What things do experienced ESL travellers suggest you bring along in your luggage? 1. Vitamins: These are expensive in some countries like South Korea. 2. Passport: Make sure it is updated. Many countries will not let you enter if you have less than 6 months before expiration on your passport. 3. CDs: I found I… Continue reading ESL teacher on the move: the things you’ll need
Author: Alison Carter
David’s adventures
David Brandreth Ottawa, Ontario To Whom It May Concern: I taught at a YBM Sisa-yong-o-sa school in Keumjeong (Pusan) for children between 1995 and 1996. It was my first experience with working abroad and I arrived there with a backpack and a suitcase. My friend Naomi and I had been travelling together in South East… Continue reading David’s adventures
Bait and Switch
My last school didn’t keep their promise to provide me with a legal Z visa. The school piggy backed on my prior Z visa and then gave me a F visa that expired 2 days before the end of my contract. “I can’t teach on a F visa.” I said to the administrator of the… Continue reading Bait and Switch