
The “What’s Your Story?” Blog Challenge is running again, thanks to all of you and your support! Some educators have offered to add their stories. If you want to as well, post your story (professional, personal, anything you think represents you) and:
1. Post on your blog and send me the link to add
2. If you do not have your own blog, I can post on mine.
I look forward to reading your stories!
Feel free to use #blogging #blogchallenge #education as your hashtags, or any other ones you prefer, when posting on social media!
A HUGE THANK YOU!
I have started adding the new posts here:
- Eugenia Loras shares two stories: Well, you actually know my (our) story very well and have heard it numerous times; on my good days and my bad days. So here goes nothing: My heartbreaking (to this day) story :https://eugenialoras.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/feat-no-9-the-loras-english-academy-the-ground-breaker-and-the-heart-breaker/ AND my pride-and-joy story :https://eugenialoras.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/feat-no-25-allow-me-to-be-proud/
- Sian Morgan says: My blog recounts my move from a small Italian town to study for a doctorate in New York just over a year ago, newly single, in my fifties .http://sianmorgan05.wordpress.com
- Marjorie Rosenberg shares her melodic story! http://learnerasteacher.wordpress.com/getting-started/
- Theodora Papapanagiotou tells us her English – German story : ) http://kenwilsonelt.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/guest-post-11-16-dora-pap-on-teaching-english-and-german-to-greek-students/
- Hana Ticha from the Czech Republic shares her beautiful story http://how-i-see-it-now.blogspot.cz/2014/09/a-tale-of-ordinary-teacher.html
- Joanna Tsiolakis tells us her story as new kid on the block https://vickyloras.wordpress.com/2014/12/10/new-kid-on-the-block-joanna-tsiolakis-shares-her-story/
- Andrea Giordano tells us about how she was inspired by The Food Network http://www.eslbasics.com/blog/teacher-posts/watching-the-next-food-network-star-changed-my-life/
- Christina Chorianopoulou from Greece invites us to step out of our comfort zone in her first post for the challenge http://mymathima.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/step-out-of-your-comfort-zone-goal-5-30goalsedu/ and here is her second one, reflecting on The Year of the Freelancer http://mymathima.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/reflect-on-reflections-the-year-of-the-freelancer/
- Pelin Küçük takes us to the movies in her story http://pelinkucukk.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/movie-club/
- Rachael Harris, aka FabEnglish Teacher online, tells us her story of CPD http://fabenglishideas.com/2014/12/14/whats-my-cpd-story/
- Tara Benwell and Tanya Trusler add their human touch with their beautiful story: http://blog.esllibrary.com/2014/12/18/whats-your-story/
- Fabiana Casella from Argentina tells us a story, or rather her stories and thanks some lovely people as well http://all4efl.blogspot.com.ar/2014/12/whats-your-story-blog-challenge-by.html
- Raquel Gonzaga shares her goals and innovations in her story http://www.informedteachers.blogspot.com.br/2014/12/goals-innovation-in-efl.html
- Priscila Mateini from Brazil takes us on a musical trip in her story with a human touch http://pmateini.wordpress.com/2014/12/24/music-is-all-about-a-blog-challenge-with-a-human-touch/
- Maria Theologidou from Greece tells us her beautiful story about passion for teaching and change we undergo as educators http://mariatheologidou.blogspot.gr/2014/12/whats-your-story-and-then.html
- Thiago Veigga adds some mojo and starts his own blog with his incredible story http://tveigga.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/how-i-lost-my-mojo-and-got-it-back/
- Carissa Peck takes us on travels around the world in her story http://eslcarissa.blogspot.mx/2010/06/how-i-got-here.html
- Joanna Malefaki starts her story as a little girl in Australia up until now http://myeltrambles.blogspot.gr/2015/01/blog-challenge.html
- Elena Matveeva from Russia shares her love story with the English language http://www.languageflame.com/2015/01/the-story-of-my-love-to-english-language.html
- Vicky Papageorgiou from Greece unravels her story of art and language http://vickypapageorgiou.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/whats-your-story-blog-challenge-by-vicky-loras/
- Doug Peterson from Canada tells us how he got here https://dougpete.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/how-did-i-get-here/
- Aviva Dunsiger from Canada shares a lovely story about learning and parking! http://adunsiger.com/2015/01/12/this-is-my-story/
- Nuria Mahillo from Ibiza tells us how she became a teacher https://ibizateacher.wordpress.com/my-story-nuria-mahillo-corrons/
