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June 12, 2016
How to Spend an Idyllic Afternoon on Île d’Orléans, Quebec
It was a gorgeous August day - the kind you hope for when planning a trip, smile at your good luck with the weather during, and remember fondlyfor years afterward.
With an early start, we'd explored much of Quebec City via car (the first thing you do, when you've got a disability and walking is not an easy choice). I loved this city instantly, including the many colorful doors in Old Quebec City, the art everywhere, living his...
June 11, 2016
Florida Culture for the Week of June 12, 2016 by Josh Garrick
Florida Culture for the Week of June 12, 2016 by Josh Garrick
TODAY -- June 12 at 3 pm – Sounds of Freedom 5th Anniversary Concert
Promoting acceptance, equality and visibility through music, entertainment and visual arts, the Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard, Orlando’s only LGBTQ+ band, will celebrate their 5th Anniversary with a concert entitled “Looking Back, Marching Forward” at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. The concert wi...
June 9, 2016
Pin & Seek: The Peacock Room and My New Pinterest Obsession
I have a new obsession with Pinterest. It’s a travel photographer's dream!
It’s not what you think. My obsession is actually finding the places I discover on Pinterest.
Castello di Sammezzano
When I first saw photos of a place called the Peacock Room, I decided to create a little game I call Pin & Seek.
It all started with a single photo that I saw of this mesmerizing, polychromatic room. It was simply entitled, “The Peacock Room”. It was gorge...
#TeachAbroadBecause… Life’s too short to stay in one place
Cleo Reiss is a 22-year-old University of Delaware graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She has spent her first year out of college teaching English as a language assistant at a bilingual high school in Madrid. In her spare time, she is learning Spanish, blogging, volunteering, and traveling around Europe. She will continue teaching next year in Madrid and is looking forward to another fantastic year filled with challenges and adventures.
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June 8, 2016
TV Dad Alan Thicke Offers College Road Trip Advice
Need advice on preparing for college road trips? Are your kids excited because it's all about the next phase in their lives, but you're worried about budgets, making a good impression, taking time off work to visit colleges, younger siblings, and having your kids make the best choice of college and location? TV and real-life dad Alan Thicke has been there, and offers our Wandering Educators some advice.
Alan Thicke is best known for his role as ps...
Thank You In Thirty-Five Languages
Often-used phrases listed in travel books—most of them concerning directions to the nearest train station or restroom—are surely helpful tips to keep on hand when traveling, but having thank youin the local language as a knee-jerk response, without needing to look it up in a book or on our smartphone, will take us further with locals than we might realize. Even one word of thanks can create a lovely and memorable moment. Often, that initial connecti...
June 7, 2016
5 Ways to Save Money During Study Abroad
You’re investing a great deal of time, energy, and money preparing for your study abroad journey – and it seems that the list of things to do and buy still is endless. But it doesn’t have to be that way – and it doesn’t have to cost that much. By organizing your efforts – and finding ways to save money – you’ll head into your study abroad experience with a bit more cash – the more to spend to explore the area where you’re living, head out on weekend...
#StudyAbroadBecause... it's the best thing you'll ever do
Adam Lough is a senior Supply Chain Management major at the University of Pittsburgh. Aside from majoring in supply chain, Adam has also received a Certificate in West European Studies and concentrations in Spanish and German language. He has had several internships and jobs, including an internship at DHR International, working on a consulting project for the Sarah Heinz House, an internship with Bosch Automotive Steering, and has been working at the...
June 6, 2016
Teaching Abroad: Choosing a School
Just one year out of college, I accepted an opportunity to teach at a private elementary school on the island of Saipan in Micronesia. I was young and didn't have children or a mortgage, and it seemed like a great time in my life to pack up and go as I would probably never be that portable again.
As it turned out, I enjoyed and learned so much from the experience I decided to stay abroad for a while, and I spent a total of eight years teaching in...
Best Resources for Finding an International Teaching Job
You've decided to teach abroad and are ready to find a job. Where should you start?
The U.S. State Department provides a plethora of resources, including:
Teaching Overseas Office of Overseas Schools Teaching in International Schools Overseas Schools WorldwideOur favorite resource is, of course, Transitions Abroad. They have an enormous section on International Teaching Opportunities, as well as a section on Teaching English Abroad.
Other usef...
