When I first came to Thailand I was told by a random woman to try and get a position at a private school. I wouldn't realize how useful that advice would be until months later.
The Truth About Teaching in Thailand
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Using a Program to Teach English Abroad: The Pros and Cons
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.
Using Workaway to Teach English in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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 [...]
An Accidental Southeast Asian Adventure
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 [...]