The End of the School Contract, Saying Goodbye & Looking Forwards

Here comes the sun- it’s the end of the school year, hooray! Nearing the end of a school contract is always a crazy couple of…

I miss you, Maldives

I can’t quite believe it’s March already. The last 2 months since leaving Maldives have jumbled along, and although there’s been some wonderful moments (such…

The Pros & Cons of Paying for Work/Volunteer Placements Abroad

So, you want to travel abroad- maybe to volunteer, maybe for work experience, but you don’t know where to start. Companies or for-profit charities can…

Notes On The Lessons Learned From Ditching University For Travel

Who’s to say where the wind will take you Who’s to say what it is will break you I don’t know Where the wind will…

Ex-pat Life: How My Happiness and Well-Being Have Improved By Living Abroad

  It’s half past 4 in the afternoon and I’m still in my nightgown, eating cereal from the box. The pain caused by my condition…

Ex-pat Life: Is It Homesickness Or Something Else?

It’s Friday today, which here in Maldives is the weekend (plus Saturday, back to work Sunday). I find that every single Friday (where I don’t…

8 Reasons you should be an English Camp Tutor this Summer

Spending a summer teaching at English camp was one of the most fulfilling ways I have spent a summer. If you are a native English speaker…

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