Teach Abroad Blog

Online teaching demands patience and ingenuity. It has required the reimagining of the classroom experience. My school has been online for all but a few weeks of this semester, and...keep reading

I wish this post could be overflowing with photos from incredible places, new foods, adventures with friends but unfortunately it won’t be filled with those things. I can’t even try...keep reading

I appreciate stillness, but I long for movement. After over a month and a half since the last semester ended, my school resumed classes at the beginning of June, and...keep reading

First semester teaching abroad: CHECK! I just wrapped up my first semester teaching abroad and I'm so proud of myself. It was not the easiest semester that I've taught but...keep reading

As my first semester of teaching is coming to a close and I am assessing how much my students have learned, it is also important to recognize how much they...keep reading

In 1983, the world was forever changed. The Internet was born, and since then, we can’t seem to live without it. Later, WiFi was created further changing and amping up...keep reading

Valentine's Day is a big day in American schools. As an elementary school child, I remember making a special box each year and exchanging Valentine cards and candies with my...keep reading

As soon as we got out of our required 15 day quarantine, an outbreak of Covid occurred in my province. The second wave hit Thailand and the epicenter of it...keep reading

“Okay good, now let’s try that again-in English this time.” And with that I get a blank look and a couple of long-lashed blinks. I use this line too many...keep reading

A year, almost to the day, from when I was accepted into CIEE’s Teach in Thailand program, I was introduced as the new English teacher during Kwangtong School’s morning assembly...keep reading