- Elisabeth Horn from Finland tells us hear beautiful story! http://elisabethhorn.com/about/
- Hayfa Majdoub from Tunisia adds her story, full of curiosity http://haymajd.blogspot.ch/2014/06/who-stole-curiosity.html
- Mona Arvinte interacts from Iasi, Romania in her story https://vickyloras.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/whats-your-story-mona-arvinte-interacts-from-iasi/
- Teknhologic tells a story of starting blogging https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/my-story-why-i-started-to-blog/
- Maria P. Vlachopoulou shares her inspiring story on her brand new blog http://vlachopouloumaria.blogspot.gr/2015/01/my-story-story-of-gratitude-i-never.html
- Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat tells us about her move from finances to education http://englishwithatwist.com/2015/01/29/my-journey-so-far-whats-your-story-blog-challenge
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Katie Burgess sends us her story, all the way from China! https://vickyloras.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/my-journey-to-become-an-esl-teacher-by-katie-burgess-whats-your-story/ and one more https://vickyloras.wordpress.com/2015/04/29/whats-your-story-learning-a-language-as-an-adult-by-katie-burgess/
- Dave Dodgson writes for the second time and travels us to the world of books in his post http://www.davedodgson.com/2015/02/my-story-iithe-books.html?spref=tw
- Helen Matthews, a writer, adds her wonderful writing journey https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/7900365-my-story-how-i-became-a-writer
- Sue Dunlop from Canada takes us on a trip down memory lane in Looking Back http://sdunlop.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/looking-back/
Thrilled to be part of this among this great group of educators.
I am so happy to have you here, Marjorie! A MILLION thanks!
Oh, goodie! I shared the old one on ESL Library’s Facebook page yesterday. I’ll add a link to this one! And maybe I’ll write another story…
Tara, I would LOVE that and thank you for everything!
Dear Vicky:
You´ve “witnessed” part of the story of my life, but I think I owe this blog a new, refurbished version of it, so… I´ll get back to you soon!
Woooohooo! Go Fabiana and thank you ❤
Hi Vicky! I’m excited to read the new contributions. I always love a good story! I wrote a new story for your challenge. http://blog.esllibrary.com/2014/12/18/whats-your-story/
Cheers
A million thanks for everything, Tara!
Vicky! I am thrilled to be amongst great team of Educators! Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you ever so much for contributing your story to the challenge, Priscila! What an honour to have you here. I admire you for your enthusiasm in anything you do, be it education, movies, music, your kids – everything!
Another one for your list, Vicky 🙂
http://tveigga.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/how-i-lost-my-mojo-and-got-it-back/
Added! Thank you ever so much, Thiago and what an honour, that your first post is the blog challenge! I wish you a wonderful blogging journey!
Thank you so much, Vicky! My first post couldn’t have been different, you’re one of the educators that inspire me the most.
Many many thanks! I get all my inspiration from educators like you : ) Keep it up!
How did I miss this in December? Here’s my “About Me” post I often find myself reflecting on… http://eslcarissa.blogspot.mx/2010/06/how-i-got-here.html
Hi Carissa!
Thank you so much for adding your link here – I am adding it to the challenge, if that is okay with you : )
Have a great New Year!
Vicky
Thank you for sponsoring this project, Vicky. It’s so interesting to read people’s “story” from all around the globe. It’s a testament to the reach that you enjoy. Perhaps a next step is to put them all into a Flipboard document so that we can enjoy the entire collection?
Regardless, you’ve managed to get a collection of diverse and extremely interesting stories. You should feel good about what you’ve done.
Hi Doug!
Thank you ever so much for writing, supporting this project and for your wonderful comment! A Flipboard document is an awesome idea, thank you so much – I had not thought of it!
I hope we meet up face-to-face some day : )
Thanks so much,
Vicky
I’m glad to share this post with you. i wrote to reflect about curiosity, part of a mooc course. http://haymajd.blogspot.com/2014/06/who-stole-curiosity.html
Dear Hayfa,
Thank you so much for adding your beautiful story!
Best wishes,
Vicky
Hi Vicky,
It took me a long time before I knew what my story was, but then I realized that my blog was what I wanted to write about. It was a big change in 2014 for me, so I wrote a little bit about why I started blogging. http://wp.me/p577Go-83
Hi!
Thank you so so much and I will add your post to the challenge : )
Nice to share a learning and a teaching story with others.Sounds like a great project Vicky