Day One at the AASSA Teaching Conference
Flying to an international location, staying in a nice hotel, meeting with people from all around the continent, and being in a room with so many others who share […]
Tag Archives: International Teacher
Good International Schools to Work at For Families
As long-time readers know, I am a single lady without children (and I’m looking for an international teaching husband if you happen to know of one available– :)) so I can’t […]
I Paid Off My Student Loans!!
I made my final student loan payment today!!! I owed almost $70,000 USD for my undergrad and master’s degrees and today I sent off my last student loan payment. I’m […]
Top 10 Posts of 2016
After reviewing the stats for this blog I’ve found the top posts of 2016. These are the posts from this year that the most people have visited. Places With a […]
Costs of Becoming an International School Teacher
I realize that I didn’t post last week. Oops! I have been focusing on getting set up to recruit for a new job for next year. In case you […]
25 Things to Look for in a Contract
Someone recently asked me a very good question: when you are recruiting, what are some things that every school should include in their contracts for foreign hire teachers? Firstly, I […]
Portland, Oregon in the Summer
Oh man! I love visiting Portland every summer! Every year I come home from my travels abroad (six summers now!) and I ask myself why I leave this gorgeous […]
End of the Year Teacher Tired
Ha! I keep seeing all of these memes in the teacher facebook groups I belong to about teachers being tired at the end of the year and I definitely agree! […]
Why do Expats Stay in Difficult Places?
Yesterday was my birthday, but instead of enjoying the day, I spent a lot of time reflecting on my experience here in Venezuela. You see, my friends who […]
31 Things to Be Thankful For
This weekend I will be celebrating my 31st birthday. Shhh! My third graders are convinced that I am only 24. It is my goal to celebrate my birthday with a […]
Teaching Wanderlust 