At long last, I can relate to Jess's Mosquito Blues. Over the last week or two, the little blighters have found a new reason for living, namely covering me in various-sized lumps and bumps.

My Taiwanese pal Eddy reckons it's because I'm so healthy, I must have God-like blood in a Mosquito's eyes. I think he's a nutter.

Otherwise, New Year seems like months ago. We're back into school with a vengeance (though I did actually do an activity with an advanced class that, wait for it, seemed to work and actually had them speaking (a little) English!). I nearly fell off my chair with shock.

The future of EFL teaching I am not...