Melanie's Mostly Writing

Today is Teacher’s Day in South Korea, a day when us educators are celebrated. It’s a really nice idea and I appreciated every single hand written letter, flower, chocolate, Starbucks card and gift voucher I was given by my kids. We don’t teach to get rewards. As cliched as it may sound, we teach because…

It’s almost one year since I started my blog and it’s been a bit of a flop. Sometimes I get lots of views but nobody subscribes. I guess in today’s world there’s just so much content to choose from. I’ll keep at it, as it also functions as a sort of journal and hopefully I’ll…

It’s Sir David Attenborough’s birthday today and he is one hundred years old. One hundred! Amazing.  He is a national treasure. I have always watched his shows. I remember watching Life on Earth with my dad in the late 1970’s and David Attenborough is still producing fascinating content that reminds us how precious our world…