The first week of the TESOL course in Hua Hin is a Cultural Orientation program designed to help the TESOL students adjust to their new surroundings, cope with the culture shock that may affect them, and learn more about Thailand.

So you'll notice that with many of our Teach English Abroad programs, a cultural orientation is included - these can last up to a week and it's something that sets comprehensive programs like ours apart from a basic job placement service.

I had no idea what to expect when I was teaching English in Thailand and joined a bunch of like-minded adventurous Westerners that had invited me to tag along to Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park early one Sunday morning. In fact, nobody seemed to have any clue of where they were going other than the ...

South Korea has a lot of things to celebrate, K-pop, delicious food, thriving economy and trendsetting fashion just to name a few, but not many people know about the nearly 3300 islands that the country boasts. If you're keen to Teach English in South Korea, exploring these breathtaking islands ...

We're on to the eighth episode of our blog series with successful photographer Sian Owen. In this episode, Sian takes us through her time in Sa Pa, where she visited the terraced rice fields of the Muong Hoa Valley.

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 numerous world-famous nightlife spots!

This week we caught up with Kelsey, who has recently finished teaching English in Thailand and is now teaching English in Vietnam. Below she describes in her own words, the pros and cons of teaching English in these two fascinating countries.