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Monday, May 29, 2017

The Secret Diary Of The Best President Ever

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For more from The Secret Diary Of The Best President Ever click here.
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Don and Mike's Big Adventure

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A short account of his first foreign visit by Donald J, Trump, President of The United Sates of America. For more from The Se...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Passing through - memories from the Western Balkan Route

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I took this photograph in August, 2015 in the neutral zone that separates Greece from it's northern neighbour, Macedonia. Then, the v...
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Friday, March 03, 2017

Preparing for Clean Monday

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People shopping in the central market of Thessaloniki for Clean Monday public holiday in Greece.
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Moving north

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A reminder of what I was doing last year in the refugee transit camp in Idomeni on the Greek border.
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The traditional "bell ringers" from Greece and many other parts of the Balkans gathered in Thessaloniki

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These dances were used to drive off evil spirits with the sound of their bells and so ensure health and prosperity for the whole commu...
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Monday, January 30, 2017

Join the resistance

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Friday, January 27, 2017

Teaching language via story telling.

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Story telling seems to be hard wired into us and tapping that deeply rooted need is a great way to get students to be more creative and exp...
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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Civics in the era of Trump is set for a shake up

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Ok, kids, what are the three branches on the US government?
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Friday, January 20, 2017

Energy poverty and pollution in Greece

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One of the symptom or perhaps better put, a victim of the economic crisis in Greece is air quality, especially in large cities such as ...
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Snow bound Thessaloniki

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Thankfully, the worst of the recent cold snap is over here in Thessaloniki. Last week temperatures nose dived far below zero and the ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2017

The winter crisis in Greece - refugees left in limbo as those in charge pass the buck

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After days of anticipation, the  Ariadni cold wave finally hit Greece a few days ago bring polar temperatures and heavy snowfall across ...
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Saturday, December 31, 2016

New Year's Eve in Thessaloniki, Greece

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Monday, December 19, 2016

English for refugees - Recipe dictation and cooking together

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This lesson plan is based on a idea from Teaching Adults Second Language Learners by McKay and Tom Aim  - To help refugees use cooking vo...
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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Greeks from northern town of Kastoria celebrating traditional customs with food, drink and dance

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

VIDEO: Clashes between riot police and anarchists in Greek port city of Thessaloniki.

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December 6 marks the 8th anniversary of the killing of a 15 year old Greek teenager, Alexis Grigoropoulos in central Athens district of ...
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English for refugees - word games for the revision of vocabulary

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Last time we played this game to lighten the mood and revise some of the vocabulary areas we have covered recently. 1 - Divide the boa...
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Thursday, December 08, 2016

English for refugees - Describing homes - finding accomodation

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  PART ONE Aim  - To help refugees with some grasp of English describe and find accommodation Greek city of Thessaloniki Materials  ...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Anniversary of the police killing of a Greek teenager in 2008 turns violent - Thessaloniki, Greece

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Sunday, December 04, 2016

English for refugees - Giving directions

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Aim  - To help refugees with some grasp of English give and understand directions as well as talk about locations in the city of Thessa...
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I'm a teacher, originally from England, now living in Northern Greece. I also blog, photograph and tweet about the current economic and refugee crisis.
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