Advice for the New-to-International-School Parent:
Well it is that time of year again. Our students and families are enjoying their last days of summer while we teachers are frantically lesson planning, cleaning out rooms, and […]
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Kathleen R
I currently teach Humanities and Language A English to 6-11th graders at an international school in Germany. I hold a Masters in Educational Technology. In my free time I frolic about the landscape with my Germerican Husband and daughter.
La Mexicana Super Market – South of the Border in South Wenatchee
The most frequent conversation around the expat lunch table is usually about the food items that we miss from home. Although most expats will agree that the longer you live […]
There Is Nothing Sleepy About The Drowsy Chaperone
I love music theatre. I have spent many hours watching musicals and many hours practicing and performing in musicals. When I was in the 4th grade I was cast as […]
Schrebergärten: The Little Shangri-La in the City
A Few Years Back: I was traveling from downtown Berlin to the Wannsee with a group of teachers from Washington State. I was enjoying the views of city life from […]
Germany vs. the USA: Flag Waving and Patriotism
All across Germany the Schwartz, Rot, and Gold waves proudly. Apartment balconies are dripping with flags. Cars are gift wrapped in mini-flags, magnets, and mirror socks. And at Ikea this […]
The Evolution of Online Learning
This summer I enrolled in a series of classes on Teaching in Online Learning Environments through the Global Online Academy. As with anything digital, change happens at lightning speed in […]
The Fourth and the Viertefinale
Although this day was not a day where I needed to choose between loyalties, the home team vs. the home of my birth, I did feel a bit like a […]
I Survived Driving on the Autobahn!
Well, I did it. I had no other choice. I did have another choice (ubahn), but I thought to myself “If you back down now, you may never get out […]
My Divided Loyalty: USA v. Deutschland
It is at times like these that I question my identity. Am I an American? Am I becoming German? Or am I something in between? And on Thursday night my […]
I’m a Sucker for Tradition
I’m a sucker for tradition. Maybe that is why I’m a history teacher. There is comfort in doing things a certain way on certain days year after year after year. […]
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