Teach Abroad Blog

Before setting off on my journey I had been warned about the laid back culture in Portugal. Personally, I have always a planner and I like to know what's going...keep reading

Tomorrow is the first day of March, which means I have only three short weeks left in Portugal (for now). The cliché saying is true, time does fly by when...keep reading

Working with kindergarteners has been an interesting experience. It has made me reflect upon basic communication skills that we adults make take for granted. While working with the five and...keep reading

Hello from Lisboa! I'm very happy to be here in Portugal for my first experience with CIEE and my first time outside of North America. My name is Emma, I'm...keep reading

Hello All, I am writing this message from the Lisbon airport. My time in Portugal has come to an end, and I am going to spend a week in Ireland...keep reading

Well, here I am. My last day of volunteering and let me start by saying, it couldn't have come soon enough. These past 81 days have felt like I have...keep reading

So I had my first experience at a European chiropractor yesterday. That was... different. For over two weeks now I've been having issues with my right knee and my left...keep reading

The Portuguese are said to be quite a superstitious folk, but in my time here, I hadn't found myself in a situation in which I had to perform a particular...keep reading

So the other night I was out with my host family and my host mom's brother. Since we were late to the dinner, he went ahead and ordered our dishes...keep reading

Hello All, My time in Portugal is winding to a close. I only have two weeks remaining before the end of the program. Afterwards I will spend a week in...keep reading