Publication Date: April 17th, 2017
“The New Bridge” – Anthony van Moppes
Anthony van Moppes, a native of San Rafael, California, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school English for 13 years, 7 in the US and 6 in Korea.
“Election” – Jeong Joo
Jeong Joo, a native of Anaheim, California, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school chemistry for 18 years, 7 in the US and 11 in South Korea.
“A Leap of Faith” – Melacyn Turner
Melacyn Turner, a native of Houston, Texas, teaches in Doha, Qatar. She has taught middle school science for 17 years, 12 in the US and 5 in Qatar.
“Change Agent” – Jake McCullough
Jake McCullough, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school computers and English and worked as an Ed Tech facilitator for 16 years, 12 in the US and 4 in South Korea.
“Retire? Not Yet” – Cathy Hanley
Cathy Hanley, a native of Braeshore, Nova Scotia, is a retired MS/HS English teacher. After 25 years teaching in Canada, Cathy finished her career in South Korea.
“The New Normal” – Cailin Minor
“Promises” – Cailin Minor
Cailin Minor, a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, teaches in Medellin, Colombia. She has taught elementary school for 9 years in South Korea, Thailand, and Colombia.
“Flux” – Colin Weaver
Colin Weaver, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, teaches in Hong Kong. He has taught primary, middle school, and adult learners for 18 years, 1 in Canada and 17 in Hong Kong, South Sudan, and Thailand.
“Indian Cool” – Kimberly Russell
Kimberly Russell, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, teaches in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has taught EAL or Spanish in elementary, middle school or high school for 21 years, 14 in the US and 7 in Peru, India and Brazil.
“Without My Last Place” – Tara Waudby
Tara Waudby, a TCK native to Stockholm, Sweden, teaches in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. She has taught English, EAL, special education, and served as an administrator for 20 years, 3 in the US and 17 in Taiwan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
“A Trilogy of the Best Kept Secrets” – Christine Martin
“A Gift of Life from Both Sides” – Christine Martin
Christine Martin, a native of Pasadena, California, had 18 years of teaching experience, 7 in the US and 9 overseas in Colombia, Tunisia, Korea, and Laos. She is now an interior designer and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with plans for her next stint overseas.
“A Guest in the Country” – Ken Turner
Ken Turner lives in Lakeland, Florida. Recently retired, Ken worked in education for 37 years, teaching high school economics, history, and English internationally for 24 years in Zaire (now Congo), Pakistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Venezuela, China, and the Dominican Republic.
“This is Mexico” – Hina Hashmi
Hina Hashmi, a Fifer from Scotland, teaches in Istanbul, Turkey. She has taught high school science for 10 years, 3 in Scotland and 7 in Mexico and Turkey.
“Learning to Waltz in a State of Emergency” – Christopher Pultz
Christopher Pultz, a native of Massapequa, New York, teaches in Istanbul, Turkey. He has taught Language and Literature for 16 years, 6 in the US and 10 in Madagascar, Hungary, Belarus, and Turkey.
“Buying a Car in Caracas” – Jess Barga
Jess Barga, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, teaches in Guangzhou, China. She has taught high school English and Spanish for 15 years, 5 in the US and 10 in South Korea, Venezuela, and China.
“Moxibustion” – Tian Yuan (Kelly)
Tian Yuan (Kelly), a native of Wuxi, China, teaches in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She has taught ESL and K-12 Chinese for 7 years, 3 in China and 4 in Vietnam.
“The Foreigner Card” – Autum Callender and Sara Stoolman Doerfler
Autum Callender, a military brat, teaches in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She has taught early childhood, special education, and high school for 13 years, 3 in the US and 10 in Papua New Guinea, China, Korea, Egypt and Kazakhstan.
Sara Stoolman Doerfler, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, teaches in Yangon, Myanmar. She has taught 3rd grade and 6th grade language arts for 11 years, 2 in the US and 9 in South Korea and Myanmar.
“A Delicate Situation” – Amy Bokser
Amy Bokser, a native of Queens, New York, teaches in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has taught for 18 years, 5 in the US and 13 in Mexico, where she now teaches middle school language arts.
