How Teaching Abroad Enhances Your Resume

How Teaching Abroad Enhances Your Resume

Five marketable skills that you'll develop as an EFL teacher.
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How I Fell in Love With Life at Home After Living Abroad

How I Fell in Love With Life at Home After Living Abroad

Making the return home easier. 
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Shanghai: With Seasoning Comes Flavour

Shanghai: With Seasoning Comes Flavour

A few weeks into teaching abroad, Allan seeks out substance—and solace—in China.
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Colombia and Coffee Culture

Colombia and Coffee Culture

How learning about coffee helped Alicia to understand Colombian culture.
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From the Field Blog: Editors’ Choice

From the Field Blog: Editors’ Choice

A round-up of Verge editorial staff’s favourite blog posts over the past few months.
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    A round-up of Verge editorial staff's favourite blog posts over the past few months.

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Whats It Like to Teach English for the First Time?

What's It Like to Teach English for the First Time?

Three strange questions you should be prepared to answer.
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Promoting Environmental Awareness in Burma

Promoting Environmental Awareness in Burma

Kaelyn tries to create change by spreading environmental knowledge to remote communities of Burma. 
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30 Days to Departure Checklist

30 Days to Departure Checklist

Start your study abroad countdown right.
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Slowing Down in Guinea-Bissau

Slowing Down in Guinea-Bissau

What does it mean to discount something as operating on "African time"?
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Spanish Language Learning 101

Spanish Language Learning 101

Three tools for learning a foreign language. 
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Is Tourism a Political Act? Should It Be?

Is Tourism a Political Act? Should It Be?

Tourism in Gambia exposes how prescriptions for Africa are only skin deep.
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Shanghai on the Horizon

Shanghai on the Horizon

Allan prepares for his latest teaching placement by reflecting on his past. 
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Overcoming Culture Shock

Overcoming Culture Shock

How to handle the ups and downs when living abroad isn't exactly what you'd imagined.
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How to Make Friends and Not Terrify People

How to Make Friends and Not Terrify People

"Dos" and "don'ts" for building a community abroad.
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6 Must-Dos Before Teaching Abroad

6 Must-Dos Before Teaching Abroad

A veteran TEFL teacher shares his pre-departure tips.
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3 Secrets to Surviving Life Abroad

3 Secrets to Surviving Life Abroad

How Alicia turned an interest in teaching into a Colombian adventure.
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On Pets and Moving Abroad

On Pets and Moving Abroad

How to find a temporary home for your furry friends.
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