Teaching Traveling: Welcome to Rashaad Jorden, a remarkable man who has taught abroad in Japan and France.
Tell us about yourself, Rashaad.
Rashaad: I was actually born in Yokosuka, Japan (My dad was in the U.S. Navy), but I grew up in New Jersey.
After graduating from college with a degree in English/Media Arts, I returned to Japan to teach English at a private language school (which is really a [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Today we have a travel blog celebrity, Nomadic Samuel! Samuel, tell us a bit about your background.
Samuel: My name is Samuel Jeffery and I’ve been living abroad in some capacity or another for six consecutive years.
During my last two years of University I started tutoring English to foreign students on campus. The majority of my students were from South Korea and I quickly forged some great lifelong friendships. [...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!]