It's traditional, if you've had a job for a while at least, to get a leaving party when you depart. One of the big bonuses of my form of employment is that I effectively have a half dozen jobs. And a half dozen leaving parties. I'm not going to grumble, not for a minute. A … Continue reading A Chocolate Goodbye
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TEFLers Guide Mexico City
All finished. I made a number of adjustments to the final edition, including a better front cover (without any copyright issues this time), a table of contents, a heavily revised intro, a few extra posts, a couple more 'useful links' in the back and some photos. It's been a fun project. And I'm happy with … Continue reading TEFLers Guide Mexico City
Septic Tanks
The most oft asked question for a Brit teaching English in Mexico City is....what's the difference between British English and American English? The answer I give depends largely on my mood at that moment. Perhaps I'm feeling like a smug, superior little Englander, in which case I'll tell them that the difference is we Brits … Continue reading Septic Tanks
The Three Ps and Visas
Mexican bureaucracy is such that most people do their utmost to avoid it. But in recent years the government has been opening out and listening to the people. That's not to say they'll do anything about the various issues that are raised. But at least they're listening. Two of the recent 'public consultations' were to … Continue reading The Three Ps and Visas
The TEFLers Guide
It started as a bit of fun, this self publishing thing. And it is rather a lot of fun. Since my first post on the A to Z TEFLing Guide to Mexico City, I've thought about the project more and learned a fair few things. Which I will put to good use in publishing the … Continue reading The TEFLers Guide
TEFLing in Mexico City
Self publishing has become pretty popular, but the mainstream publishing tools have really only gone so far as to make it possible for the average person to produce a handful of rather expensive books that are sold on low traffic market places. I'm thinking of outfits like Blurb and Photobox. But then I came across … Continue reading TEFLing in Mexico City
The Great English Fraud
American English and British English are similar enough for there to be no complications for a non native speaker to travel between the two countries. But they are different enough to spark the occasional debate, to cause a little confusion and even to bring about the odd heated argument. The differences are, however, more complex … Continue reading The Great English Fraud
The Mexile 