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helen7643
May 30, 20247 min read
Dog days are almost here
There is something so magical that happens between June 20 and September 22. Albeit cliché giving weight to the Instagram captions noting...
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helen7643
Apr 13, 20227 min read
Tales from the lunch room
As it turns out, substitute teaching responsibilities extend far beyond the classroom. Sometimes you have to drop off kids at the art...
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helen7643
Mar 24, 202211 min read
Temporary job #317: substitute teacher
When I'm asked that infamous question "what do you want to do with your life?" I find myself scrambling for an answer. One that mutates...
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helen7643
Jan 13, 20229 min read
Saint Christopher protect us
As I've mentioned in passing before, I'm not one for extreme religious beliefs. In earnest, I'm not even one for slight religious...
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helen7643
Dec 16, 20212 min read
Pasteis de nata
Sweet, sweet Portuguese egg tarts... where do I start? If you couldn't immediately guess the correlation between the title of this blog...
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helen7643
Dec 10, 20214 min read
Flamenco a La Carboneria
As Olivia and I wandered down the narrow alleyway towards La Carboneria, euros jingling in one pocket, hand stuffed in the other to...
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