“Hominid in a Box” – George Robinson
Dr. George Robinson, a native of Topeka, Kansas, retired in 2014. He taught math, physics, and was an administrator at all levels, as well as director of schools for 40 years, 7 in the US and 33 in Ethiopia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa.
“The House of Sharing” – Jennifer Ribachonek
Jennifer Ribachonek, a native of Hollywood, Florida, lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She has taught EAL and learning support for 14 years in Mexico, Costa Rica, South Korea, and Turkey.
“Humbled in Uzbekistan” – Joyce van den Hoven
Joyce van den Hoven was born in Antwerp, Belgium but lived in the UK for about half her life. She has been a secondary Learning/Student Support teacher for 15 years, 9 in Belgium and the UK and 6 in the US and Uzbekistan.
“May You Live in Interesting Times” – Kathryn Williams Smith
Kathryn Williams Smith, a native of Homer, New York, teaches in Tblisi, Georgia. She has taught high school history for 13 years, 2 in the US and 11 in Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Egypt, and Georgia.
“One Night/Baby in Bangkok” – Sabrina Mooroogen
Sabrina Mooroogen, a native of Brighton, England, lives in Austin, TX. She taught year 6 (grade 5) for 1 year in England and 5 in Egypt, Qatar and Thailand.
“Growing More Into Who I Am” – Sarah Marslender
Sarah Marslender, a native of Brodhead, Wisconsin, teaches in Kuwait. She has taught high school English, including creative writing, for 13 years, 4 in the US and 9 in Colombia and Kuwait.
“The Paper Crane” – Maureen Wellbery
Maureen Wellbery, a native of Plainview, New York, teaches in Asheville, NC. She has taught in elementary schools for 33 years, 26 in the US and 7 in South Korea and Lithuania.
“Where They’re From” – Kristi Dahlstrom
Kristi Dahlstrom, a native of Seattle, Washington, teaches in southwestern Germany. She has taught high school humanities for 10 years, 4 in the US and 6 in Germany.
“To Leave or Not to Leave?” – Kevin A. Duncan
Kevin A. Duncan, a native of Columbia, Tennessee, teaches in Guangzhou, China. He has taught high school social studies for 15 years, 4 in the US and 11 in Costa Rica, South Korea, and China.
“In It for the Long Haul” – Dave Archer
Dave Archer, a native of Beverly, Massachussets, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught 5th grade for 8 years in Kuwait and South Korea.
“Grannies in Morocco” – Carmel Pezzullo
Carmel Pezzullo, a native of Melbourne, Australia, teaches in Shanghai, China. She has taught in elementary schools for 10 years, 2 in Australia and 8 in Spain, Colombia, and China.
“The Other Side” – Norman Schwagler
Norman Schwagler, a native of Buffalo, New York, teaches in Guangzhou, China. He has taught middle school social studies and English for 17 years, 2 in the US and 15 in Thailand, South Korea, and China.
“The Opening of a Mind” – Brian Lalor
Brian Lalor, a native of Munster, Ireland, teaches in Shaanxi, China. He is currently the Head of Primary at his school and has taught for 13 years in Vietnam, Indonesia, and China.
“Spanish Sorpresas” – Lynn Bilbrey
Lynn Bilbrey, a native of Puyallup, Washington, teaches in Frankfurt, Germany. She has taught middle school English and design for 15 years, 4 in the US and 11 in South Korea and Germany.
“Choices and Consequences” – Matt Minor
Matt Minor, a native of Chicago (Elgin), Illinois, teaches in Medellín, Colombia. He has taught in elementary schools for 17 years, 8 in the US and 9 in South Korea, Thailand, and Colombia.
“Don’t Judge a Book” – Karen Taylor
Karen Taylor, a native of San Jose, California, teaches in Sacramento, California. She has taught middle and high school English for 15 years, 6 in the US and 9 in the Philippines, South Korea, Bolivia, and Colombia.
“Monkey See” – Jay Goodman
Jay Goodman, a native of Toronto, Ontario, teaches in Dalian, China. He has taught high school English school for 10 years, 4 in Canada and 6 in Honduras, Colombia, and China.
