Before moving to Spain to be an Auxiliar de Conversación, it’s hard to imagine what life will look like in the classroom. What will the job entail? What will your relationship be with the students? And the teacher? What will the day-to-day look like? Will you be planning lessons? There are so many questions and […]
Hello, hello! I have been thinking about starting a new series for A Spoonful of TLC, and since many of my readers are current or future auxiliares de conversación (language and culture assistants here in Madrid), then I thought I would do a short summer series all about that. For today’s topic, I am going […]
One thing I always get asked when people are signing up for VIPKID are “what are the pros and cons for working on Vipkid?”. While I am 100% in the camp that the PROS completely outweigh the cons, there are definitely some things to consider when taking this job (especially if you plan for it […]
I have officially been working from home and teaching for VipKid for 100 days! If you don’t know what that is, it’s a company based in China that connects Chinese students with American teachers to learn English through their online portal.image source I work from home, which allows me to bring in an extra $400-$1000 […]
Hi! I thought I would show you what my day looked like yesterday (Tuesday), which is quite standard on the auxiliar and teaching front. 7:55 // My alarm goes off, so I hop out of bed and snooze for another 9 minutes of sleep. 8:04 // I get up for real because I am supposed […]
Ooooof, this month was a scary one in terms of spending. The good news is that most of it was on current and future travel plans. The bad news is that I still spent a *#$@ ton of money. But somehow my bank account isn’t completely empty, so let’s go with that. For memory’s sake, […]
In no particular order, these are all some great games that I routinely “pull out of my bag’ when there is, um, like 25 extra minutes of class and I have nothing else to do. They’re simple, fun, and easy to adapt to all levels! [Click each title to see how to play the games] […]
I don’t do these types of posts very often, but they are, without a doubt, one of my favorites to go back and read. Your days might feel very ordinary, but they change and evolve over time- everything from what you do, to who you know, what you eat, what you wear, etc., will change. […]
Last year, I spent a lot of time just randomly doing Google searches to find materials for my private lessons-basically, where to find good resources for teaching ESL classes. This year, I have done a better job of finding websites that continuously have good materials for private lessons. You know, materials that don’t have random ads all […]
Howdy, ya’ll!! I’m typing this up from my bedroom, wearing cozy sweatpants and an over-sized soft sweater with a hot cup of coffee and rain pouring down outside. We have the day off today for the National Day of Spain. When I asked my students why we had off today, the overwhelming answer was “i have […]