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What Does Obama Travel Strategy Mean For Teaching English Abroad?

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On Thursday, May 10, 2012, The United States Government released its first ever official travel and tourism strategy.                       Roger Dow, president and CEO of the US Travel Association, had … Continue reading

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Three Reasons To Climb An Active Volcano

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Jessica is currently Teaching English in Chile, and was kind enough to send us some photos and words about her recent trip to summit of Volcán Villarrica in Pucón.  Just another example of the sorts of adventures people find themselves embarking … Continue reading

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Photographic Memoirs of A Traveling Teacher: Part Three

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I’m pleased to present today the third and final installment of Chris Johnson’s photo journal, ”Memoirs of A Traveling Teacher.”  Chris was a winner of the LanguageCorps Southeast Asia media contest a couple years ago, and his fascinating photos and journals … Continue reading

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Songkran Festival in Thailand!

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April 13th-15th marked the annual Songkran Festival in Thailand.  How did you celebrate!? Commonly referred to as the water festival, Songkran marks the Thai New Year, and is one of the biggest celebrations of the year throughout the country.  Many … Continue reading

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Technology and Online World Critical to Growing Success of TEFL

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Sofia Rasmussen Today we present a guest post from Sofia Rasmussen about what technology and the internet means for TEFL.  It’s a very well written, thought provoking article…thanks to Sofia for the submission!  Click “continue reading” for the article.

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Teaching English Abroad From Start To Finish: Part Two

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Jingyang is a LanguageCorps alum from Singapore that spent the better part of a year Teaching English in Thailand.  You might have read Part One of his blog, which does an excellent job of describing his experience Teaching English Abroad … Continue reading

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Five Things I Learned During TEFL Training in Florence, Italy

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Today I am Pleased to Introduce a Guest Post from Jessica, a graduate of LanguageCorps TEFL Course in Florence, Italy!  Check it out for some insight into the four week TEFL training course that is the starting point for Teaching … Continue reading

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7 Reasons Why You Should Take A Career Break

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Pretty much all of us know what a gap year is.  The fresh faced, wide eyed 20 something graduates from college, isn’t quite ready to settle down into a career, and heads off on a whirlwind adventure, with nothing but … Continue reading

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Photographic Memoirs of a Traveling Teacher: Part Two

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Today, I am happy to bring to you the second part of Chris Johnson’s photo series, taken in 2009 while he was Teaching English in Thailand.  We received a lot of positive responses about the first series, so enjoy.  They … Continue reading

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How To Plan A Vacation while Living Abroad

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Margaret Ulrich is a freelance writer living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  Along with teaching English abroad through LanguageCorps, pool hopping, and fried tarantula eating, she records her not-so-mundane life on her blog awkwardamericantraveler.wordpress.com. Planning a vacation while living abroad With my time teaching … Continue reading

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