On Tuesday, July 31, I met the children and staff of the English Explorers language learners program of Gorod Detstva (City of Childhood Child Development Center). Originally, I was to teach at their summer...
English Explorers summer school ended Wednesday, June 21st. On that day we had a field trip to a nature area west of Chita and along the Ingoda River called Sukhotino. We were accompanied by...
Time is flying! We are already in the last week of the three week session at City of Children’s summer English school. I found my niche as Loud Repetition Master. As a group and...
Yesterday we had a fantastic day at the Rope Park 20-25 km outside of Chita in the mountains. The day was brisk and we were outside from 10:30 until 4pm. I’m blaming that for...
Hello from Chita, or more accurately, the KSK district about 12 km from the city center. I’ve taught several days now in the 3-week summer English program of the “City of Children” Child Development...
I had never been a counselor at a summer camp, and I often felt I missed out on something special. When an opportunity came up to work at a camp, an inner voice told...
After a few hiccups, and a lengthy visa process I have finally made it to Chita! It is gorgeous here, like Minnesota in the spring. I could see the dense evergreen forests as I...
Two more from the Midwest will go to Chita to teach English this summer. Joining Marie Nicholas in Chita this summer, JOHN CRUST of Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canadian and US citizen) and JANET STEWART of...