Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Episode 60 Hannah and Colleen interview our friend and teammate, Erik, about his life and experiences teaching and living in Iraq as well as his studies of Kurdish history and culture. Learn more over on our Iraq page! And send us questions and comments to Hannah@servantgroup.org. Here's a link [...]
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Episode 57 Hannah and Colleen talk about Hannah's trip visiting our team in Iraq. Where we used to be the ones who were visited, now we are the visitors. And we love taking care of our team members! Learn more over on our Iraq page! And send us questions [...]
Hannah and Colleen have a conversation with Victoria, who spent 28 days in Kurdistan on our teacher training trip back in August of 2021. Hear her reactions, culture shock, what she learned, and whether or not she'd ever go back! Also find out about what to do when you break your ankle on a mountain [...]
Who's Got the Power? At the airport, I bought a phone SIM so that I would have data and emergency calling capability anywhere I went. It seemed reasonable given that my co-teacher and I were headed off on our own for a month with no language. It worked great! I texted my husband on our [...]
Each school year begins with national teachers from all three Medes schools gathering for teacher training. They are continuing to learn good teaching techniques, classroom management, general computer literacy, and even basic first aid while also refining their written and spoken English. It is an unusual experience for many teachers from Iraq to receive such [...]
We are so grateful for the work and service of Darlette, one of our volunteers working with the Sew For Hope Program! She's been so helpful during this crazy pandemic season and will continue to be a great part of our volunteer team after we're able to meet together again! "My association with Sew for [...]
We've been in lockdown in my city in Northern Iraq for over week. These last few days I’ve felt both a liar and a failure. A liar because I’ve posted the pretty pictures, not the ones of my dry-eyed stare from watching hours of shows non-stop or the various chocolate wrappers from my I-don’t-care-anymore-and-I’m-bored munching. A failure because [...]
So your friend has asked for your help with taking the citizenship test. But how do you begin studying for the citizenship test? What's even on this test? English Evaluation - Speaking, Reading, and Writing InterviewCivics Evaluation - 10 questions picked out of 100 preset questions There are books that you can buy online and [...]
What do origami frogs, fire, and the Odyssey have in common? Did you guess teaching in Iraq? Hannah and Colleen remember the adventures of each of their first years teaching in Iraq. Thanks to Julia for suggesting this topic. It had us wandering down the road of memories and how both of us had unusually [...]
"Are you crazy?" This is the first question I'm always asked when people find out that I'm a teacher in Iraq. Help Change Iraq, One Child at a Time (click here to read more!) We just finished our third quarter...I still haven't learned how to write on the board properly. But I am loving [...]
