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A bit of laughter in the classroom

Posted on April 10, 2013 by how_sven / 0 Comment

I can’t seem to motivate myself to write anything about my recent travels. I keep meaning to get to it but I get sidetracked on different things. One of m...

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Falcon Derailleurs

Posted on March 28, 2012 by how_sven / 0 Comment

Before I got into teaching, I worked in a bike shop. It’s usually my job in-between teaching jobs as well. When I get fed up with a place or with the idea...

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From the Vault

Posted on February 29, 2012 by how_sven / 0 Comment

In a class full of 25 unmotivated students who are 18 or 19 years old, when I can’t get anyone to pay attention or do any work, I need to find some way of...

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Amusing myself

Posted on January 12, 2012 by how_sven / 2 Comments

I teach in a private university, so the students come from wealthy, very privileged backgrounds for the most part. They don’t want to be in their English ...

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Disturbance of Sacred Rituals

Posted on September 20, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

“It is getting toward dinner time and people are straggling back to their rooms with that weary, dejected air which comes from earning a living honestly.” Henry...

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Lost in Translation

Posted on May 27, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

It’s odd living in a place where extremely few people speak English. I’ve spent a lot of time in Eastern European countries, but there, many people ...

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Mr. President Visits Kutaisi

Posted on May 15, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

For a few weeks, there had been talk of President Saakashvili coming to Kutaisi for a visit. He was purportedly coming to check on the professional education ce...

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Ironic Punishment

Posted on May 7, 2011 by how_sven / 1 Comment

Monday morning I awoke not feeling the greatest. 24 hours of travel weren’t cured by a few hours of sleeping. Just as a precaution, I sent co-teacher Bibi...

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Tuesday

Posted on April 5, 2011 by how_sven / 1 Comment

It’s turning into a strange week. Woke up Tuesday morning for class. I figured today would be back to normal, I’d teach my lessons with my co-teache...

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Monday Morning

Posted on April 4, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

Over the weekend, the dormitory has filled up. On Sunday about 100 Azerbaijanis moved in. They are here from villages from all over Georgia, and they are here i...

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