“The New Bridge” – Anthony van Moppes
Anthony van Moppes, a native of San Rafael, California, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school English for 13 years, 7 in the US and 6 in Korea.
“Election” – Jeong Joo
Jeong Joo, a native of Anaheim, California, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school chemistry for 18 years, 7 in the US and 11 in South Korea.
“A Leap of Faith” – Melacyn Turner
Melacyn Turner, a native of Houston, Texas, teaches in Doha, Qatar. She has taught middle school science for 17 years, 12 in the US and 5 in Qatar.
“Change Agent” – Jake McCullough
Jake McCullough, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught high school computers and English and worked as an Ed Tech facilitator for 16 years, 12 in the US and 4 in South Korea.
“Retire? Not Yet” – Cathy Hanley
Cathy Hanley, a native of Braeshore, Nova Scotia, is a retired MS/HS English teacher. After 25 years teaching in Canada, Cathy finished her career in South Korea.
“The New Normal” – Cailin Minor
“Promises” – Cailin Minor
Cailin Minor, a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, teaches in Medellin, Colombia. She has taught elementary school for 9 years in South Korea, Thailand, and Colombia.
“Flux” – Colin Weaver
Colin Weaver, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, teaches in Hong Kong. He has taught primary, middle school, and adult learners for 18 years, 1 in Canada and 17 in Hong Kong, South Sudan, and Thailand.
“Indian Cool” – Kimberly Russell
Kimberly Russell, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, teaches in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She has taught EAL or Spanish in elementary, middle school or high school for 21 years, 14 in the US and 7 in Peru, India and Brazil.
“Without My Last Place” – Tara Waudby
Tara Waudby, a TCK native to Stockholm, Sweden, teaches in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. She has taught English, EAL, special education, and served as an administrator for 20 years, 3 in the US and 17 in Taiwan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
“A Trilogy of the Best Kept Secrets” – Christine Martin
“A Gift of Life from Both Sides” – Christine Martin
Christine Martin, a native of Pasadena, California, had 18 years of teaching experience, 7 in the US and 9 overseas in Colombia, Tunisia, Korea, and Laos. She is now an interior designer and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with plans for her next stint overseas.
“A Guest in the Country” – Ken Turner
Ken Turner lives in Lakeland, Florida. Recently retired, Ken worked in education for 37 years, teaching high school economics, history, and English internationally for 24 years in Zaire (now Congo), Pakistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Venezuela, China, and the Dominican Republic.
“This is Mexico” – Hina Hashmi
Hina Hashmi, a Fifer from Scotland, teaches in Istanbul, Turkey. She has taught high school science for 10 years, 3 in Scotland and 7 in Mexico and Turkey.
“Learning to Waltz in a State of Emergency” – Christopher Pultz
Christopher Pultz, a native of Massapequa, New York, teaches in Istanbul, Turkey. He has taught Language and Literature for 16 years, 6 in the US and 10 in Madagascar, Hungary, Belarus, and Turkey.
“Buying a Car in Caracas” – Jess Barga
Jess Barga, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, teaches in Guangzhou, China. She has taught high school English and Spanish for 15 years, 5 in the US and 10 in South Korea, Venezuela, and China.
“Moxibustion” – Tian Yuan (Kelly)
Tian Yuan (Kelly), a native of Wuxi, China, teaches in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She has taught ESL and K-12 Chinese for 7 years, 3 in China and 4 in Vietnam.
“The Foreigner Card” – Autum Callender and Sara Stoolman Doerfler
Autum Callender, a military brat, teaches in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She has taught early childhood, special education, and high school for 13 years, 3 in the US and 10 in Papua New Guinea, China, Korea, Egypt and Kazakhstan.
Sara Stoolman Doerfler, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, teaches in Yangon, Myanmar. She has taught 3rd grade and 6th grade language arts for 11 years, 2 in the US and 9 in South Korea and Myanmar.
“A Delicate Situation” – Amy Bokser
Amy Bokser, a native of Queens, New York, teaches in Guadalajara, Mexico. She has taught for 18 years, 5 in the US and 13 in Mexico, where she now teaches middle school language arts.
