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Melissa Cowan reflects on the power of real friendship. "There's someone outside my window. Can you come over?" It was 3am, I was home alone and I was sure there was an intruder outside. I crawled on the floor in the pitch black, got my phone and called my friend Becky, who lived at...

06 January, 2021

Melissa Cowan comes to terms with her own vulnerability. “Yeah, she’s sweet, but she can’t teach.” I was leaving the classroom and heard two of my students talking about me. I was brand new to English language teaching – three months in – and I was struggling. As...

24 March, 2016