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Welcome to TheGlossophile Blog, the personal weblog for Derron Borders. Here you can read about Derron's personal life experiences as he continues his journey teaching English abroad and as he goes on to pursue a higher degree in the field of linguistics. You may also read random blog entries where Derron discusses his personal thought's on a certain topic or rambles on about n'importe quoi! If you are interested in linguistics and languages please read Derron Borders' blog, "Glossophilia: Language and Linguistics"!
Well, I’ve been quite lousy about updating this blog and as you notice I’ve completely turned my webpage into a page specifically about me! I will eventually get back to focusing it on linguistics and languages but at the moment I don’t even have any time! I’ve been so busy these past few months getting acclimated to Spanish culture and teaching and also studying for the GRE and preparing for grad school. Last weekend (not this past weekend but the weekend before that) I went to Barcelona to take the GRE but I did worse than the first time and it was a huge embarrassment! I pray that G-d does let me somehow slip into a grad program (especially Hawai’i) despite my scores! I’ve been working since August on my statement of purpose and it has really changed a lot! I’m finishing up the last few things to apply like my Statement of Purpose, my writing sample, and my department applications to have printed out and I’ll send them in the mail tomorrow so that they will make it at least by the first school’s deadline of January 6.
On Thursday I’m flying to Madrid with a friend and fellow assistant, Alyssa, from Chicago. We are going to be in Madrid for four days and then are heading over to Morocco for eight days! I won’t be taking my computer so I won’t be in contact with anyone over the holidays!
I wanted to wish everyone a חנוכה שמח and a very Merry Christmas! I will be back on the 29th just in time for my mom’s 50th birthday!
Subscribe to Twitter FeedPlaces Derron Has Lived
Circleville, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Forge-Philippe, Belgium Géronsart, Belgium Nismes, Belgium
Dax, France
Palma, Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain
Places Derron Has Been
