• Latest

  • Change
  • E-Portfolio (photos)
  • How did I become Ms. Chiang?

• thoughts

  Africa Busolwe challenges change children culture development education elementary ethics experience experiential learning friendships growth homesick impressions inquiry inspiration learning life life lessons literature music passion practicum primary psychology questions reflection reflections relationships rural life self self discovery settling in students Teacher teacher education teachers teaching thoughts travel UBC Uganda writing

A couple days ago we bumped into an American Peace Corp volunteer shopping at the local supermarket that regularly visit. (Supermarkets in the towns are really just tiny convenience stores stocked up with basic things like sauce, water, school notebooks, and cheap candy. ) We learned that her name was Audrey, and she is staying […]

There is no experience like riding in a taxi bus between rural villages. A taxi bus is a vehicle (looks slightly run down by Canadian standards) that is legally licensed to carry 14 passengers. Every day, taxi busses commute from one taxi park to another, usually situated in bigger cities. During rush hour, they manage […]

7:41 am I woke up and felt calm. I didn’t feel too excited, or apprehensive, or sad, or happy or anything. I just felt at peace with myself. I think this is the feeling of settling into a new environment. My internet worked well enough for me to read emails from my close friends back […]

• Blogroll

  • 16 Sites every educator should know
  • Bloomsight- a personal experience
  • Educational Advancement– teaching Gifted Learners
  • Investigating Learning in Elementary Years
  • Shelley Wright
  • Teaching Blog Addict
  • Technology in Education
  • The 21st Century Teacher
  • The 21st Century Teacher
  • The Polka Dotted Teacher
  • UBC EIESL The Ethics of Intl Engagement and Service Learning
  • UBC Teacher Education- CITE Cohort
  • World Teacher's Day– Learnist Board

• Archives

  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • July 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • December 2010