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Friday Live: Do I Need a Degree to Teach English Abroad?
It's an age old question: Do I need a degree to teach English abroad? You'll have heard maybe that it's illegal to teach abroad without a bachelor's...

Friday Live: What You can Expect to Eat in Thailand
One of the biggest shifts to anyone's life when they go abroad to teach English is in what they eat. It can be intimidating if you've not eaten the...

What it Was Like for Me, Teaching English in Myanmar – Leah’s Story
Myanmar, also known sometimes as Burma, is a country which has only recently opened its doors to the outside world. After a coup in 1962, the...

Friday Live: What to Wear & What Not to Wear as a Teacher Abroad
So there's probably one very important thing which could be very last on your list of things to think about when preparing to teach English abroad...

Friday Live: Meet Nikki and Jess, Two Recently Returned English Teachers from Thailand
This week in Friday Live, after louring them in with pizza, we chat to Nikki and Jess who've recently returned from teaching English in Thailand!...

Friday Live: What to Pack if You’re Going to Teach English in Thailand
If you've got your sights set on our most popular program, teaching English in Thailand, you've probably got a bunch of questions about heading over...

The Difference Between Public & Private Schools in South Korea
Hailing from the west and looking to teach English in South Korea, we usually have very specific ideas on what constitutes public and private...

Friday Live: How to Eat and Drink like a Korean
This week on Friday live, we pay a visit to our local Korean Noraebang and Restaurant, Korean Soul Kitchen in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa....

Friday Live: What to Pack When You’re Going to Teach English in South Korea
So you're contemplating heading over to teach English in South Korea? I returned from teaching English in South Korea in 2017, and today I'm sharing...

Friday Live: Meet the TravelBud Team
So the idea came to us, sitting around the office pondering how we could show the world the smiling faces behind the emails, Facebook posts and...