Hey everyone, The hard-working and occasionally-handsome Mr Daniel was recently interviewed in The Local, an online newspaper here in Spain. You can check out the interview here: Daniel
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The lonely troll
I’ve been blogging for about 5 years at this point, and in all that time, I’ve received mostly positive, intelligent comments. I’m really happy about that, in fact,
Obscene conversations with my English students
Spaniards often have little concept of political correctness or puritanical politeness, and they’re accustomed to using all sorts of colorful expressions wherever they go. Even in English class.
Dreaming in Spanglish
Last night I dreamed that my normal students had turned into characters from The Wire. Marlo Stanfield was there in person, but the rest were sort of versions
The Sexiest English Teachers in Spain Throw Down in this EFL Celebrity Deathmatch
It’s a debate that’s lighting up online forums all over Iberia. No, it’s not the referendum for Catalonian independence (although I guess that’s important, too). And no, it’s not
Top 6 Reasons Why You Should Give Me Money
Teaching English is, of course, a seasonal enterprise. It’s like clockwork: in early January, everybody in Spain decides that this will be the year. The year they finally
Breaking: The Huffington Post is Lame
Oh man, has my facebook page been abuzz of late with some lameness from our friends at the Huffpo! And it’s not even the usual liberal whining they’re famous
Big Publishing, Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (Part 2)
Big publishing is on the way out. Or at least I hope so. Here’s something I see in English language teaching all the time… It’s one of the
Translating DOS-Speak: What your director of studies is really saying
Wanna know what your Director of Studies really means when he talks? You’re in the right place. So here goes… I guess you’re teaching English in Spain –
The Effective Abolition of the Germanic Lexicon
It is endlessly amusing, to me, how worked up perfectly sane people will get over certain monosyllables. Why should a certain combination of sounds be considered offensive? The
