I spent four hours at Zira Spa and came out totally understanding why the spa has 100+ 5 star reviews on TripAdvisor. Over four hours, I received a body scrub, a reflexology foot massage, an aromatherapy hot oil massage, a Thai herbal compress massage, and a floral jacuzzi soak for only 4,500 baht (USD 135). From … More Zira Spa – Chiang Mai Review
Finding a job as an English teacher in Thailand is easy when you’ve got all the right information. … More How to Find a Job as an English Teacher in Thailand
I spent the weekend in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, because I had to make a visa run. A visa run is a trip you take to a neighboring country, so you can come back into the country you want to be in legally. My visa run was sponsored by my job, and I was given the … More What to See in Kuala Lumpur in Three Days
Moving to Thailand and going through a company to find a teaching position sounds like a good idea until you arrive and see what’s really about to go down. The program said we wouldn’t be placed in major cities, which made sense because the major cities aren’t the places where Native English Speakers (NES) are … More The Challenges of Moving to Thailand and Finding a Job
Using a program to teach English abroad is a double-edged sword. No program is perfect, but some are certainly better than the rest, while others are just straight up scams. … More Using a Program to Teach English Abroad: The Pros and Cons
I spent the month of January teaching English in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The decision to go to Vietnam wasn’t a spectacular revelation, nor was it a trip I planned on taking. Thailand’s bordering countries are Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Laos is a bit too untouched for me, Cambodia is a bit too … More Using Workaway to Teach English in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
After 32 hours of travel, three continents, four countries, five cities, two trains, and one taxi, I arrived in Philadelphia after accidentally spending three months in Southeast Asia. In three months, I traveled to eight cities in Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, Pai, Phitsanulok, and Kamphaeng Phet. And I spent one … More An Accidental Southeast Asian Adventure
On Dec. 5, 2017, I set out on a trip to Thailand for two weeks. My itinerary was set up to do the typical Thailand circuit. I would fly into Bangkok, head north to Chiang Mai, then go south to the islands and get home right before Christmas. Well, it’s Feb. 25, 2018, and here … More Five Things I’ve Learned After 2 Months in Thailand
This is the first time in 17 years that the month of August is not filled with anticipation for a new academic year. It’s the first time I am not purchasing new pencils, new folders or new binders. It’s the first time I did not anxiously wait to receive my class schedule. It’s the first … More Now Everything Begins
When I received the email that I was chosen to intern for the Democratic National Convention I couldn’t contain my excitement. I felt that I was going to be part of something amazing. I would be part of pushing our country toward something so unbelievably progressive – our first female president. I also knew that I … More Will All the White Folks Please Stand Up?
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