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Teaching English can be a drag, but it pays the bills

I have been teaching English online for the past 5 years using a company based out of China. They will hire people anywhere in the world if you are a native English

The Quickest And Easiest Method To Start Your Online and International Teaching Career

TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language has become a lifestyle and a means of income for English speakers across the globe. Perhaps you’re among the thousands

Introductory Post -----Follow me as I share the trials that shaped me and my unwavering choice of grit.

Hi there Hivers! 👋 It is my pleasure to join this platform, I am looking forward to starting my journey here. I am Jessah Hinay, but you can call me whatever you

A word to TEFL teachers in Asia: It gets easier

The main thing I have learned from being an English teacher in TEFL programs for about 5 years is that at the very beginning it can be a very overwhelming experience

Instructional Design For Young Learners

Design I've been having a lot of fun creating flashcards on Canva for use in ClassIn. I'm a fan of trading cards, which explains the design. I've been teaching seasons,

The real kind of success teaching in Thailand

I have written before about how I feel like TESL or Teaching English as a Second Language otherwise known as TEFL is not a good idea for anyone in the long term.

Another story of a life ruined by teaching ESL for too long

I have said many times before that I think that teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) is an alright thing to do to extend your holiday/vacation but is an

Use your ESL experience in Thailand to your advantage

Before I left the USA I had heard about "leapfrog" jobs or "leapfrog companies" in which the company was well aware of the fact that their employees

If you'd prefer to not pay taxes, teaching online might be the job for you

This could probably get some people in trouble so I am going to make a disclaimer here and say that I am not encouraging people to dodge taxes but we all know that

I think I've found my dream teaching job: Conversational online English

I transitioned into teaching almost exclusively online a couple of years ago just because it is easier. While I don't mind teaching in person at a school or language

As the global ESL industry moves online, countries need to adapt visa rules

There was a time, not that long ago, that almost everyone that worked in ESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) was a job that was almost exclusively something

Should I stay or should I go?

So the time is coming up soon for school break and end of term and the management of my school is starting to ask if the various foreign teachers intend to return

Teachers make a better living in Vietnam than in their own countries

This obviously doesn't apply to every teacher in every country but the other day I was talking to a bunch of people who teach here and they all came to the same

Travel Tales: Precious Prague

Let me tell you a little story about a dear old place I’ve had the pleasure of visiting 3 times now. It’s been some time since my last visit but the memories linger

Good teaching jobs are very difficult to come by in Thailand

There are a ton of foreign teachers in Thailand. Most of the people that I know are either retired or are teachers here in Chiang Mai and of all the teachers I would

1st Virtual Intercultural Meeting | Sharing Cultural information about National Flags

Yesterday, as part of a intercultural program we have been collaborating with for a couple of years now, we had our first virtual encounter with High School students

Finishing a Productive Academic Year at IFIE

With a Special Guest... @manujune delighted us with her voice to close 2021 at the Training and Educational Innovation Institute (IFIE by its Spanish accronym).

Your first ESL job is gonna suck, but it is a rite of passage that must be done

Getting an ESL job is not difficult. Getting a good ESL job is nigh on impossible. I have easily obtained two jobs in Thailand simply by having a college degree.

Online teachers getting eliminated in droves

It is starting to appear as though the glory days of teaching online English could be coming to a close for some people. I am an ESL teacher just for a bit longer

Passed my exams | Certified TEFL | Happy!

For about 1,5 weeks I've been waiting for my results to come in I noticed in the e-mail that it could actually take 10 business days before they'd let me know if