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Children Debate Major Cultural Differences-Gutsy Living

April 27, 2016 by Sonia Marsh 11 Comments

As a Peace Corps volunteer teacher in Lesotho, I'm discovering major cultural differences, even in the classroom. What may seem, "normal" in a school in Lesotho, would be cause for jail, in the U.S. I'm helping grade 7 prepare a debate on, “Are teachers to be blamed for the poor performance of students?” While brainstorming points on the Continue Reading

Differences Between Teaching a Thai and a U.S. Kindergarten

August 27, 2015 by Sonia Marsh 1 Comment

What a difference between my volunteer teaching in Thailand, and what I'm observing and learning in a U.S. Kindergarten. I'm sure I shall be in for another surprise in Lesotho, southern Africa, where I am co-teaching in January 2016. Sometimes I wonder how I can use the skills I learned from teaching elementary school in Koh Samui, Thailand, Continue Reading

“My Gutsy Story®” Suellen Zima

August 12, 2013 by Sonia Marsh 13 Comments

A Hummingbird Life Unexpectedly, but very clearly, I heard myself thinking, “I know what the next 20 years of my life will be like.” Immediately, and also very clearly, I heard, “But I don't want to know what the next 20 years of my life will be like.” That realization didn't make much sense to me since I was living the life I had always wanted to Continue Reading

“My Gutsy Story®” Jennifer Richardson

June 24, 2013 by Sonia Marsh 11 Comments

The case of the missing biological clock In 2005, I quit my job in Los Angeles and moved to London with my British husband. You might think moving to a new country is the heart of my gutsy story, but it’s really just a backdrop. My real gutsy story is about how, while living in England, I finally made the decision not to have kids. This is a Continue Reading

The Used Car From Hell

January 17, 2013 by Sonia Marsh 15 Comments

“Mom, my car just died,” Josh, my eighteen-year-old son texted me at 4:37 pm, last Monday. “Where are you?” “About 80 miles outside Phoenix. Not sure. No signs.” Why the hell didn’t my husband return this damn car to the dealer? Duke said he test-drove it, checked the various things you’re supposed to check on a used car, and on the Continue Reading

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