If you’ve walked through the halls of 184 Eldridge, you’ve probably met Alice. Today we’re celebrating 50 years of her incredible service to our organization – and for that we say thanks from all of US!
Category: Staff Spotlight
Staff Spotlight: Leanne
Our beloved office assistant Leanne already answered most of your questions, but Laptop #3 sat down to talk with her to ask her some more questions. Watch the interview below, then take the quiz to test your understanding:
Staff Spotlight: Leanne
Staff Spotlight returns! This time we’re going to talk to Program Assistant Leanne. Maybe you’ve talked to her before. She’s the very nice, helpful person who works full-time in the office during the daytime.
As always, before we talk to her, we need your questions. Think of some good questions to ask Leanne and leave them in the comments section. Click here to leave a question for Leanne.
Staff Spotlight: Mary Staub
This month we asked you to submit questions to E4 teacher, Mary Staub. Watch and listen as Mary’s class asks her some of your questions. Listen closely and afterward take the quiz to test your listening and understanding.
Staff Spotlight!
It’s Staff Spotlight time! This week we will be interviewing Mary Staub. Mary has taught both Weekend and Evening Classes and now teaches our highest level Evening Class, E4.
This is your chance to ask Mary some questions about herself, her advice on learning English, her students or whatever you’d like. Ask your questions in the Comment Section and we will interview Mary next week…
Korea and My Life
This post is by Class 2C and 2D Teacher Rob. Take a look at the photos, read what he wrote, then take a quiz to test your understanding.
Hi, everyone. After I finished college in 2005, I moved to Seoul, Korea. I lived there for one year and taught English to elementary school children. I moved back to America in 2006 when I was 23 years old. I really loved Korea; it was an exciting country with very delicious food and a fun night life. I learned to speak Korean and I had many Korean friends. My favorite food is called Dalk Do Ri Tang 닭도리탕 . It’s a spicy chicken stew.
In 2008 I missed Korea, so I went back and taught at a middle school in Seoul. It was my second time living in Seoul, and I had even more fun! My Korean improved and I made a lot of money and traveled a lot. I worked at a middle school in a rich neighborhood, where the children could speak English as well as American people. It was a very fun and easy job. I moved back in 2010 when I was 28. The second trip was better than the first. During my time in Korea I visited many countries in Asia: Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. I liked Cambodia the best.
I met a Korean girl named Seolhee at an art party a few months before I moved back to America. We didn’t keep in touch and I forgot about her. Then one day I got an email from her; she said she was coming to America to study at a language school in New York. I didn’t care, but I decided to give her my phone number, and thought maybe I would show her around one time. She called me and we met. About 20 months later we got married. Pretty funny story, right?
My time in Korea was amazing, but now it’s time for me to settle down and not spend money or have any fun of any kind. But that’s life, I guess. Enjoy your twenties and do everything you can because once you get married it’s over! Now I’m 30. I became an old man, but I’m a happy old man.