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Lockdown! A Teacher’s Thoughts on the Corona Pandemic

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It’s been 26 days since my world shut down. It’s been far longer for others.  It began slowly. Back, in January, news of an unknown virus in China reached us here in Europe. I barely took

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Love in the Time of Coronavirus

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With coronavirus currently decimating the travel industry, it’s a good time to write about my life as an international teacher instead. I don’t write frequently, because I can't travel full-time like I'd hoped I would

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Why I Love Working in Europe (And Never Want to Leave)

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Recently, I've been reflecting on why I love living in Europe out of all the places I could go. And, yes: publishing this post as Britain perches precariously on the brink of Brexit is ironic.

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A Year in the Life of an International Teacher

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I often get people asking me about life as an international teacher, so to honour 10 years of living overseas I have put this post together to show you what a year in my life

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My name is Elaine. I am a British teacher who left the UK to work overseas many years ago. So far I have taught in Japan, Vietnam, Sweden, India, and now Slovakia.

I make the most of my holidays to do the thing I love most…travel!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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I’m in Bratislava, Slovakia, where I currently live and work.

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