Things to Know About CELTA Courses
Anyone in the world of ESL teaching has probably heard of the CELTA before. It’s one of the most-listed requirements for many employers when you’re seeking an English language teaching job. My teaching experience up until now was done based…
End of an Era: On Finishing University
This week I had my last ever university exam. I’m not an overly emotional or sentimental person, but this is the end of a pretty important chunk of my life, so I thought I should reflect a little.…
Musically Inspired – Fear of the Future
For the next four months, I will be completing my university degree. Then, from the end of May, for possibly the first time in my life, I have no idea what I’ll be doing. I’m both excited and…
India Day Lecture – Gopal Krishna Gandhi
This week I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a lecture at the university by Gopal Krishna Gandhi. He is best known for being the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, but is also a distinguished scholar and…
7 Things About University
So after three years of university, and now embarking on my fourth and final year, I’d like to think I’ve learned a few things in my time here. As it’s round about the start of the new semester,…
Musically Inspired – Breaking Free of Life’s Expectations
Our society is built around expectations. Expectations as to how we look, how we behave, the type of job we should have, the type of person we should marry, the trajectory our life should take. Often these aren’t…
Thrown Off the Safe, Familiar Pier and Out into the Vast Ocean of the Unknown
(Source) For the last 13 years I’ve known exactly what I’m doing nearly every day. Get up, go to school, come home, do homework, chill out, go to bed. Even the days without school were relatively predictable –…
