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5 Things to Look For in Your Teach Abroad Contract (So you Don’t Get Scammed)

5 Things to Look For in Your Teach Abroad Contract (So you Don’t Get Scammed)

Posted by Dec 13, 2019 1 Comment

So many people are worried about getting scammed or signing a bad contract when it comes to teaching abroad, especially teaching in China. Seriously, I sent out a survey a while back and it was the #1 fear by a mile!!
I myself signed a crappy contract my first year teaching abroad (you can read all about that saga here), so it’s really important to me to make sure that no one else makes my mistakes. I can’t go back in time and fix my contract disaster, but I can at least give you the advice you need to make sure that the teach abroad contract serves your needs and interests.

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Confessions of an ESL Teacher in China

Confessions of an ESL Teacher in China

Posted by Aug 9, 2016 10 Comments

This article originally appeared on Go Overseas where I write as a Teach Abroad and China expert. Though I write intensively about teaching abroad, there are a few juicy secrets I’ve been holding back from you all. It’s confession time: I’m far from a perfect ESL teacher, and my experience teaching abroad wasn’t quite as […]

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How to Travel the World (Without Saving up a Ton of Money)

How to Travel the World (Without Saving up a Ton of Money)

Posted by Apr 8, 2015 31 Comments

Recently, there’s been a lot of backlash against travel bloggers who claim, “everyone can travel!!!” Can literally everyone travel? Probably not. Can most people travel if they really want to? Yes. I’ve read the blogs of so many people who have overcome major obstacles to live abroad and travel: overwhelming debt, life-threatening food allergies, and […]

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How to teach English to Little Kids

How to teach English to Little Kids

Posted by Feb 6, 2015 16 Comments

For the last few months I’ve been a glorified English babysitter for two Chinese five-year-olds. I’d like to say I’ve done a pretty decent job. I taught them the basics like numbers, colors, the alphabet and how to write their names. While the writing is still a bit iffy (for some reason “a”s are a […]

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China Culture Shock #4: We Don’t Hire Boys

China Culture Shock #4: We Don’t Hire Boys

Posted by Nov 23, 2014 7 Comments

Welcome to my latest series: China Culture Shock! Part of the reason I was interested in moving to China in the first place was to explore a culture completely different from my own. I wanted to experience “culture shock” and challenge myself. I’ve been living in China for almost two years now, and I’m still constantly experiencing things that […]

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Women’s Day: A Cultural Conflict

Women’s Day: A Cultural Conflict

Posted by Mar 12, 2014 8 Comments

Last Thursday I received a text from Lynn: “(101) 7:55-8:35, (109) 9:40-10:20, (103) 10:30-11:10. The time for class has been changed tomorrow because of the celebrating activity.” “Celebrating activity?” I replied. “Will you meet us at the front gate of the school after class about 11:15 so that we can go to the buffet together.” […]

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Adventure Awaits Travel Video

Adventure Awaits Travel Video

Posted by Feb 28, 2014 2 Comments

AYC is having its first annual photo essay and video competitions. Naturally, I entered both, because let’s face it, what else am I going to do with my time? My last post, This is Home, was my photo essay contribution, and the video below is my submission for the video contest. The prizes are a trip […]

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