I have been looking at teaching English in Ukraine. I am 31, single, American, white (mostly) and well, I do wonder if it would be a good idea. I most likely will be living in Kiev if I go.
I would also consider other former USSR nations or Hungary.

A former Port Moody resident has found it's a risky proposition to teach English in Korea ( Read more... )

I had lived in Korea for one year and 4 months from 25th of June 2005 until October 30, 2006. I had wanted to be an expatriate again. I signed up for a job in Kwangju, Korea as a teacher. Through my church I signed up to do a foreign teaching job. I had to pick three different jobs. I chose one in Thailand, one in Paraguay, and one in ( Read more... )

I was in Korea from June 23, 2005 until October 30, 2006. I was an English teacher there. I was fired from my hagwon (long story). Now my sister wants to teach English there. Well, I gave my sister some pointers about the company. I do want to go back to Korea myself. I miss it a lot. I haven't found any jobs that look good. I do wonder if ( Read more... )

Ugh. When I first arrived in Korea in 2005, I didn't do well at all in my teaching. It was my fault at first because I didn't try hard enough. I later tried harder and did a lot better, but nobody forgot about the past. I also had a terrible supervisor and roommate that called the head of the company at the drop of a hat. She wouldn't even tell ( Read more... )

What we want to tell Korean mothers. Simple solutions to simple problems ( Read more... )

New cohost Jennifer. Getting professional teaching support in country. Is an ax handle really a teacher or customer service person's best friend? Longest show ever ( Read more... )

I've been living in Reunion island since September with my one true love working as an english teacher. Only now have we really settled in to the drastic change of lifestyle... and our acceptance that we probably still won't understand when people talk in creole by the time we leave. It's the first time I've lived on an island and it makes me ( Read more... )

How to terrify your children over the Halloween. Snack of the week, a burnt marshmallow-like substance called bbob gi. Korean apartments aren't all like Sarah's voyeur paradise but quite livable. The bug nuttiest things we've seen in Korea and why a trip to the grocery store really gets the heart rate up. Korean trends: $5 pizza and black jeans. ( Read more... )

Sarah's return. Snack of the week: Deli Manjoo. Korean kids love those shiny American and Canadian pennies. Korean kids are the magpies of Asia. Gifts to bring for your kids and boss. Kim Jung You be Illin' was really just trying to ban Ban Ki Moon from the headlines. Actual Engrish tshirt finds. Don't they know how dirty some of those English ( Read more... )