Yet again, I start a blog with apologies for how long it has been… I’m beginning to sense a pattern here!! The truth is, as always, I’m lazy, I never have enough time to do anything, and I don’t think I’ve been doing anything of note. But then I do realise that what to me is “nothing of note” may actually interest some people. So what I’ve decided to do with this blog is share with you some of the things which make up my daily life over here. Since I last wrote, things have just been carrying on as normal. We’ve got one more month left until the winter holidays, and it will be nice to have a break. I haven’t really taken advantage of any of the long weekends we’ve had so far this ... read more

Now, I'm well aware that I've been extremely lame at writing here ever since I settled in Shan Ishidro. The truth of the matter is a) I'm lazy b) I never seem to have time... and that's it really. To be fair, if there wasn't a huge rain-storm going on outside, leaving me stranded in this tiny shopping mall that happens to have an internet cafe, I probably wouldn't even be writing this now. It's now January, and I've been travelling round the NE of Argentina for the last 10 days or so. But this blog is going to be about what I did towards the end of last year, and then I'll write about this trip once I'm home and dry. So... what have I done since last November? Well, school is done and dusted ... read more

Well.... it's been a while since I actually sat down in front of a computer and wrote anything... so I guess it's time I filled everyone in on what's been going on over here in the land of corned-beef. Interestingly enough, I haven't actually had any corned beef since I arrived here... Since my last blog, my time has been taken up with teaching... or trying to teach. I started mid way through the school year, which, whilst being an opportune time to find employment, also creates some problems. Mainly in that the students have had since March to get used to one teacher, and are now faced with someone totally different. This is especially important for lower level students. I teach at International House, in San Isidro, which is an international organisation. In the school, ... read more

...for a while!! Bueno, aqui estoy... or maybe I should say aca estoy! I've been in Buenos Aires for just over a week now, and it's fair to say I've fallen head over heels for the place... it didn't really take long! But let's starts at the beginning shall we? Beware tho, this may turn out to be a long one, so make sure you're sitting comfortably!! I left LA on Monday 14th July, and was flying with LAN, a Chilean airline, which apparently is the best in South America, and I would back this statement. I only have one bad thing to say about them, and that is they let me down on the size of the plane. I already knew what seat I was sitting in, as that had been allocated way back when ... read more

...in San Francisco So following on from my previous blog, I left Vegas to fly to San Francisco. I was flying with Virgin America, a fairly new domestic carrier. From the moment I got on board I was impressed. Having never flown with Virgin before I don't know if this is the norm or not, but they employed mood lighting throughout. This was some kind of purple light, which made the cabin look almost comfortable. All the window blinds were also closed, in an attempt to keep some of the heat out (it was 105 farenheit outside, at 10.30am). Apparently the in-flight entertainment is supposed to be really good - the same kind of facilities you have on long-haul flights. I say apparently as I was flying on what is commonly referred to as the Dark ... read more