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Student Choice Leads to Lifelong Learning
I’ve been teaching for over a decade, and whereas most of these years I made myself as important as possible in the learning process, over the last few years I’ve been working on minimizing the notability of my presence in … Continue reading
A Poem in Paris
I thought I’d write one sentence while I’m here because it is a special place and because i am wondering if perhaps a bit of magic something in the air might find its way in whether by accretion from the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels, Writing, Writing about Writing
Tagged backpacking, book lover, books, bookshop, bookstore, Culture, europe, european travel, Paris, poetry, reading, Shakespeare and company, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travels, writing
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Summer Camp in Corfu, Greece
“You’re looking different! Browner, shirt open – not like a school teacher!” the host beamed. I wasn’t sure what she meant by her last, and I didn’t feel changed as compared to a few days earlier, but she was probably … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged backpacking, beaches, corfu, Culture, europe, Europe Trip, european travel, greece, hostel, hostel culture, meeting new people, pelekas beach, reading, relaxation, Slow Travel, travel, traveling, travelogue, travels, writing
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Back to Paradise (Corfu, Greece)
Back to paradise. My sour attitude about Athens was cured immediately upon my arrival in Corfu, which qualifies fully as a subtropical island paradise, best I can tell. Think mountains-meet-Caribbean. The cicadas are a comforting reminder of a home I once … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged adriatic sea, athens, backpacking, beach, beach vacation, corfu, europe, european summer, european travel, greece, reading, relaxation, Slow Travel, sunrock hostel, traveling, travels, writing
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Oia, Santorini, Kyklades, Greece: A Fine Place to Read a Book.
As I sit on the terrace that welcomed my friends and me to the cave dwelling we call a temporary home here in Oia, Santorini (of the Kyklades islands in the Greek, Aegean Sea), I am noticing that for the … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged aegean, atlantis books, backpacking, beaches, books, booksellers, bookshops, bookstores, city books, good places to sit and to read a book, greece, reading, sea, Slow Travel, sunsets, tourists, Walking, walking tour
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