TeachingTraveling.com: Howdy, Danny! Tell us a bit about your background.
Danny: I was born and raised in Vero Beach, Florida. I knew I wanted to be a teacher after having Mr. Stuzke in 9th grade Civics. One teacher can really make a difference in a person’s life!
Fueled by this vision, I graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 1999 with a degree in Elementary Education.
I taught kindergarten and first grade before moving [...Read More!]
One of the most daunting obstacles of travel is MONEY. Most notably: how can a teacher (on a teacher’s salary) pay for a hotel every night? Thank goodness there are innovative international communities to make exploring the world more affordable! What follows is a first-hand account from one of the “Facilitators” behind the teacher-traveler hospitality network, Teachers Travel Web. Take it away, Chris!
Our adventure with the hospitality exchange network called [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Welcome, Jacquie! Tell us about yourself.
Jacquie: I grew up with an English mother and American father. I started school in England at age 4, moved to US age 5 or 6 and grew up in a small town in southern Ohio. My first trip abroad without my family was to Russia with the Girl Scouts at age 17. It was during the cold war in [...Read More!]
Today we have a fascinating account from an Irish lass who is teaching in South Korea. Take it away, Elizabeth!
Hi! My name’s Elizabeth O’Hagan. I’m 24 years old, and from Belfast, Northern Ireland… and I’ve recently just moved to Jeju, South Korea!
In my final year of university, I found myself thinking, “What next?” I had always wanted to travel, and over the years had visited many countries, mostly in [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Welcome, Abbie! Please tell us about your background.
Abbie: I live in Southern California, where I have been with my boyfriend for the last 5 years. We moved here from the east coast, and I think that’s what really started my love for travel and new adventures. I have been a Preschool Special Education teacher since we moved to California, and I earned my Master’s degree in Special Education in [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Today I am thrilled to introduce the woman who taught my amazing month-long TEFL certification course in Costa Rica: Natalie! Natalie, please tell us a bit about yourself.
Natalie: I’m a 28 year old South African who flew to Argentina to get my TEFL/TESOL on something of a whim 5 years ago. I’d finished my Masters and was a bit lost. I was looking for something, although I didn’t know exactly [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Howdy, Travis! Tell us about yourself.
Travis: I grew up in a small town called Los Angeles, California and, aside from travel, have lived in Southern California all my life.
In 2000, I moved down to San Diego to work for a computer game company. I lasted there for about four years before deciding I didn’t want to work in a cubicle for the rest of my life.
I went back [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Thanks for chatting with us, Kelly! Tell us about yourself. Kelly: I’ve been an educator for 18 years, though I didn’t take a traditional path into the profession, having interrupted my undergraduate degree to start a family.
As soon as my children were old enough to go to school, I went back to school part-time and finished up my BA.
I started teaching at the laboratory school on campus during the semester [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Great to meet you, Myscha! Please tell us a bit about your background.
Myscha: I graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1990, and taught overseas for several years before launching The Lesson Machine, a heritage curriculum subscription site with a free teacher resource blog. I also write on a freelance basis for several clients, run a travel web site and co-author a weekly syndicated travel column focusing [...Read More!]
Interested in teaching abroad? Hear details from Shirlen, a Houston, Texas native, about how she found and began a teaching job in Uijeongbu, South Korea! Take it away, Shirlen:
As my seventh month approaches and the honeymoon stage dissipates, I am still happy to be teaching English in South Korea. I am so happy, in fact, that I will renew my contract.
In May of 2009, I graduated with a Masters, [...Read More!]