Pinoy Teacher's Stories

1   What is Teach-USA?   Teach-USA helps Filipino teachers secure a job in New Mexico, US and nearby states. 2   Can I pay for my evaluation first and then pay for my license after I pass the interview?    Sure.   3 NM Licenses will not be issued without Social Security Number.  What … Read more

Week 41/52 #Weeklies   It is all about choices in the end. See my attire? Jeans, tennis shoes… I was wearing the black shirt though, but it didn’t cut still. I was under-dressed.    That morning I thought, I’ll be walking for 25 minutes from the train station to the training location, it will be … Read more

Week 37/52 #Weeklies I quietly sat in one of the tiny chairs I borrowed from this little boy. I noticed he couldn’t take his eyes off me. I smiled as he approached and blurted, “Are you Chinese?” I almost laughed and said, “No.” He looked at me as if I was kidding as I looked … Read more

Week 35/52 #Weeklies When I was about to teach my next batch of students, my partner teacher in the computer room excitedly told me that she was able to connect with Skype and found this girl from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alright, this was in 2006 when Friendster was still in, when Skype has just … Read more

Week 33/52 #Weeklies Armed with stories from Hollywood movies about American kids, I thought I was ready to aim, shoot, and fire! But I was mistaken, when I was given an opportunity to work here in the US as special education teacher, I found out that most of the “school” stories in the movies were … Read more

Week 32/52 #Weeklies One thing that I love about my job now is that I get to meet a lot of people in the education world. Part of what I do is to visit schools in our state, not for instructional audit, but more for technical assistance.  I get to visit one school at a … Read more

Week 30/52 #Weeklies Call me weird… why? First, I use the quiet train. My co-worker said another acquaintance is looking for me on the train and she can’t find me! I told her I use the quiet train. Another co-worker said so you’re anti-social now. I said no, I just prefer to sleep than listen … Read more

Week 29/52 #Weeklies Family and friends have been asking… when will I go home??? When I left our country, Philippines, in 2007. I was merely enveloped by excitement. New country, a new adventure, new challenges.  Then I started dreaming…  …. to visit Disneyland! It happened… all for free! Check my photos here. … to have my … Read more

Week 28/52 #Weeklies For some reason, I am not fond of drama, especially in relationships. The thing is I know I am not fond of it way before I was even in love relationships! I remember holding on to my belief that if I see “him” I’ll know it is “him”! My heart will tell me … Read more

Week 27/52 #Weeklies I told my boss who was preparing to leave the office, “Safe travels! Don’t sleep!”  The message was for me as just two weeks ago I fell asleep for a second or two and found myself in the sloping grassy median. You’ll find the story here.  My boss replied, “Oh, I won’t … Read more

Week 25/52 #Weeklies Part of my job running two years now is to visit schools in the state of New Mexico, USA. Needless to say, I travel to wherever schools I am assigned to wherever it is in the state.  The best thing about it is I get to see different places, different schools, different … Read more

Week 24/52 #Weeklies I started off 2016 with plans… big plans! After studying master’s degree one subject at a time since 2012, I knew I would eventually graduate… soon! Three months before 2016, my husband and I looked at the possibility of owning a house. We’ve been moving from one apartment/house to another and the … Read more

Week 21/52 #Weeklies I attended a leadership training before and one of the activities allowed us to identify our smokescreens and blinders. I forgot how it was processed but I specifically remembered going in front of the room and told everybody that mine was… I’m OK. Everything’s OK. I know everything is just a mindset, … Read more

Week 20/52 #Weeklies A friend told me his husband doesn’t want to join any religious groups because they do not “walk the talk”. I told her, well, no one’s perfect.  If joining religious groups will lead them closer to God, why not?, right? We are all on our path and journey, and judging religious groups … Read more

Week 18/52 #Weeklies When a so-called “friend” says no to you, what do you do?  Well, I guess it depends on your personality, right? Either you persist some more until you get a yes, or you accept their no, move on and let go. But sometimes, you vent too.  The worst scenario is you vent … Read more

Week 17/52 #Weeklies When I mentioned to Dennis that we will simply order beef kaldereta from an acquaintance and that we will pick it up, our major thought bubble was suddenly about the kaldereta spilling in the car!  I knew he was thinking about it because he suddenly suggested on what to put under to … Read more

Week 14/52 #Weeklies An acquaintance shared about how my other friends were laughing at all the extra activities I do. It seems that deep down; I just attract opportunities and accept them with open arms. Even without prior processing or goal deliberation, I’d just jump and join the bandwagon. But, just like an onion plant, … Read more