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Cultural Orientation in Thailand (The Itinerary)
Guest Writer - Cultural Orientation: Thailand ItineraryHello and welcome! Here is the low-down on our cultural orientation in Thailand. It has been a crazy month at XploreAsia, with intakes in both South Korea and Thailand. As September is usually one of our bigger...
Cultural Orientation in South Korea (The Itinerary)
Guest Writer - Cultural Orientation: South Korea ItineraryGreetings all current and aspiring teachers! It has been a very busy week here in Korea, as we have welcomed our second in-class TESOL group in over 2 years to our Head Quarters in Incheon, South Korea. I just...
Living in Japan – A Kiwi Killing it in Japanland: Simone
I've been following Simone on Social Media for a while now and it's safe to say that she really is making the most of her time living in Japan! It's amazing to see someone so adventurous. Simone was one of our first XploreAsia teachers to hit the ground running in...
Teach English in Vietnam: The Relaunch
Well, what are you waiting Phở? Vietnam is now fully open to teachers and we couldn't wait to welcome our latest group and get them ready to teach English in Vietnam! With towering temples, perfectly laid-out pagodas, intense traffic, beautiful beaches, rice fields...
Teach English in South Korea: in-country TESOL relaunch!
If ever you've thought about living and working abroad, why not teach english in South Korea? Soju, Kimchi, K-pop, Gimbap and Cosmetics are just a few things I fell in love with my first time there. Not only is it a fascinating place for tourists, but the home of...
Life Abroad : Clare Haggerty. American in South Korea
Clare has been in South Korea for just over six months now and based on our quick call, I can tell she is loving it. After her arrival in January, she did a quick 1-week quarantine in her own apartment and then it was off to work. No doubt there have been ups and...
Teacher Meet Up Events Back in Full Swing for Thailand
Making the move abroad sounds exciting at first, but once you've moved in and found your groove, life is not as easy as the pamphlets made it sound. XploreAsia knows and understands this. That's why we encourage teachers to develop and build support systems they can...
South Korea Cultural Orientation is BACK!
XploreAsia, along with Culture Route are super excited to bring back the South Korea Cultural Orientation trips. On June, 11th, we had the first one in more than two years and to be honest... it made us remember why we insist and provide them for every single...
We’re Finalists … again!
The Teach Thailand program has continued to open doors for children all over Thailand, at a time when nobody else has been able to be there for them. We are proud to represent an organization that has remained in-country, changing the lives of so many thousands of...
(Graduation & Farewell) Ta-Ta For Now…
On the 13th of January 2020, Thailand became the first country outside of China to detect a positive case of COVID-19. Two months later, just days before our March 2020 intake group were to arrive, the gates closed on everything and everyone. Confused, hesitant and...