http://teslexpress.com/blog A weblog to bring together teachers and travelers from around the world. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:34:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are loads of activities to do here. The weather has cooled off and the tourists are trickling in.Another guy at work and myself organized a half day fishing trip. The boat was about 30 feet long and had two 150 HP Motors which was plenty. We jetted along the ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/11/03/magic-carpets/ Hey whats up everyone. The desert is all right. If you want affordable luxury this is the place to go. This is a popular tourist attraction in the winter time. The weather getting very pleasant early in the morning. There are only two seasons here. It is still no place ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/09/17/sun-shades/ Abu Dhabi is very different then any other place I've been. First of all, there are few women here. There are officially 2.5 men for every women, but it seems more then that. Seriously, from my observation so far it's like 1000 per 1 women. More women come out in ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/09/02/abu-dhabi/ Finally checked into my hotel in downtown Abu Dhabi. The electrical outlets are not the same so I'm running on battery power until my computer dies. Just wanted to send a quick e-mail.I went through Kuwait instead of Amsterdam. The flights were all fine. Abu Dhabi is very friendly and relatively ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/09/02/arrived-to-uae/ I had a great experience at TESL Express, and I would recommend it to anyone who's interested in teaching abroad. The hands-on practice and examples were extremely beneficial, and learning about the theory behind what we're doing was really interesting. I have a ton of ideas to take with me ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/08/28/tesl-express-testimonial/ Jhong Li has definitely gotten warmer since I was gone. It's beautiful full blown spring. No more 30 minute long, boiling hot showers when I get out of bed in the mornings to warm up. A few of the students took me to a mountain top at a place called Miao ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/04/02/formosa-waffle-stomping/   Wow, the Philippines are wonderful. Yesterday I went snorkeling of the coast of Bohol Island to a protected area called Belicasan. We went to a couple of different places around the island looking at the fish and corals. The last place had dark brown coral with iridescent fringes that ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/03/15/philippine-beach/   I knew it would happen. Sooner or later. Actually it happened the 2nd time just a few hours ago. Car crashes. The one just a few hours ago was nothing special. Just a light fender bender. Only one car per lane guys... c'mon.   The other day there was a BAD accident outside ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/02/18/in-formosa/  It’s very late at night when I am writing this; I can’t sleep.  It has been over a month since I flew back to the USA from Taiwan, and just a couple days since I left Germany, my adopted second home.  So much has happened these past few months, and ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/02/12/rachel-finding-direction-at-tesl-expressdavids/   I woke up this morning and thought my apartment was on fire. There was an acrid smell of smoke and I became keenly aware that there were no smoke detectors. It turned out to be smoke from the Chinese New Year fireworks outside. It was so loud I thought ... http://teslexpress.com/blog/2008/02/06/happy-new-year-of-rat/