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Hurricane Season

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

We saw a very light hurricane season in 2006…a welcome respite after Katrina, Stan, and Wilma brought havoc to New Orleans, Cancun, and Chiapas.

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However, hurricane forecasters are predicting a very active 2007 season, with warmer than normal Atlantic and Caribbean waters contributing to an estimated 17 named storms.

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Hope

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Not related to TEFL in any way, but I thought I’d repost and share this CNN story

Incredible Shrinking Couple Loses 580 PoundsĀ 

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(CNN) — When Maggie Sorrells looks at her husband, Andy, she doesn’t see the man she married. In fact, most days, she doesn’t even recognize herself.

Before the Franklin, Tennessee, couple met online, both had endured lifelong struggles with weight and emotional overeating. Together, they had a combined weight of nearly 1,000 pounds.

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TEFL Teacher Gathering Mexico City, August 2007

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
As announced on Dave's ESL Cafe, the next TEFLer get together in the big city will be in August of this year.
Sunday, August 19th, 3 PM in Coyoacan...there's a place with ... [Continue reading this entry]

TEFL Teacher Get Together

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
It's been some months, so it was time to host another outing for the foreign teachers working in Mexico City. This time 'round, we chose the Franz Mayer Museum in the Historic Center of Mexico City. [Continue reading this entry]

TEFL Inspired Haiku

Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Haiku Bear with me...I sometimes think I can write, and lately, Haiku has captured my interest. Here are some of my own scrawlings, based not so much on teaching abroad, but more of life in ... [Continue reading this entry]