Karen
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- Barbara's Blog
- Donna's What the Blog Do We Know
- Eschew Obfuscation
- Jono's IT Blog
- Science in Flower
- So Much to Learn. . .
- Sustainable Actions
- Techcourseblog
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | ESL and science teacher |
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Introduction | I am currently a HS ESL Science teacher at International School Bangkok. I currently teach grade 9 Foundations Chemistry/Physics, grade 10 Biology and Grades 9-10 ESL. My background and training is in applied linguistcs (ESL and ESP), science (biology/evolutionary theory) and marketing. I have taught all ages—ES, MS, HS, and university. I was born in America but have lived in Asia for over half my life. I'm married to a Chinese-Thai man and am raising three bilingual, bicultural children. I enjoy reading, music (listening to all genres, except country, and playing the flute and piano), travel, swimming, the arts, fine dining, and spending time with my family, especially my three kids. |
| Interests | nature conservation, community service, evolutionary theory, philosophy, multicultural studies |
| Favorite Movies | The Fountain (2006), The Lord of the Rings (2001-03), The Mission (1986), Sophie's Choice (1982) |
| Favorite Music | Tori Amos, Loreena McKennitt, Kate Bush, Natalie Imbruglia, Snow Patrol, Five for Fighting, Three Days Grace, The Fray, Moby |
| Favorite Books | Destructive Emotions: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama by Daniel Goleman, The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin, People Watching by Desmond Morris, Stephen Jay Gould's essays, Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst, The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier |