.k.a Hiatus!
Published on 2011-03-30 00:30:00
Righty, I'm going to be taking a break from blogging for a few weeks because I'm disappearing an a small adventure. First stop will be Egypt and then west... or maybe east... haven't quite decided yet and a lot depends on what is available to me when
Teaching part time conversation
Published on 2011-03-29 14:27:00
Here's the deal. Over the past few months I have been teaching a few conversation classes at a higher education institute.So what? I hear you say... Well, these conversation classes last 90 minutes, only run every two weeks and the class size is
Book Review: ETX Guide to English Teaching Abroad
Published on 2011-03-21 04:09:00
Well, It's here.A seminal book based on arguably the most informative and witty TEFL website ETX.So the book is important to me because the ETX blog and website were the most substantial and honest resources I used to give me the low down on Tefling
Monday morning things...
Published on 2011-03-21 01:30:00
Here's a list of interesting or semi-interesting things I'm mulling over at this monday morning...1. It's finally here, and about time to,English Teacher X- Guide to Teaching English abroadI'll review it as soon as I get my hands on a copy, but it's
Dog bites Man!
Published on 2011-03-20 05:18:00
Graphic re-creation of orginal wound...In my part of Poland, if you live out in one of the small villages, at some point you'll be thinking about the relative hordes of wild dogs (dziki pies) out in the abyss of farmland, fields and mildly mountainou
Happy Commonwealth Day!
Published on 2011-03-14 12:06:00
Even though the last time I posted I was talking about my Polish 'patriotism', I'm also a Brit which means I'm happily going to drink a few beers tonight in my own quiet observance of 'Commonwealth Day'. Perfect excuse ;) - The happy, alcohol fuelled
Artsy
Published on 2011-03-12 09:41:00
I've thought about 'Art', twice this week which makes the past 7 days the most artistic of my life. The first musings go with thanks to the much anticipated work of 'Elzbieta Wysakowska-Walters', as featured on TLW. The second is down to a pair of li
Going Ruskie.
Published on 2011-03-10 11:15:00
Just a small post today about a random situation I experienced no longer than an hour ago.I walked into the payments office of my 'teaching institution' and saw an old lady I had previously never seen. Normally I avoid talking to old people, even if
Olimp
Published on 2011-03-07 00:39:00
Olimp (Picture thieved from Google)This time last year, I often had a string of lessons close to Ul.Legnicka on the western side of Wrocław. Many hours for many days a week I spent time walking around this relatively uneventful part of Wrocław. It
Strategic analysis of beer money income efficiency.
Published on 2011-02-28 08:01:00
High school Economics, those were the days :)One import ant lesson I have learnt over the last semester is that efficiency is king.Let me explain: September came and I jumped upon every job opportunity. Leaving me with teaching hours at two language
The validity of blogging
Published on 2011-02-24 02:54:00
Earlier this week, I was sat having a conversation with other language teachers. All four of us where from different countries and not all of us were English teachers. What amazed me was how different our perceptions of Poland and other countries wer
Evolving English
Published on 2011-02-20 07:05:00
Just a quick one today, I've literally only found 1 minute to sit at the computer all day so I'm going to highlight one comment post from 'Philip Morton' which may have gone un-noticed.Phil is a long time reader of this blog, he has literally been he
Immigration and Poland
Published on 2011-02-18 17:03:00
This is a familiar situation to me, I’m having a quick bite to eat before my lessons in a cheap restaurant close to the university. This restaurant has nine tables and I take the last free one and begin to eat. Immediately I begin to notice on
VD!
Published on 2011-02-17 00:17:00
I should be preparing interesting lessons focused on 'Music' for my proficiency classes in this extra time I have this morning but instead I'm doing anything but... oh well, I always say the best lessons are those which are slightly under prepared.Mo
VD!