“Hominid in a Box” – George Robinson
Dr. George Robinson, a native of Topeka, Kansas, retired in 2014. He taught math, physics, and was an administrator at all levels, as well as director of schools for 40 years, 7 in the US and 33 in Ethiopia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa.
“The House of Sharing” – Jennifer Ribachonek
Jennifer Ribachonek, a native of Hollywood, Florida, lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She has taught EAL and learning support for 14 years in Mexico, Costa Rica, South Korea, and Turkey.
“Humbled in Uzbekistan” – Joyce van den Hoven
Joyce van den Hoven was born in Antwerp, Belgium but lived in the UK for about half her life. She has been a secondary Learning/Student Support teacher for 15 years, 9 in Belgium and the UK and 6 in the US and Uzbekistan.
“May You Live in Interesting Times” – Kathryn Williams Smith
Kathryn Williams Smith, a native of Homer, New York, teaches in Tblisi, Georgia. She has taught high school history for 13 years, 2 in the US and 11 in Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Egypt, and Georgia.
“One Night/Baby in Bangkok” – Sabrina Mooroogen
Sabrina Mooroogen, a native of Brighton, England, lives in Austin, TX. She taught year 6 (grade 5) for 1 year in England and 5 in Egypt, Qatar and Thailand.
“Growing More Into Who I Am” – Sarah Marslender
Sarah Marslender, a native of Brodhead, Wisconsin, teaches in Kuwait. She has taught high school English, including creative writing, for 13 years, 4 in the US and 9 in Colombia and Kuwait.
“The Paper Crane” – Maureen Wellbery
Maureen Wellbery, a native of Plainview, New York, teaches in Asheville, NC. She has taught in elementary schools for 33 years, 26 in the US and 7 in South Korea and Lithuania.
“Where They’re From” – Kristi Dahlstrom
Kristi Dahlstrom, a native of Seattle, Washington, teaches in southwestern Germany. She has taught high school humanities for 10 years, 4 in the US and 6 in Germany.
“To Leave or Not to Leave?” – Kevin A. Duncan
Kevin A. Duncan, a native of Columbia, Tennessee, teaches in Guangzhou, China. He has taught high school social studies for 15 years, 4 in the US and 11 in Costa Rica, South Korea, and China.
“In It for the Long Haul” – Dave Archer
Dave Archer, a native of Beverly, Massachussets, teaches in Seongnam, South Korea. He has taught 5th grade for 8 years in Kuwait and South Korea.
“Grannies in Morocco” – Carmel Pezzullo
Carmel Pezzullo, a native of Melbourne, Australia, teaches in Shanghai, China. She has taught in elementary schools for 10 years, 2 in Australia and 8 in Spain, Colombia, and China.
“The Other Side” – Norman Schwagler
Norman Schwagler, a native of Buffalo, New York, teaches in Guangzhou, China. He has taught middle school social studies and English for 17 years, 2 in the US and 15 in Thailand, South Korea, and China.
“The Opening of a Mind” – Brian Lalor
Brian Lalor, a native of Munster, Ireland, teaches in Shaanxi, China. He is currently the Head of Primary at his school and has taught for 13 years in Vietnam, Indonesia, and China.
“Spanish Sorpresas” – Lynn Bilbrey
Lynn Bilbrey, a native of Puyallup, Washington, teaches in Frankfurt, Germany. She has taught middle school English and design for 15 years, 4 in the US and 11 in South Korea and Germany.
“Choices and Consequences” – Matt Minor
Matt Minor, a native of Chicago (Elgin), Illinois, teaches in Medellín, Colombia. He has taught in elementary schools for 17 years, 8 in the US and 9 in South Korea, Thailand, and Colombia.
“Don’t Judge a Book” – Karen Taylor
Karen Taylor, a native of San Jose, California, teaches in Sacramento, California. She has taught middle and high school English for 15 years, 6 in the US and 9 in the Philippines, South Korea, Bolivia, and Colombia.
“Monkey See” – Jay Goodman
Jay Goodman, a native of Toronto, Ontario, teaches in Dalian, China. He has taught high school English school for 10 years, 4 in Canada and 6 in Honduras, Colombia, and China.