Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake

Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake

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A Nipple Ring Isn’t Just for Christmas
We revisit Christmases past
 • Daniel Puzzo
‘Twas a Glorious Year of Reading
My reading challenge was both an epic failure and a raging success
 • Daniel Puzzo
Going Dutch: Adventures in Emigration, Integration, and Mild Humiliation
A chat with Gillian Fletcher on leaving the US, learning the language, and committing the occasional linguistic atrocity
 • Daniel Puzzo and Gillian Fletcher
31:52
Thanks for Nothing
A Thanksgiving gratitude message of disappointment, bureaucracy, poultry imposters, being kicked by children, and...McDonald's.
 • Daniel Puzzo
Why Can’t I Get a Match on Tinder?
Am I doing something wrong? (Part 2)
 • Daniel Puzzo and Francis F
17:09
Swiping Into the Void
Francis and I discuss midlife dating, the misery of apps, modern romance, dwindling hope, and why staying single sounds increasingly sensible (to me…
 • Daniel Puzzo and Francis F
27:30
An Anti-Niche Manifesto
In defence of creative chaos and being all over the place
 • Daniel Puzzo
Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake
Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake
Stories and tips for language learners, reflections on teaching, bibliophilia, life lessons, occasional wisdom, bad humour, travelling [mis]adventures, curmudgeonry
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A view from here
A view from here
Francis F
The Woes of Wendy McWaffle
The Woes of Wendy McWaffle
Wendy McWaffle
The Flagging Dad
The Flagging Dad
Andy Carter
Notes from a Damp Island
Notes from a Damp Island
Marci Cornett
Not Normal
Not Normal
Lindsey (is) Not Normal
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Morgan Housel (Collaborative Blog)
Oliver Burkeman (The Imperfectionist)
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