All posts tagged ESL
Teach Abroad Myth Revealed
Today’s article is written for the Reach To Teach Teach Abroad Blog Carnival, a monthly series that focuses on providing helpful tips and advice to ESL teachers and travelers around the […]
Tourism Authority of Thailand Contest: Meant to Move to Isaan
Happy Tuesday! I have a big favor to ask of you. Below is an excerpt from my entry into a contest run by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. The challenge […]
Christmas in Thailand
On December 22, the day before I was to leave for the beach, our English department hosted an all-day show. When it comes to entertainment, the Thais don’t mess around. The […]
Paper Politics in Thailand
Teachers aren’t supposed to have favorites, I know, but if all of my classes could be like my Matyam 2/1, they would all be my favorite. I call this my […]
Loy Krathong
“Do you feel like the king and queen?” I asked Jon Watkins, the other foreign English teacher at my high school in Suwannaphum, Thailand. We thought we had missed celebrating […]
Dressing for a Wedding in Thailand
I had a Cameron Diaz moment. Finding a dress for last weekend’s wedding had me feeling like her character in The Sweetest Thing. In true procrastinator form, I waited until […]
Structure & Mayhem in Thailand’s Schools
Welcome to Thai education, where the chaos is somehow organized; the clocks disappear; and the only rule is there are no rules. Show up to class twenty minutes late. Let […]
