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Katherine Garcia hails from Houston, Texas, but knew from a young age that the typical American-lifestyle was not for her. Maybe it was the Argentine blood in her, or maybe it was something stirring deep inside that made her realise she was meant for more than the traditional high school-college-career path. She set her sights abroad and hasn’t looked back since. Learn about her TEFL journey and w...[Read More]

Daniel Horncastle hopped, skipped, jumped, and well, mostly flew the 18 hours between his native home of New Zealand and his teach abroad destination, Myanmar (yes, THAT Myanmar!). Myanmar is making headway on the TEFL stage, staking its claim as the new it destination of Southeast Asia for traveling English teachers. Read more about Daniel’s multi-year stint teaching in Asia below! Tell us about ...[Read More]

Tetiana hales from the Ukraine, but leads her life by example: Having two children under 13, two cats, and a husband didn’t stop her from pursuing her dream of learning English herself and then teaching abroad with her hard-sought skills. She’s now upped her certification to a CELTA and has her sights set on destinations beyond China and Spain, where she’s already taught abroad. Read on to learn m...[Read More]

Meet Laura Hilliard, a TEFL intern in Vietnam. She’s an American from Pennsylvania who bid adieu to her adorable cat Olive to tackle the exciting, exotic world of teaching abroad! Hanoi isn’t quite like her native Pittsburgh, and she’s having a blast learning about all of the differences that make her experience teaching abroad so magical. Tell us about your background? What makes Laura, Laura?  I...[Read More]

Non-native English speakers make great teachers abroad. You’ve studied the language yourself—which we all know is way more than memorizing verb structures and grammar patterns. You’ve experienced the up’s and down’s and whirl-arounds of learning a language from scratch, and let’s be honest… those highs and lows can take a toll on your mental game. But you persevered, worked really, really hard, di...[Read More]

Today we’re talking to Éadaoin, a true TEFL expert who’s currently teaching in Vietnam after completing her Anglo-TEFL scholarship! 1. TELL US ABOUT YOUR PATH TO TEACHING ABROAD—DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW YOU’D END UP IN VIETNAM?  I graduated with a BA in World Languages and studied French and Italian. I got my first experience of teaching abroad while on an Erasmus work placement in Italy. I wanted to t...[Read More]

Pelma-what-ism? Pelmanism. Know it, love it, and use it—in your TEFL classroom, that is! What is pelmanism? The Guardian said it best: “Almost 100 years since its invention, a long-forgotten 19th-century mind-training system may be due a resurrection.” Pelmanism, named for Christopher Louis Pelman, the founder of the “Pelman Institute for the Scientific Development of Mind, Memory and Personality”...[Read More]

Teaching abroad is more than simply helping cute little kids memorize multiple grammar rules or distinguish colors from one another. It’s not only helping university students prep for TOEFL or adults master the basics of Business English. It’s actually an act of cultural exchange. While yes, most days will focus on paragraphs and participles and prepositions, your very presence will be accomplishi...[Read More]

Taking a photo anywhere in the world while traveling requires a certain level of etiquette. We feel VERY passionately that our TEFL teachers not only see their experience abroad as a chance to get paid to travel (which is still VERY cool!), but also as a chance to participate in cultural exchange (not to mention the responsibility there-in). This extends from your general interactions, the way you...[Read More]

Hey class of 2020! Senior year is here, and we couldn’t be more excited for all the fun you have in store. One last hoorah at a football game. Your final college papers, EVER. A few dozen late night pizzas, and probably too many pre-game beverages to count. And amidst all of the fun—hanging out with friends, nailing your exams, planning a senior trip—that life deadline looms. GRADUATION. You’re to...[Read More]

Let’s get your budget for teaching English in Vietnam in tip-top shape!  Can you swing it with your current finances? Do you need to make some changes in your spending habits now to afford your dream-life teaching English in Vietnam? How do you need to prepare for your early weeks abroad, when that first paycheck has yet to hit your bank account? Don’t start teaching abroad without a plan for your...[Read More]

Educators from all stripes and spots are all-too familiar with the concept of a hiring season. Whether you’re gunning for a preschool position in your hometown, crossing your fingers for a high school history teacher position anywhere in Iowa, or seeking an international teaching gig in your dream destination, there’s a waiting game when it comes to getting hired in TEFL. Hiring seasons don’t have...[Read More]