Published on 2011-02-17 00:17:00
I should be preparing interesting lessons focused on 'Music' for my proficiency classes in this extra time I have this morning but instead I'm doing anything but... oh well, I always say the best lessons are those which are slightly under prepared.
Calling all English Teachers and Expats!
Published on 2011-02-11 10:52:00
I'm slightly left, slightly liberal I'm interesting in collecting the 'ideologies' of fellow English teachers and expats in general. I've taken this online quiz Political Compass If any of the readers here take the test, let me know your results an
Calling all English Teachers and Expats!
Published on 2011-02-11 10:52:00
I'm slightly left, slightly liberalI'm interesting in collecting the 'ideologies' of fellow English teachers and expats in general. I've taken this online quizPolitical CompassIf any of the readers here take the test, let me know your results and I'l
On not being original
Published on 2011-02-10 03:39:00
We;ve been doing it for years... On the news of a new Canadian In my extremely small village. I’ve been feeling a little sad. When I left Britain for Poland, I genuinely felt like a pioneer. I was walking i
On not being original
Published on 2011-02-10 03:39:00
We;ve been doing it for years... On the news of a new Canadian In my extremely small village. I’ve been feeling a little sad. When I left Britain for Poland, I genuinely felt like a pioneer. I was walking in re
Sexy ladies in Wrocław!
Published on 2011-02-07 11:58:00
Portret brodatej Heleny Antonii z Liège, dwórki królowej Konstancji Austriaczki. Yeah, I hope people who link through to this post from Google and are looking for sexy ladies have a little bit of a surprise ;) This lovely lady is the focus
Sexy ladies in Wrocław!
Published on 2011-02-07 11:58:00
Portret brodatej Heleny Antonii z Liège, dwórki królowej Konstancji Austriaczki.Yeah, I hope people who link through to this post from Google and are looking for sexy ladies have a little bit of a surprise ;)This lovely lady is the focus of m
First attempt at mobile blogging
Published on 2011-02-04 13:39:00
Well, It's 8:30pm on a Friday night, I've just finished teaching or more accurately examining students and I'm trying my hand at mobile blogging. why? Mainly because the internet connection to my house has disappeared from the face of the earth with
First attempt at mobile blogging
Published on 2011-02-04 13:39:00
Well, It's 8:30pm on a Friday night, I've just finished teaching ormore accurately examining students and I'm trying my hand at mobileblogging.why? Mainly because the internet connection to my house hasdisappeared from the face of the ear
Communist Poland
Published on 2011-01-31 20:00:00
c theartposter.com Here's the thing. I get that communism was bad etc, etc, itd... But from my personal experience the inhabitants of Poland share polar opposite views on the subject. If you go into a city and ask the question most people say 'Boo C
Communist Poland
Published on 2011-01-31 20:00:00
ctheartposter.comHere's the thing. I get that communism was bad etc, etc, itd...But from my personal experience the inhabitants of Poland share polar opposite views on the subject. If you go into a city and ask the question most people say 'Boo Commu
The good things, The bad things
Published on 2011-01-30 12:00:00
Somebody last week told me that, generally, people use social networks to boast about the good things in their life. Anybody who has used Nasza Klasa will see this and maybe it's also true to some extent on Facebook. I just hope that I'm not guilty o
The good things, The bad things
Published on 2011-01-30 12:00:00
Somebody last week told me that, generally, people use social networks to boast about the good things in their life. Anybody who has used Nasza Klasa will see this and maybe it's also true to some extent on Facebook. I just hope that I'm not guilty o
Yay for the weekend
Published on 2011-01-29 05:30:00
pity there is no A1 exam :( I'm glad the weekend is here, slotting in my Polish lessons last week, plus the heavy revising of various Polish grammars has left me in desperate need of a break. The Polish lessons have gone quite well however and at th
Yay for the weekend
Published on 2011-01-29 05:30:00
pity there is no A1 exam :(I'm glad the weekend is here, slotting in my Polish lessons last week, plus the heavy revising of various Polish grammars has left me in desperate need of a break.The Polish lessons have gone quite well however and at the m
Stop Press!
