Lenka´s Corner

...And this time it´s not me who´s packing up the bags. It´s funny (and incredible at the same time) how people can make friends so quickly and find the ones they like in the strangest of places.   And that´s what today´s story is about. When I started teaching, I wasn´t so happy with the choice I made, because I never could imagine myself as someone whose mission was to share knowledge and experience and be the responsible one. Clearly, it wasn´t only me, having this opinion. When sharing the news, one of my oldest friends got into some kind of shock, exclaiming “What the f***, the hell must have frozen over!” Frankly, I thought the same thing. He knows me well and clearly thinks that I am the one still in need of someone responsible watching over me. Which is, honestly, kinda true. BUT! That´s the beauty of teaching at high school; it´s full of young adults who, at this point, should have their own opinions formed and possess at least a little sense of responsibility ...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the „what is the biggest bookworm ever reading this season“ series. The spring is getting closer (bit slower than we would normally want) and my bookpile is growing with every passing month. Not that the change of the season has any influence on the genre of my choice, but I think it´s quite nice to sum it all up and leave some cheeky little recommendations for those who care. So let´s start with the genre that is very close to my heart. Yes, you´ve guessed it, it´s fantasy. You may or may not know about the website called Pottermore, that was originally created by non other than J.K. Rowling herself to share some deeper insights into the world of wizardry that she created and to bring her beloved potterheads together under one cyber roof. Today, the website includes not only writings by our mama Witch, but also many back stories of some of the most favourite characters and important events connected to the world of Harry Pott...