4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button


Book Reviews

Pouring over my shelves and piles of books, I found this little tale hidden between two big monster size books I haven’t read yet.  Actually I had totally forgotten about it.  I bought it a while back at a book sale in Paris for 1€.  I love a good book deal.  I enjoyed reading F. […]

January 23, 2012

3. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet


Book Club, Book Reviews

As I was reading this novel I realized how little I had learned about Japanese Americans being confined in “internment” camps.  I do remember that it was mentioned but certainly not dwelled upon. This is a love story between Henry Lee, Chinese American and Keiko Okabe, Japanese American set in 1942, with a shift between […]

January 15, 2012

2. The Science of Black Hair


Book Reviews

Two years today I did a leap and big chopped* after transitioning* for four months to become natural.  I hadn’t seen my natural hair for more than 30 years.  I didn’t even know what my natural hair texture would be like.  The only thing I had to go on were many pictures of me with […]

January 7, 2012

Enriching EFL Teaching in 2012


Teacher in Progress

It’s 2012 and we’re all back to teaching full-time.  This is the chance for us all to do our teaching in an even more efficient way.  Some expert teachers with many years behind them would say try teaching differently.  For example, if you teach with a book teach without one.  If you always make lesson […]

January 4, 2012

1. Annie John


Book Reviews

Yesterday I spent a pleasurable day reading Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid.  Wonderful quick read, only about 148 pages and beautifully written!  This book was recommended to me by a friend who told me to start with Annie John but that she prefered other titles by Kincaid instead.  I also have Lucy on the TBR […]

January 3, 2012

A New Year…


Bookish Stuff

Well here we are again shutting the door on the old and opening up to the new today the first day of  2012.  Announcements of how bad the economy will be, rising taxes, price hikes, it’s all gloom and doom.  I’m sure this year will surely offer plenty of occasions for growth, discovery, friendship, prosperity […]

January 1, 2012