What a crazy week!

Hello, dear students!

Firstly (and most importantly), happy weekend! I hope you are all enjoying your free time and making the most of the nice weather!

Down to business:  This week was a crazy week for me, but I have some exciting news!
While I have been lacking in posts for you all this week, I'll be making up for that in some interesting ways.

I'm beginning a series of idiom posts on the blog, set to launch next Monday!  Idioms are great (and usually interesting) to learn, because they don't always translate perfectly, but they illustrate interesting ideas.  Using idioms makes your English sound more fluent, and understanding idioms correctly is essential to understanding English conversations, movies, and songs.  I'll be doing a few series based in different topics to give you all a variety of different idioms to practice using.

Additionally, I want to announce that I've gotten my hands on some really great resource books.  For those of us that do conversation class, this isn't particularly relevant, but if you are looking for more homework activities, let me know because I've got a new set of resources that we can use!

I'd like to add that if you are thinking about taking the TOEFL, speak to me ASAP.  Here is a link of the test dates for May-July.  There are quite a few to choose from, so if you're thinking of taking the TOEFL (especially for your first of two or more attempts), let me know and we can get to work!

Finally, I want to announce that I've taken on a few hours at a language institute.  These hours are in the evening and don't affect any of your schedules (unless we have already rearranged our schedules together, and if that's your case, thank you for your flexibility).  I'm excited for this opportunity for several reasons-- it definitely makes my visa situation easier, but on top of that, I'll be a part of a community of other teachers again.  This is important, because teachers that work together share ideas, techniques, and resources.  If anything, I expect to develop into a better teacher by working a few hours per week in an institute.

If you have any good/interesting news, or questions about my good/interesting news, I'd love to hear from you!

Have a great weekend and happy studying!