The morning I left for my placement to teach in Thailand, I quite literally had ants in my pants. As I moved across the parking…
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It’s no doubt gaining a TEFL certification helps boost confidence before entering a classroom, but it also helps having a little insider insight on effective,…
It’s hard to believe I have been living in Thailand for a little over a month already – a month filled with trials and tribulations. Recently,…
Deciding to teach English in South Korea was not hard, but teaching definitely has been. I teach at two middle schools in Ulsan, South Korea,…

Alumni Spotlight on Dawn McGowen; Two-Time Homestay Teacher in Spain & Thailand
After doing a homestay program in 2015, what inspired you to enroll again for 2016? I had an unforgettable and phenomenal time teaching English in…
Caroline LaBate is currently on her 2nd year of teaching English in South Korea. She recently took over our Greenheart Travel Instagram feed to share glimpses of…
Teaching English in South Korea through the English Program in Korea (EPIK) is a fantastic opportunity for a number of reasons. Not only are salaries…
Upon successful completion of her experience teaching English in a homestay in Thailand, Dawn McGowen expresses two important lessons she’s learned from her travels in…
Emily Balamut, one of our newest teachers in South Korea, shares, in her words, the all-you-should-know-about-my-decision to teach English in Korea spiel from her blog…
In this blog post, Dawn McGowen talks Thai food – what seems like an overabundance of pork in Thai cuisine, eating dinner foods for breakfast,…