Welcome

Hello English learners,

In the first article ever on this webpage, let me tell you who I am, what I do, what you will find here and how to use it.

I'm Jessica, I live in Brussels, Begium, where it's mostly rainy and where Trump believes all the world's terrorists are hiding. We also have French fries (or chips) but they are not French, waffles, beer and chocolate. Mostly to forget about the weather, but I must admit it works really well. We speak French, Dutch and German. Well... when I say we, I mean "people". I speak French, I understand Dutch. I don't know anything about German except that it seems a hard language to learn. I also speak English and Italian, and I'm currently learning Spanish and Vietnamese for fun. I'm not really good at it yet but I love learning, so improvement will come, I'm sure!

I have been an English teacher for 12 years now. I started when I was a student and never stopped. It's my passion, so that I don't really feel like I'm working when I teach. It can sometimes be a problem because I work too many hours but well... I'm having fun. I fell in love with English when I was a toddler (5 years old) and I was fascinated by English songs and people talking. I couldn't wait for the Belgian educational system to provide me with an English curriculum (at around 16 years old at the time) so I decided to teach it to myself when I was 12 years old. Now, it has been 21 years that I  have  dedicated my life to this language and I yearn to learn more, more and more.

I started blogging quite early on as well, and my first teaching blog was published in 2011. I have changed platforms several times since then and I have probably lost some followers in the process, but I'm here and I think I have something to bring you in your learning process.

Indeed, I would like to share with you my learning tips, the websites I use, the series I watch, the articles I read, the exercises and activities that I create for my real-life students so that you too, wherever you are in the world, can benefit from them.

I truly hope this place will be useful to you and I wish you the best in your learning process. Please never hesitate to leave comments, questions and so on in the comment section. You can also click on my profile picture and send me a personal e-mail if necessary. I will do my best to answer within short deadlines.

I am sure it will be a pleasure meeting you, but I hope it will be a pleasure for you reading me.

Now off for a brand new adventure in 3... 2... 1...

Peace and Light,
Jessica