by Dwane | Aug 11, 2016 | Education, Motivation
One of my former students wants to learn French. He asked for my advice. Here it is: Whenever starting a new language, I always start with the free, and excellent DuoLingo. My 14-year-old daughter started tinkering around with their French course while we were in...
by Dwane | Jun 11, 2016 | Education, Motivation, Tip of the Week
For seven years, or so, I spent evenings and Saturdays behind one of these: This outdoor leaf vacuum was part of one of the odd jobs I took. I took on many odd jobs to rescue my family from financial ruin. You see, for years, I had a bad financial habit. I taught in...
by Dwane | Jun 9, 2016 | Motivation
In many ways, I left America to cut myself off from daily unproductive habits. Ran across this quote the other day. Sort of sums up what I have been thinking. “Time in the wild reminds me of how much of what I ordinarily do is mere dithering, how much of what I...
by Dwane | May 23, 2016 | Motivation, The Future, Travel, Van on the Run
I have not written much about our time over here in Greece. There are several reasons for this. First of all, I am still working over here. I still spend 25 to 30 hours a week answering emails. I am also still teaching. And, quite honestly, teaching has...
by Dwane | Apr 18, 2016 | Education, Motivation, Van on the Run
Let me ask a question. Did you take a bunch of tests and quizzes in school? Here is another question. Did those tests and quizzes prepare you for life? I took a bunch of tests and quizzes in school. Over time, I became quite good at taking tests. Then, I graduated....
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2016 | Motivation, Tip of the Week, Travel, Van on the Run
This may take a minute, but hang in there with me. I am going to try to make this one worthwhile. As you probably know, I moved my family to a Greek island about a month ago. I have wanted to reach fluency in Greek for some time now. It just was not happening in...
