What about traveling to a different country within your own home country? In this fascinating piece, Bostonian Mark Henderson describes the different world of the Native American reservation in South Dakota where he is an Americorps VISTA volunteer.
Take it away, Mark!
Traveling around the world to me is like trying to feed an endless hunger. I’ve always wanted to travel and I still do. I know that in my lifetime I’ll [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Readers, get psyched to learn about a whole slew of inexpensive teacher travel grants and programs, from one Teacher-Traveler who did them all!
Welcome, Libby Lupfer. Please tell us a little about yourself.
Libby: I have been a high school history teach for 20 years in the Chicago suburbs. I started teaching a little late after living in Europe, working at a ski resort, and getting a Master’s degree in [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Want to hear about a fascinating teaching traveling opportunity, and the story behind it? Brad is here to tell the tale of “Trek to Teach” in Nepal! Brad, tell us about yourself.
Brad: Hi, my name is Brad Hurvitz, I am a 27 year old MBA student at Oregon State University in Corvallis. I grew up in San Diego, CA, and received a Bachelors Degree in Social Psychology from Cal [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Welcome, Kim! Tell us about yourself.
Kim: My name is Kim Zimmer and I’m a 31 year old technology teacher at an elementary school in Glenview, IL.
My formative years of middle and high school were spent in the Chicagoland area, but I decided to go against the grain and travel cross country to attend the University of Oregon for college. My years as a Duck were spent [...Read More!]
TeachingTraveling.com: Thanks for agreeing to share your experiences with us, Alisha Robertson!
Tell us about yourself.
Alisha: I’m a native Texan who, before 2002, spent most of my time exploring the US. I graduated college in 2004 with a focus on Business and Human Resources, worked in the “60 Hour-a-Week Working World” for 4 years, and then set off to teach English in Chile in 2008. After teaching English in Chile, [...Read More!]