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Message board > BIG ESL PRINTABLES MEMBER MEETING (CONGRESS) 2
BIG ESL PRINTABLES MEMBER MEETING (CONGRESS) 2
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AACG
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Probably a good idea to lower costs could be offering accomodation for those colleagues who are going to visit or trying to get cheaper accomodation.
Example: the school I work for has a big "house" usually used for spiritual retreats ( 5 minutes from town) that can host about 70 people and the cost is really low.
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12 Feb 2010
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manonski (f)
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edlerverein, thank you so much. I �ll definitely take you up on your offer if I get to go. I was speaking about the people of this site at lunch time with my colleagues and everyone can �t believe how great the people of this website are. |
12 Feb 2010
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JulietaVL
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Lana & Mena: I just read all of the posts and the idea sounds great...
I cannot afford a trip to Europe, my pockets are empty but I send you all my support. Anyway if anyone in Mexico is interested in meeting, I will... I have special Mexican friends here: Charmed One, La Luna... we keep in touch almost everyday and I`d love to meet them some day (actually Charmed One and I have planned to do it very soon)
I live in Zacatecas, M�xico.
For Mexican people: I was searching for prices and I realized it is cheaper to travel to Spain than travelling to Argentina or Canada (just to mention some names)...
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12 Feb 2010
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rafateacher
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Hi Guys!!!!
Count me in!!! Actually, I think it would be better do in our own coutries first.
It doesn�t matter where it will take place, I�ll try hard to go . It soud perfect!!!
Kisses!! |
12 Feb 2010
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poleta
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I want to go wherever it is! Really good idea |
12 Feb 2010
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svevar
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what an idea!!!! I am in !!!! let me know!!!
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13 Feb 2010
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luadosolzinho
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I would totally LOVE it! But for now I can only afford traveling in Brazil.
So when you have sometyhing decided, let me know.
Plenty of kisses.
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13 Feb 2010
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MarionG
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It is not really fair...
You ask who is willing to travel....I am, not only the globe, into outer space if I only could.
The real question is who is able!
I don �t know about your country but here you need to pay for a plane ticket with actual money, not with a lot of good will, motivation or creativity.
With a part time job as an English teacher (not enough hours of English taught to enable a full time job) and an unemployed husband there is no way I can afford going to another country to an Esl conference. I don �t know what your salary is like but aren �t you all getting carried away a little. Is there still any connection to reality here? Did anyone take a moment to think which percentage of members can actually seriously consider this...Does anyone care that this is an elite-only endevour? So much for a community spirit. I cannot afford something like this and I am fully aware that I am still living in a country with a relatively high standard of living compared to many countries represented here!
Sorry if I am too negative but it rubs some sensitive spots!
On this site we see a big variety of peoples and resources, from those teaching 40 kids in a class without any technology available and a limit on black and white copies to those with a smart board and a media centre for their small groups and everything in between. This in part will also reflect their socio-economic backgrounds. Still, everyone (lucky enough to have a computer with an internet connection - which already takes out a big part of very dedicated teachers in the world) manages to give and get something out of this site. I would like us to focus on what unites us rather than on what seperates us and the ability to travel to other countries to visit a conference is definitely something that seperates!
I personally spent more on postcards and stamps in order to thank everybody who send me a card for my project on countries than I make in several days of teaching put together. and that is stamps and postcards traveling the globe, not me! |
13 Feb 2010
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flo84
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I would love to have the oppotunity to meet some of you. Imagine! everybody wears a badge with the avatar on it so that we could identify each other easily. That would be fun, wouldn �t it ?
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13 Feb 2010
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PhilipR
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Isn �t there a virtual world called Second Life where you can roam around freely? I admit I don �t know anything about it (I just remember reading an article about it a few months ago), but if possible, why not organise our first worldwide conference there?
Just an idea. Aficionados, please enlighten us and tell us if my idea is totally absurd. |
13 Feb 2010
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