Sunday: After everyone’s airport pick-ups, we gather at a hotel in Bangkok. Everyone has a chance to settle down, but soon after, we get our welcome meeting under way. This is where teachers can officially introduce themselves to one another, meet the team and ask all those burning questions. We give teachers a complete low down of what’s to come and prep them for a busy week ahead. Tomorrow marks the start of our cultural orientation in Thailand.   

Tuesday: Day 2 kicked off with an introduction about who XploreAsia is, what we do and what to expect over the next few weeks. This is followed by an explanation of how the placement for schools works and what to think about when working with schools and agents.

After lunch, the teachers had their first Thai language class, which was really exciting! Considering that most didn’t know any Thai at all, they were complete naturals!