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*** Telling Tales: First Drinking Party--(the Consequences)

I had a new group of German students when I was teaching in Malta.  This was called a "closed" group, meaning the students all knew each other and came to Malta together.  It was my first day with them.  And that meant the school sponsored a get-together the night before--a free ride to Paceville--the drinking center of Malta.  Some clubs even offered free drinks to lure in newcomers, many of which were new students. Read more →

*** Telling Tales: Tell Them I'm Not Here.

Then my phone rang; I usually turned it off in class, as I asked my students to.  But this time, I thought I should take it. Read more →

*** Telling Tales: Teeth and Tradition

My favorite Russian student and I were talking about what happens when you lose a tooth as a child. I told him the American way of celebrating this rite of passage.  Read more →

*** Telling Tales: Not So Innocent

One time in a group class (we had been together for a good length of time), I asked if anyone had ever stolen anything. Most answers were about minor things like candy or lipstick, maybe a magazine. Then I got an answer that shocked me. There was a very quiet girl from Japan who had hardly spoken the whole time during the class. Read more →