Teacher by Trade; Mentor by Mistake
Daniel Puzzo, Jayne Marshall, Anastasia Lebedenko, fialka \ud83c\udf38 unpacked, Liza DebevecStories and tips for language learners, reflections on teaching, bibliophilia, life lessons, occasional wisdom, bad humour, travelling [mis]adventures, curmudgeonry
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“Call Me Nasty!” (Summer School Shenanigans, Part 2)
The mayhem and hijinks continued into the second half of July.
If you missed part 1 of my daily shenanigans, catch up here:
These are lightly edited for clarity and to make some of them sound less nonsensical and more coherent.
Sum...
Summer School Shenanigans, Part 1
Every day this month I’ve been sharing my daily summer school shenanigans on Substack Notes. As it’s an intense teaching experience, my brain isn’t operating at full creative capacity to produce any writing of higher literary merit. Normal...
The Best Books to Help You Understand America
As the United States of America gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, I’d like to share with you a range of books that highlight what a weird and wonderful – and often misunderstood – place America is.
I have a degree in history from...
To Be Spent Very Unwisely
This time twenty years ago I left Ukraine, never expecting to return. I’d just finished my first year of teaching English and was off to Germany for the 2006 World Cup.
As a sucker for sentimentality, let’s take a wee trip down memory lane...
How I Was Forced to Drink Will Smith’s Whisky in Nigeria
Trying to explain what I was doing in Nigeria is almost as hopeless as my attempts to promote my first book. When asked, I pontificate, mumble, hesitate, ramble, offer vague ideas…
“Hey white people, why are you balancing with your life?”...
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"Daniel is my favourite Sarcstacker" (Hanna Delaney) / Author, teacher, bibliomaniac, flâneur, raconteur, shining wit (and lover of spoonerisms), grumpy bastard, curmudgeon, prankster, polymath (haha), Ukrainophile, Vienna based (for now)
My debut essay collection was published in 2025 by Modern Odyssey Books. My second collection will be published by Ybernia in 2027. I hold a master's in creative writing (University of Oxford). I'm an editor + Editor of The Madrid Review.
Ukrainian woman. Living through a 21st-century war. Here to share my experience & bridge the gaps between us.
Prague-based ✨experience enthusiast✨ on a neverending yap. Ethical travel + online travel culture + niche destinations. Mom of a frog \ud83d\udc38
Social anthropologist, Africa specialist, and coach exploring culture, meaning, and everyday life through food, language, and lived experience. For curious minds drawn to thoughtful reflection and a polyglot’s perspective.
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