Intersection on an E-Ferry (a poem by Hamdi Erestreams) by Hamdi Erestreams · May 20, 2010 Hamdi is a teacher I recently met on Facebook. He has taught EFL for 12 years in Tunisia and has recently begun to explore Facebook and Twitter as places to connect with other teachers around the world. Hamdi doesn’t have a computer at home, so he accesses the Internet at cybercafes and at school. In Hamdi’s Facebook profile, he says that he would like to get acquainted with teachers from all over the word to promote his teaching experience, exchange ideas about ways of teaching and more… In one of our first conversations, we talked about how many EFL teachers feel “invisible” within our profession, and about how the Internet offers chances for invisible teachers to be seen and heard. Tonight he shared a poem he wrote about his initial experiences online and gave me permission to share it here. The other two ladies mentioned in Hamdi’s poem are Carol Goodey and Shelly Terrell 🙂 Intersection on an e-ferry My dear Carol, Barbara and Shelly You are so gentle, so generous, so friendly… One day I am sure you will win the trophy You’ll gain a place in e-history Nothing is better than being truthful and trusty! I met them haphazardly on e-ferry Joyful, gleeful and merry They were heading for an e-tomorrow Twittering as birds yearning for a day so sunny Love, respect and support they agreed to carry Their life is a long story Made of pure sweat, toil and glory Thank you Carol Thank you Barbara Thank you Shelly I admired your kind spirit Your supportive words I promise I’ll never forget any ~~Hamdi Erestreams Note: This poem by Hamdi Erestreams originally appeared as a guest post on Teaching Village and is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-Non Commercial, No Derivatives 3.0 License. If you wish to share it you must re-publish it “as is”, and retain any credits, acknowledgements, and hyperlinks within it. Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket Related