Bits and Pieces

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Oh, I almost forgot about this. It was my 2nd year teaching in a district in New Orleans, this time, I was assigned to an alternative middle school setting, where over-aged students were placed, aka, worst of all! I was the only Filipino teacher in that school, but the presence of able-bodied man, I forgot … Read more

While waiting…

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To those who have followed my journey here in the US, here’s the latest… But, let’s go back to the memory lane first… 2/18/13 It was last July, 2007 when I received a text message from the agency about the work opportunity here in the US. That week, my father and I drove to Manila, … Read more

God is in control!

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All things work together for our good. I was feeling down yesterday, you see, I am able to work here in the US because of the H1b visa, and the end of its validity is nearing. Not being able to see the future is frustrating! So I allowed myself to be engulfed by it. Bad … Read more

All worth it!

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Sometimes, just like today.. I am asking myself if this is all worth it? I mean, coming here in America only meant one thing: for our family to be together. Now, it’s been 5 years. Five years that we haven’t hugged our parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, relatives and friends. We’ve missed all important occasions, events … Read more

Learning Life’s Lessons!

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While reminiscing my teaching experiences, I’ve written this post.…. I heard or read somewhere that life will continue to give us lessons until we learn it.  Two weeks after graduating from college, I was already teaching college students.    I was so idealistic, perfectionist and wouldn’t tolerate students who were cheating, talking while I was … Read more

Loving Work!

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When I started my work as a Special Ed Teacher here in America, it just felt natural. I mean, I was elated to be here, right? So I was just like a sponge, wanting to learn, wanting to do more, wanting to be more. One of the duties that we have to do is to … Read more

Classroom Teacher No More!

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School year 2011-2012 has ended. I remember writing Believing is Seeing, first quarter of the school year.   Believing is Seeing!  I was telling my story of being given yet another pink slip of  Pink Slips , and survived in the end.   Pink Slips I didn’t teach this school year. I had a different … Read more

A Dream Come True!

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Kids on Skype 2007 I kissed my kids goodbye. They were sleeping when I left them… Funny, it happened like five years ago and yet just thinking about not knowing what happened the day they woke up without me by their side, just makes me teary-eyed. Later, I asked Mymy, our eldest, what happened that … Read more

My Vision Board

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Being a visual learner, what helped me and is still helping me remember what I want in my life is through vision boards! Back in Lucena, Philippines prior to the USA opportunity, (and I blogged about it on my other blog My Dailies-entitled Powerful Thoughts) I would really cut out magazines, pictures, photos and words … Read more

Part of the Plan

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  Sharing you with what it felt like to be living without my family by my side, two weeks after the Phils to USA journey. The price I had to pay for wanting my family to be together.       I live one day at a time.   I live by God’s graces, blessings, … Read more

Pictures Pictures!

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By this time, we learned our assignments, we were attending schools, befriended our colleagues, in the process of adjusting to school rules and regulations, the educational system, language and most especially, our students! Unfortunately, I wouldn’t be able to tell stories, as I would have wanted, because of some privacy issues.  The thing was, coming … Read more

First Timers

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I remember, on our very first day in New Orleans, Louisiana, we were looking for sari-sari stores! There’s none!!! Unlike in the Philippines where you see stores on every corner? Here?, none (you miss it, but after some time, you get used to it!) ~  We have no car since we just came. What did we … Read more

"The Land of Milk and Honey!"

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… and then the airplane landed… I didn’t know what to expect!!! “The land of milk and honey!, The land where dreams come true!, The land of abundance! – Here I come!!!” I was just pumped up seeing all sorts of people, hearing different languages and smelling different odors!LOL! Funny, I was one of those … Read more

Airport Blues

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I was so excited! Well, it was actually a mixed feeling!  At that time, I was with Louella (a Special Ed Teacher too)   We checked in our baggage first. No problems.   It was around five o’clock in the morning, still, early so we went outside again to eat some breakfast, took some pictures … Read more

Mabuhay! Welcome!

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Welcome to PINOY TEACHER’S STORIES! Before coming here in the USA in September 2007. I was really very curious! First and foremost, it was my first time to ever leave the Philippines! I didn’t even have an idea as to what “another country” looked like! I was that naive! So, I had too many questions! … Read more