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Up the Revolution
Posted on 5:15pm Thursday 28th January 2010
I have been managing to get out and about a lot lately. Even when the snow was deep and crisp and even.
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Floats like a butterfly, stings like a kangaroo
Posted on 4:09pm Thursday 3rd December 2009
English is a funny old thing. So many people purport to be able to teach it and speak it but when it comes down to it, we find it’s a never ending curve Take the other day. I was sitting in the office, I’d kicked my shoes off and was sipping something frothy. Yes, it was going to be a good day. When, out of the blue a Korean student leader comes flying in.
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Mashed strawberries and Vicks nasal sticks
Posted on 3:20pm Thursday 5th November 2009
Culture clashes come in all shapes and sizes. One of the most imposing was a woman who stood 6ft 4in her stocking feet. Sadly, the last time she was here she was unwell. So she took to the host family’s sofa with a couple of Vicks nasal sticks hanging from, well, her nostrils.
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When breaking the rules is best for business
Posted on 11:20am Monday 2nd November 2009
To have a successful business you have to, on occasions, break the rules.
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Lost in translation
Posted on 4:46pm Monday 26th October 2009
Let me start by introducing myself. I started the English Language Homestays language school seven years ago.
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Telling porkies
Posted on 4:56pm Monday 26th October 2009
Are diets a bit of an emotional minefield? When the words special diet float before my eyes on a student application form, I come out in a cold sweat.
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