Published on 2011-01-24 09:13:00
Aloha! and attention all Polish speakers... I've returned home from work at 3pm which is practically a half day and I'm feeling super generous so as a favour to Jeremy the writer of 'The Lodz Wonderer', could all the Polish readers take 5 minutes to
Stop Press!
Published on 2011-01-24 09:13:00
Aloha! and attention all Polish speakers...I've returned home from work at 3pm which is practically a half day and I'm feeling super generous so as a favour to Jeremy the writer of 'The Lodz Wonderer', could all the Polish readers take 5 minutes to c
Polish writing...
Published on 2011-01-21 02:59:00
I thought I'd share with you some Polish I wrote to flex my linguistic muscles this week. The corrections are in red :) Często, Idę Chodzę do sklepu. Dlaczego? ponieważ jestem bardzo zajęty i bo jest wygodny wygodnie robić zakupy przed i po pr
Polish writing...
Published on 2011-01-21 02:59:00
I thought I'd share with you some Polish I wrote to flex my linguistic muscles this week. The corrections are in red :)Często, Idę Chodzę do sklepu. Dlaczego? ponieważ jestem bardzo zajęty i bo jest wygodny wygodnie robić zakupy przed i po prac
Taking a jump... into formal Polish lessons.
Published on 2011-01-21 02:35:00
You might remember me telling you about the Polish textbook series, Hurra!. I've finished the first book (A1) level quite easily and I've been working my way through the second book. My primary teacher all this time has been my wife (and she's done a
Friday Night - Dubstep (It's better than Hip Hop)
Published on 2011-01-14 17:34:00
As a kid and teen I loved my heavy metal music. Maiden and 'Talica ruled my life, so much in fact that I was secretary of a large University heavy metal society (although you wouldn't believe me to look at it).But as I've got older my music tastes ha
Why do teachers drink?
Published on 2011-01-14 05:26:00
The result of the last poll on this blog showed that 85% of teachers consider it ok to have a quick alcoholic beverage before lessons. 54% of people said it was ok to go into lessons as a raging drunk. These statistics are nothing new to me. When I t
Kapitan Kloss
Published on 2011-01-11 08:02:00
After returning from England I've found it difficult to get back into speaking my basic Polish. New things don't seem to stay in my head and with the bureaucracy at work causing me a great deal of iritation - I've been searching for things to both re
Rogers Cole Wilson + Polish weather
Published on 2011-01-08 15:03:00
The link below is to something which is 'trending' to Polish Youtube viewers...I'm not going to make any opinion on it (I don't know how to in a PC way!)Just check it out for yourself if you have no idea what I'm talking about....An interesting Youtu
Politics in the classroom
Published on 2011-01-07 17:24:00
Quite often when I’m out for a Beer with other English teachers of various nationalities we’ll always end up having a good old argument about Politics. Was America too late entering the second WW, Should the Queen be Canada’s head of state, whi
My look at the best Teflers from the olden days
Published on 2011-01-06 06:30:00
Geldof - TIT: Typical Irratating TeflerMaximillian Berlitz: The name speaks for itself here. Max got his first break when he took over a school after the original owner disappeared with all the tuition fees (sounds like a Tefler!), Max put the busine
Wilno? no Suwalki!
Published on 2011-01-05 15:28:00
Me and my wife had decided many months ago to visit Wilno over New Year. No particular reason why other than I've never been to Lithuania and Wilno used to be a Polish city, in fact some of my wife's relatives originated from that place so we feel so
Peep Show!
Published on 2011-01-02 15:02:00
Before I write up the small Polish based adventure I’ve had this weekend, and due to the lack of time I have this Sunday night, here’s a quick post about…‘Why I love Peep Show’1. I make decisions based upon whether characters from Peep Show