I’m sitting in my favorite coffee shop reflecting on 2025, and I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone by. I find a lot of value in pausing, looking

It feels like the year is quickly coming to an end, and with two months left I want to keep working and making an impact in the world.   Thankfully an

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to meeting our goals.  You might put much more work into something than we need to, or you might

Have you ever gone to an all-you-can-eat-buffet and later regretted it? Here in Chile they are called a tenedor libre which translates to “free fork”. There’s a hotel that I

Over the years I’ve noticed some recurring themes that prevent people from getting the score they need to get into their top choice program. While it is possible to retake

I used to view being independent as a badge of honor. There’s a lot of history behind this and how my beliefs have evolved. I started working at the age

A few weeks ago ETS announced that some big changes to TOEFL are in our future. There are also some improvements that have already taken affect. In this blog post

ETS (the company that created and oversees TOEFL) has made an important change to taking the TOEFL Home Edition. In addition to ensuring that you testing environment meets their high

If you’ve been reading my blog over the past year or so, you’ve probably read how I edited Luiz Otavio Barros’s book English in the News. In case you haven’t

I’ve been a fan of the board game Catan for many years now. I remember my host family in Germany introducing me to the game back in 2000, but at

I arrived back in Chile from TESOL International in Tampa two weeks ago, and I’m actually writing this from the Santiago International Airport. I’m still tackling the procrastination monster inside

I’m at Panera Bread, putting the finishing touches on my presentation for TESOL International. It’s hard to believe that I’ll be there in less than a week. This will be