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The Faces of SMK Bukit Diman

An opportunity to meet and learn about some of my students from SMK Bukit Diman.

Posted byBackpack MattOctober 18, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, culture, education, exploring, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, humanity, learning, malaysia, people, Southeast Asia, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel, writing5 Comments on The Faces of SMK Bukit Diman

WEC Video

A video I made for the Women’s Empowerment Camp that was held at Anguilla Resort in Marang, Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattSeptember 2, 2015September 21, 2017Posted inBlog, VideosTags:fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Inspiring, learning, MACEE, malaysia, SMK Bukit Diman, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, Terengganu, Women's Empowerment, Women's Empowerment CampLeave a comment on WEC Video

Camp Season

A blog about the three camps I attended in August: Women’s Empowerment, Taman Negara National Park, and lacrosse camp in Sabah, Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattSeptember 2, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:education, English Camps, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Lacrosse, learning, malaysia, Rainforest, students, Tamen Negara, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel, writingLeave a comment on Camp Season

Family Over Everything

The experience of having my mother and younger sister visit me on the other side of the world.

Posted byBackpack MattAugust 23, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, culture, education, family, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, learning, people, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, tradition, travel, writingLeave a comment on Family Over Everything

Ramadan & Laos

Learning about the holy month of Ramadan, celebrating at its conclusion, and visiting Laos with some friends.

Posted byBackpack MattJuly 31, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:culture, education, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Islam, Laos, learning, malaysia, Ramadan, Religion, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel, writing1 Comment on Ramadan & Laos

Midyear Poem

I wrote and performed this poem for the other 98 teachers during our midyear meeting in Melaka, Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattJune 26, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlog, PoetryTags:culture, education, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, living abroad, malaysia, poem, Poetry, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, travel, writingLeave a comment on Midyear Poem

Milestones

Talking about the growth of my students, different events at school and conducting my first English camp.

Posted byBackpack MattMay 25, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, education, exploring, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, living abroad, MACEE, malaysia, SMK Bukit Diman, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travelLeave a comment on Milestones

A Day in the Life

A look into what a normal day is like for me in my community and at school in Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattApril 22, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, education, exploring, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, learning, living abroad, MACEE, malaysia, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel1 Comment on A Day in the Life

Thailand

For the first of three school vacations in March I went to Thailand with some friends. Safe to say it lived up to the hype.

Posted byBackpack MattMarch 25, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Bangkok, Chiang Mai, culture, exploring, Koh Kood, living abroad, teacher, teaching abroad, Thailand, travel, writing1 Comment on Thailand

Kampung (village) Boy

Trying to answer some of the questions that I’ve been receiving from my readers about life in Malaysia.

Posted byBackpack MattMarch 1, 2015May 18, 2017Posted inBlogTags:Classroom, education, fulbright, fulbright english teaching assistantship, Kuala Berang, learning, living abroad, MACEE, malaysia, SMK Bukit Diman, students, teacher, teaching, teaching abroad, teaching english as a foreign language, travel, writingLeave a comment on Kampung (village) Boy

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