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In-Class TESOL vs Online TESOL Courses
After making the invigorating decision to teach abroad, you usually need to pursue a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course. Two options for the class are available: in-class and online. The abundance of opinions on which course is better can...
The Top 5 Reasons to Teach in Vietnam
Wake up at 6:00 a.m., frantically rush out the door, seize a cup of liquid fuel, articulate commuter grumbles, hypnotically complete mundane tasks, remain idle in standstill traffic, nuke 2 day old pizza, sink into a fluffy oasis, and then repeat. Sound familiar? Is...
Travel Love: Love Stories From The Road
All you need is love... But a little help from XploreAsia doesn't hurt either! We have had so many wonderful people come through our program to teach in Thailand or elsewhere, and often we get couples! Those few brave enough to pack up everything and travel...
4 Surprises When You Teach English Overseas in Thailand
Before moving across the globe to teach English overseas, I researched what to expect from my new educational abode. To quench my inner “investigator” ways, I turned to the most reliable thing: Google. I spat questions out like a detective at their first...
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions While Teaching English Abroad
New year, new you. We all have resolutions for the new year and they always involve us living a better lifestyle than the year previously. Whether it be getting or staying fit, reducing stress, or making new friends, our goals are always the same: enjoy life to the...
Why Teach Overseas in 2018
Why Teach Overseas? New Year's resolutions occur every year in order to improve one’s current status. Healthy eating, sweat perfusing workouts, rigorous job applications, and other processes occur in order to achieve that celebratory goal: happiness. A simple concept...
Finding Inner Peace While Teaching Abroad
While teaching abroad is a major avenue to personal growth through an expansion of one's heart and mind, it is adjoined with its challenges. A friend gave me wise advice today. I was explaining to him how my instinct during times of loss is to reach out to those...
Top Ten Thai Films To See
Why Thai Films? Life in Thailand can be exhilarating and constantly on-the-go, causing downtime to be ever so delightful. When the weather in Thailand is wet and rainy, you made be forced to cozy in your accommodation. Thanks to the compelling Thai movie industry,...
Sabina Qader: Teaching in South Korea
Before joining the XploreAsia staff as the South Korea Program Manager, Sabina Qader was a teaching in South Korea, in a province called Bullo Dong. Recently, Sabina was able to clear her demanding schedule and sit down with us to shed some light on what...
Living in Vietnam: Small Town Experience
Jace moved to Vietnam in May, from Australia. Teaching in the southern province of Binh Duong, Jace located about an hour away from Saigon, Jace teaches a wide variety of ages at his private language center. On a recent trip to Vietnam, we met up with Jace...