by Brooke Mazac | Feb 17, 2022 | Thailand
Sa-wa-dee-kaa! Thanks for joining us on this TukTuk Through Thailand as we begin in the Northern Region, which I feel to be one of the most underrated regions in the kingdom! It’s easy to conjure visions of beaches and palm trees when you imagine Thailand, and these...
by Brooke Mazac | Feb 15, 2022 | Thailand, Teacher Diaries
There are numerous personal and professional benefits of spending time Teaching in Thailand, with a huge one being the incredible people you meet along the way. While all of our teachers leave their placements with new life-long friends, some even find love. In...
by Brooke Mazac | Feb 7, 2022 | Thailand, Travel
A common question from applicants is regarding where you may live while teaching in Thailand. While travel blogs and Insta-feeds will dazzle you with Bangkok city-scapes and the crystalline waters of Koh Phi Phi, it’s important to realize that these big tourist areas...
by Brooke Mazac | Jan 14, 2022 | Thailand
With our beginner’s guide to Songkran, you can learn all about the history and practices of the Thai New Year and prepare for your own entry to the water wars! One of my favorite parts of immersing myself in a new culture is being able to learn about and...
by Saskia Smuts | Feb 16, 2021 | Thailand
A mandatory two-week quarantine period upon arrival. That’s more than enough to get anyone’s heart racing and send the imagination on a weird and wonderful Coronacoaster of a ride. But is the stress and panic we feel when we hear these strange words really worth it?...
by Brooke Mazac | Apr 16, 2020 | Thailand, Travel
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! We know everyone’s going a bit stir crazy, especially those of you who were supposed to be beginning your adventure Teaching English in Thailand right now! While productivity is NOT an obligation during this time, we’ve...
by Olivia Griffin | Mar 9, 2020 | Thailand, Teacher Diaries
I decided to Teach English in Thailand for a number of reasons, but the underlying motivation was: I felt like I didn’t fit in where I was before. This is a feeling I’ve carried with me throughout my life, the majority of which I’ve spent in New Hampshire, the tiny...
by Leah Fisher | Dec 2, 2019 | Thailand, Travel
Isaan food, from Thailand’s most underrated region, is a huge reason why myself and other TravelBud teachers have fallen in love with the area. When first arriving to teach English in Thailand, I had the perception that Isaan was ‘just’ rice paddies and...
by Jakub Krajewski | Nov 4, 2019 | Thailand
Coming to Teach English in Thailand from the West can sometimes make you feel like a millionaire. With high exchange rates of USD and GBP to Thai Baht, it’s common for people to lose touch with reality when it comes to spending. After all, exchanging the amount you...
by Taylor Benton | Oct 3, 2019 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
Allow me to tell you a story of how I ended up falling in love with the last job I ever thought I would want. If you were to ask me ten years ago what I’d like to be when I grew up, 14 year-old Taylor would not have had an answer for you. My response would have been...
by Brooke Mazac | Sep 11, 2019 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
Today I woke up and looked back on the lessons I’ve learned teaching English in Thailand so far. Exactly one year ago today I was sitting on Korean Airlines flight 7850 headed from Atlanta to Seoul. August 17, 2018. I was 23 years old, had a broken foot, and was...
by Ntobeko Ntombela | May 17, 2019 | Thailand
Bangkok is the most visited city in the world and it doesn’t take you long to realize why! It’s a city of action at every turn, you can marvel at the glistening temples, catch longtail boats through the floating markets or party till the sun rises in the...