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Lockdown! A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Corona Pandemic

by Runaway Britupdated on 1 Comment on Lockdown! A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Corona Pandemic

It’s been 26 days since my world shut down. It’s been far longer for others. 

It began slowly. Back, in January, news of an unknown virus in China reached us here in Europe. I barely took any notice – SARS, …

Asia Literature School Teaching Vietnam Working Overseas

The Life of an International School Teacher

by Runaway Britupdated on 11 Comments on The Life of an International School Teacher

7 months ago I wrote the post ‘Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!’ because I was taking a break from teaching in order to travel. Now I reflect on the profession that I have temporarily left behind.

I became an International School …

Asia School Teaching Travelling Vietnam Working Overseas

Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!

by Runaway Britupdated on 5 Comments on Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!

Four years ago I was in an auditorium in Vietnam alongside my teaching colleagues and we were listening to a lecture that only served to strengthen my already iron-clad resolve to travel. I don’t think that this was the point …

Childhood Memories Life in Sweden School Swedish Climate

Snow Days

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Snow Days

Anybody who has attended or worked in a school in the UK will know how exciting it is when the winter brings the first snow, not so much because we love snow but because of the prospect of a Snow …

Food and Drink Life in Sweden School

Fika Fridays – Swedish Cake Break!

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Anybody who knows me will know that Fridays are my favourite day of the week. I love Fridays. Not because the weekend begins or even that I only work for 2 hours, but because Friday is cake day or as …

Music School Vietnam Working Overseas

Don’t Stop BIS-lieving!

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Don’t Stop BIS-lieving!

This is my tribute to my friends at BIS, the school I worked in during my time in Vietnam.  It’s good to remember the fun times 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NULMiA9z8U…

Childhood Memories History Life in Sweden School United Kingdom

Lest We Forget – Remembering The Fallen

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Lest We Forget – Remembering The Fallen

“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

Today is Remembrance Day: a day which many countries have adopted as a day to reflect …

Childhood Memories Friends and Family School

Fancy Dress Friday

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Fancy Dress Friday

Yesterday was the last day of an incredibly long half-term and what better way to celebrate than with a fancy dress day at school? The first time I used the phrase ‘fancy dress’ with Nicklas he thought I wanted to …

Life in Sweden School

Back to School

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The phrase that every teacher (and student) dreads the most is: Back to School. Probably because these 3 words are usually splashed across every shop window and inside every supermarket aisle about 2 days after the Summer Holiday – …

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