Teaching Traveling: Welcome to Tyler Haines! Tyler, tell us about your background.
Tyler: I’m 20 years old and from Johannesburg, South Africa. I worked a number of jobs in the service industry including waiting and bartending following my completion of high school in 2010. I worked hard up till mid 2012, saving money with the dream of traveling abroad. I had never left my home country before and looked for ways [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Is it worth it to spend money to volunteer abroad? Learn from teacher and fashion travel blogger, Lindsay Carreiro about her great experience doing it!
Lindsay, tell us about your background.
Lindsay: My name is Lindsay and I’ve been teaching and working with children for 9 years. I recently just turned 30 and I have lived in Rhode Island all my life. Mostly my background is in education [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Ever wanted to volunteer teach overseas for several weeks? Read about Abigail Hunt’s experience in India for inspiration!
Abigail, tell us about your background.
Abigail: I decided to take a year out after school, before I went to University, to do some travelling and get some space after so many years of studying. I decided to volunteer overseas, to give something back to a community and learn more about [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: There are some excellent programs to help teachers travel free with student groups. Florida teacher Scott Goldsher will tell us about one he used to travel with students to Costa Rica.
Scott, as background, how did you get into teaching in the first place?
S: I was born and raised in Baltimore where I attended undergraduate school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County studying Pre-Med. From there I moved [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: What are creative ways teachers can travel the world while still working?
Listen and learn as Canadian teacher Sarah Boggett explains how teaching exchanges can expand your horizons.
Tell us about your background, Sarah.
Sarah: I am a 34 year old travelling teacher. I grew up in a travelling family in Ontario, Canada. Every couple of years we would head back to England and Scotland to visit all of our relatives. When I [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Have you ever wondered how to travel to dozens of countries around the world cheaply as a teacher?
Have you wondered if there was an age limit to travel?
Read this interview with American teacher Marilyn Cook and be inspired and educated! Marilyn, tell us about yourself.
Marilyn: I am a small-town Mississippian, transported to metropolitan Jacksonville, Florida, kind of with two lives.
The first year out of college I taught [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Ever wanted to spend part of your vacation doing something to give back?
For inspiration, listen to the experience of Charlie, a young woman who just volunteered abroad during her holiday with a program that YOU can do, too.
Charlie, tell us about your experience.
Charlie: I just got back from Goa, where I spent two weeks. I had an amazing time in this part of India, and did a number [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Have you been seeking a way to connect your children or students to the world without leaving home?
Read about how Chelsea Rae Schmidt’s Big Earth Explorers can do just that!
Chelsea, first tell us about your background and how you got interested in Global Education.
Chelsea: I’m just your average young, unemployed, college graduate… except that I gave up the job search in order to live my dream and travel.
When [...Read More!]
Teaching Traveling: Welcome to world-traveling teacher, Sara Krakauer!
Sara, tell us about your background.
Sara: First and foremost, I’m a teacher. In the United States, that word alone doesn’t sound so glamorous, so I’m tempted to add something to spice it up and call myself a “global teacher.” In Nepal, the word for teacher is “lama” which sounds much more important. In fact, Nepalis have great respect for their teachers, and it’s [...Read More!]
Here’s a fabulous opportunity from a fellow Boston teacher, Jennifer Dines, to travel to the Dominican Republic this summer to volunteer! Jennifer explains:
Are you interested in traveling to the Dominican Republic?
Do you know a college student, friend, or colleague who is hoping to improve in Spanish and cross-cultural communication?
Would you like to spend a month of your summer living and working on the shores of the Caribbean?
I had an incredible experience working with [...Read More!]