Living in Vietnam, we experienced the country like few get to experience. We taught English in Hanoi for 9 months. Shelly taught 2nd Grade and I taught 4th at an International School. We had been to Hanoi before, but only for a short time and this time we got to really integrate ourselves with the culture […]
Koh Chang, Thailand has been my favorite Thai Island since visiting it last in 2012. I was excited to get back and show Shelly the island and experience it’s laid back vibe. We decided to hit the road again and after working a wonderful 13 week nursing contract at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California. […]
Our trip from Hanoi was a good one albeit long and arduous. We decided to take the train called the Reunification Express, which cost nearly the same as flights, yet more costly after you factor in hotels and food. The train was a 4 berth sleeper train with sleeping pads reminiscent of my days in jail […]
Happy New Year from Lonely Beach, Koh Chang, Thailand! The New Year is upon us and here in Thailand! Really glad the world didn’t end on the 21st as the Mayan Priest we met in Guatemala predicted. I’ve had the ability to be alone and think a lot over the past two weeks. It’s really nice […]
We passed our one year on-the-road mark in November. A lot has happened while teaching in Hanoi, and we are plugging along, meeting our goals, and generally enjoying life. School is a stressful atmosphere. Some days we love teaching. Some days we do not. It’s a roller-coaster career with ups and downs just like any job I suppose. […]
I remember the 4th grade Vietnam is a strange place sometimes, however Shelly and I were determined to make teaching English in Hanoi, Vietnam work. My most memorable year in early childhood schooling, was the 4th grade. My teacher was Mrs. VanTine. She was a hottie from what I can remember. Although I really wasn’t “into […]
We made it from Thailand where we finished our TEFL/TESOL course and now it’s time to become an ESL Teacher in Vietnam. We had to take two different flights. Sometimes when taking a dog, certain airlines will not allow you to take it inflight. So to save some money, I took a cheaper flight from […]
We have completed our TEFL program in Thailand and week 4 of teaching is over. We also took our final exam this week. Shelly beat me again with a 98 percent. I only had a mere 94 percent. Both good scores and we are really happy to have passed our TEFL/TESOL course with UniTEFL. They have […]
This week of teaching English as a foreign language was interesting and challenging to say the least! We taught at two schools that we have already visited in the past. The MettaSuksa School and the Bua Krok Noi School as well. It is amazing how from one week to the next how things change with […]
We finished week two of teaching and classroom work in our TEFL Course in Thailand. This week was a little more hectic than last week. It seems that the biggest issue we have had is the lack of time in preparation. Most teaching days are superseded by half of a day of instruction on our lesson […]