The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Teaching Abroad http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Have a Little Faith: Advice From A Teacher Abroad http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/23/have-a-little-faith-advice-from-a-teacher-abroad/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/23/have-a-little-faith-advice-from-a-teacher-abroad/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:08:04 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15849 There are many characteristics that the international traveler tends to have in common. They are typically adventuresome, adaptable, open-minded and independent. But there is one characteristic that you must have and continue to build as you travel, live and/or teach abroad: You must trust. Trust the people around you, trust [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/23/have-a-little-faith-advice-from-a-teacher-abroad/feed/ 2 Stranger In A Strange Land: A Teacher’s Life In Korea http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/06/stranger-in-a-strange-land-a-teachers-life-in-korea/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/06/stranger-in-a-strange-land-a-teachers-life-in-korea/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:03 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15673 The previous weekend, in a brief fit of madness, I had purchased a baby bunny from an adjuma in the Singil station of the Seoul subway system. The old woman crouched in the middle of the transfer walkway, tossing bunnies from a cardboard box like enticing, furry water balloons. Pushing [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/06/stranger-in-a-strange-land-a-teachers-life-in-korea/feed/ 2 Top 5 Countries For Teaching English Abroad (That Aren’t in Asia) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:24:53 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15515 When it comes to jobs teaching English abroad, South Korea and Taiwan are the headliners. Teaching English jobs are easy to find, and high salaries and free housing are some great incentives to head east, but it’s not enough to lure everyone. There are a lot of motives behind your [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/01/23/top-5-countries-for-teaching-english-abroad-that-arent-in-asia/feed/ 2 Top 9 Resources To Get You Teaching ESL Abroad http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/18/top-10-resources-to-get-you-teaching-esl-abroad/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/18/top-10-resources-to-get-you-teaching-esl-abroad/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:00:10 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=10262 I remember the conversation I had with a friend about taking a year off with just my backpack. She was fresh off of a year teaching ESL in Shanghai and the tone in her voice told me I’d be stupid not to teach English somewhere. “Dude, you get paid and [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/18/top-10-resources-to-get-you-teaching-esl-abroad/feed/ 1 A Welcome Of The Most Korean Kind http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/29/a-welcome-of-the-most-korean-kind/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/29/a-welcome-of-the-most-korean-kind/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:02 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=7939 South Korea, my Asian home away from home where I experienced my first living abroad experiment, is an anomaly of sorts, really. There are aspects of the culture I will never comprehend, nor should I. There are things in which I tilt my head in confusion, which is fine. There [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/29/a-welcome-of-the-most-korean-kind/feed/ 3 5 Facts About TEFL Courses And Teaching ESL http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/26/5-facts-about-tefl-courses-and-teaching-esl/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/26/5-facts-about-tefl-courses-and-teaching-esl/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:41 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=7870 Lusting to dive into the world of teaching English to speakers of other languages at home or abroad? Here are a few tips for the curious. By Lillian Marshall I was an English teacher in Boston for six years, and one summer my colleague lured me down to Costa Rica [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/07/26/5-facts-about-tefl-courses-and-teaching-esl/feed/ 2 A Tale Of Two Exchange Students http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/21/a-tale-of-two-exchange-students/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/21/a-tale-of-two-exchange-students/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:13:23 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6168 Two exchange students — one from Denmark, the other from Korea — sit down and discuss their observations about life in America, including their thoughts on American dentistry, the myth about gun ownership, and the sheer number of drive-thrus. By Jon Wick Mia Pederson is a 16-year-old exchange student from [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/03/21/a-tale-of-two-exchange-students/feed/ 4 The Truth About Teaching ESL Abroad http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/08/25/the-truth-about-teaching-esl-abroad/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/08/25/the-truth-about-teaching-esl-abroad/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:59 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=3168 Future TheExpeditioner.com contributor (more on that later this week) Jon Wick takes a look at the ups and downs of packing up your bags and heading abroad to teach ESL (English as a Second Language), an unforgettable experience full of heightened expectations, numerous frustrations, and personal rewards you’re unlikely to [...]

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