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  • Itching for the challenge of doing something completely different

    Itching for the challenge of doing something completely different

    How many times do you think, “Blah. My routine is just blah.”

    If it’s more often than you’d like, consider doing what Lauren did. She challenged herself to do something completely different and headed to Thailand to teach kindergarteners!  Here’s her story: 

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    My name is Lauren, I am 22 years old and from Houston, Texas. I decided to move to Thailand by the end of 2022.

    I graduated from Texas State University with my bachelor’s degree in business management and a focus in entrepreneurial studies because I had the desire to start a business once a graduated. I had experience with running my own nail tech business throughout college and it went hand-and-hand with my post-grad plans. However, once I graduated and got into the groove of real life, my passion and light for my dream business started to fade. I started to feel very stagnate and everyday became a constant routine. I noticed myself getting really burnt out with everyday tasks and that’s when I first started researching traveling and teaching abroad.

     

    I looked up reviews and videos on YouTube of other people sharing their experience of what it was like living in a completely different country. I became really consumed in watching teachers abroad and getting to know more about their experiences and how different each culture is. I never met anyone I knew personally to do something like this so I knew I would have to do my research and go through an agency to assist me with the process. While doing research I found Thailand and Costa Rica were my top places that I would be interested to teach English and Greenheart Travel happened to offer both. Being that I had already traveled to Costa Rica before, I figured I should go somewhere completely new and halfway across the world (lol)! I was itching for the challenge and became really infatuated with the culture and pictures of all the geographics that the country had to offer.

    Now that I have finally made it here, I can say that I’ve truly loved every moment.  I teach Kindergarten in Bangkok and absolutely find so much fulfillment in brightening up my student’s day. I find myself being in such a better space than I was at home and I learn something new every day. My whole experience through Greenheart Travel and XploreAsia exceeded my expectations, and I am truly grateful for that!

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    Thank you Lauren for taking the leap with Greenheart Travel!  

    If you are ready to travel for a change, check out all the Teach Abroad and Work Abroad programs that Greenheart Travel offers. The world awaits!

  • I Traveled to Remind Myself I Could do Anything I Wanted

    I Traveled to Remind Myself I Could do Anything I Wanted

    Greenheart Travel hears from people all the time about why they want to travel, why they want to teach abroad or work abroad. Sometimes it’s a desire to see the world, or it’s a mysterious pull to “just go”, and sometimes it’s a need to start fresh, to rekindle confidence and curiosity. Here’s Alessandra’s story.

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    I chose to teach abroad in Thailand about six months prior to separating from the US Air Force.

    Life at that point was not easy—I had been through a lot. I knew that as soon as I got out, there was no way I could go directly to a regular 9-5 job in the USA.  I needed a break, something to make me feel alive again, and especially something to remind me that I could do anything I wanted, anywhere I wanted, with whoever I wanted in the world—a feeling that I hadn’t exactly had since joining the Air Force almost ten years prior.

    So, when I was finally released in November 2021, my first and really only “job” application was to teach English in Thailand.  I had spent four of my active duty years in Europe working for NATO, so I had already felt as though I had “conquered” Europe.  Asia, Australia, and Africa were untouched territory at that point.  I chose Thailand specifically because I knew virtually nothing about it, which would prove to be a very necessary challenge for myself on a daily basis.

    What I was searching for—inner peace, calm, and most importantly, self-confidence and self-assuredness—came in the form of 77 big-hearted Thai pre-teens, beautiful travel opportunities, and lifelong friends.  What I was able to achieve in my little town of Songkhla, Thailand healed my brain and my heart and helped me jumpstart my next career as a Registered Behavior Technician, and eventually a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.  While I now get to work with kids on a daily basis, I will never forget my “OG” kiddos from Anuban Songkhla! 😊

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    Thank you Alessandra for sharing your story. We are glad to hear your travel helped you and jumpstarted your career. Sending you our thoughts and support!  

    If you are looking for something to refresh and restart your life, travel for a change with Greenheart Travel.