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How to find schools using Google

How to use Google to find schools overseas In the olden days, it could be difficult to find schools overseas. You'd either need to rely on face-to-face networking, walking countless miles, or going through phone directories (in foreign languages) to find schools that you could call up. It could take [...]

How to fly to a country and job-hunt in-person

How to fly to a country and job-hunt in person In this guide, we are going to look at how you can safely fly to another country and secure a great English teaching job. Contents: What are the advantages for job-hunting in person? Budget for your trip Use [...]

Teaching guides

Read tips and guides surrounding teaching English overseas and online, learn about your job prospects, and navigate visa processes.

How to file your taxes while teaching for DaDa ABC (US)

How to file your taxes while teaching for DaDa (US) By Online Teacher Louise Quigly Louise Quigley is a writer and online educator from Georgia in [...]

Parent’s Guide to Teaching Online

A Parent’s Guide to Teaching English Online: 3 Steps to Getting Started Teaching English through your laptop or pc is a great way to use [...]

The 6 Best Things to Eat in Thailand

The 6 Best Things to Eat in Thailand If you think gorging on mango shakes and banana pancakes is where it’s at, you’ve still got a lot [...]

Interviews

Learn about our partner schools and read interviews with our course graduates who are now teaching online and overseas.

Meet Johnny – From our partner schools in China

Johnny works for Education First (EF) - one of our trusted partner schools in China - and helps our graduates make a safe and smooth transition into teaching. "Hey, I'm Johnny Xia, a Senior Foreign Affair Specialist at Education First in Wuxi, China. If you’re interested in Chinese culture and history, even looking for ESL teaching job, don’t [...]

Teaching experiences

Interested in learning what it’s like to teach English abroad or online? You can read about different experiences in the posts below.

My Life Teaching in Turkey

My Life Teaching in Turkey Turkey is an amazing country. Unfortunately, due to recent events, Turkey has received a shaky-at-best reputation in the media. I am here [...]

My Six Months Teaching English in South Korea

My Six Months Teaching English in South Korea When wanderlust strikes, which it seems to be striking more and more Millennials, it is hard to resist the [...]

My time teaching in New Zealand

My time teaching in New Zealand From wild mountains to beautiful beaches, New Zealand makes a fantastic place for a holiday. With its easy-going laws and laid [...]

Teaching off the Beaten Path: Lima

Teaching off the Beaten Path: Lima When beginning to write this article about my experiences teaching in Peru the first thing that came to my mind was [...]

My Time Teaching in Hong Kong

My time teaching in Hong Kong Hello, my name is Sarah, and I am an ESL teacher from the UK. After spending some time travelling after finishing my degree back home, I was on the road and thinking I need [...]

My 4 Years Teaching English in Qatar

My 4 Years Teaching English in Qatar Hi! I'm Neel, a teacher from the UK in my mid 30s and I’ve been teaching in Doha, Qatar for 4 years now. My wife got a job offer here and we decided [...]

My journey arriving in Thailand for the first time

My journey arriving in Thailand for the first time 18 Hours. 18 hours with cramped legs, no pillows, crying babies, and exceedingly questionable food. The first 15 [...]

Life in Russia: Finding an apartment

Life in Russia: Finding an apartment For foreigners in Russia, there are usually a few different ways to go about renting an apartment. The most usual experience [...]

My Journey From English Teacher to Dive Master

My Journey From English Teacher to Dive Master Written by Fiona Mokry English is, without a doubt, the international language of the world. Therefore, just about every [...]

Teaching Refugee Students in Thailand

Teaching Refugee Students in Thailand The opportunities that exist for teachers along the Thai-Burma border are not well-known or much-advertised. There are nine refugee camps along the [...]