Vignettes of a university grad teaching English in South Korea, told in flash non-fiction format.

Welcome to my blog, The Self Worth Diet on Wattpad! Here you will find recipes, personal stories, articles that I wrote for The Huffington Post GPS for the Soul as well as self help pieces. The Self Worth Diet is a spiritual as well as self help blog that helps you with your self worth. You will find great tips and advice on how to live a healthy life both emotionally, physically and spiritually. You will also get to read about my sordid, weird life and experiences. This blog was originally started after I sued Jenny Craig for having to have emergency gallbladder removal surgery from being on their diet. My suit went very public but I dropped it in order to advocate against the dangers of the dieting industry. It is my goal to shine a light on the body image and self worth issues we all suffer from. I hope you find these recipes, personal stories, articles and self help pieces helpful as you trudge the road to happy destiny.

Spanning 3 years, 23 countries, 45 cities, 31 flights, 15 bus rides, 5 ferry rides, and 9 train rides, this is the story of what happens when you learn you're never too old to run away.

[A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY] Okay, so Dr. Octavius is a kooky but lovable mad scientist. You'd really like him if you ever met him. But one day he disappears through a secret door into another world. His niece Sarah and his lab assistant Zeke set out to find him and end up in Quartzwater City, a bizarre land filled with talking animals, mythical creatures, bloodsucking plants, and the strongest alcoholic beverages ever concocted. They enlist the aid of local private eye Maximillian J. Toad, who might be incompetent at his job and also might possibly have a serious drinking problem. Oh yeah, some freaky dude with razor-sharp teeth who hates outsiders is after them as well. This outrageous fantasy comedy adventure features chills, thrills, and, of course, forbidden monkey love.

"Hana's Suitcase" is the award-winning book by author, Karen Levine. It chronicles the story of the Brady Family who were caught up in the Holocaust during WWII and with, Fumiko, a Japanese teacher who discovers a Holocauts-era suitcase with the name, Hanna" on it in the 1990s and begins a quest to uncover exactly who this little girl, "Hanna/Hana" actually was. My "Hana's Suitcase" story recounts my treasured experience helping one of my students read this book and discover, for herself, exactly who Hana was, too, just as Fumiko had done. There is a surprise twist at the end of this story which helps to make it one of my favourite teaching memories of all time. "My Hana's Suitcase Story" is the second in a collection of "Teacher" stories culled from experiences I've had in and out of the classroom during my 23 year teaching career.