To legally work in Vietnam, and apply for temporary residency, you require a work permit. While you can find work without a permit, good companies will not allow you to work for them without it as they can get fined by the government. The work permit process can be a bit of headache and a costly […]
TEFL
How to Find a Teaching English Job in Vietnam
Vietnam has become one of the most attractive places to teach English. The stunning scenery, rich culture, tropical weather and proximity to many other exotic travel destinations has aided to making Vietnam such a popular place to live. When you take into consideration the comfortable lifestyle, affordable standard of living and decent salaries you will […]
Why do I teach English in Vietnam?
When I was preparing to move to Vietnam and filling people in on my plans I used to get a lot of questions asking why? Why do you want to live there? Why do you want to teach English? So, I thought I would give you an insight into exactly why I teach English in Vietnam. Why teaching English? Teaching […]
MARCH 2017
Waaah. March: I’m afraid blogging just didn’t happen. Between moving into the new house, learning to ride our motorbikes, my mum and gran visiting for two weeks and then doing my headteacher training, there just wasn’t any time to sit down and write up some of our back logged adventures! So here’s our March monthly […]
FEBRUARY 2017
I keep telling myself that February is a short month and that’s why it feels like this year is flying away. But seriously, are we already in March? February was a super busy month for us, not on the travelling front but we have had lots going on at home in Ho Chi Minh City […]
A PERSONAL UPDATE
It’s good news, we promise. When we first accepted our jobs here in HCMC we were contracted to work 24hrs over 6 days a week. However over the past month the company has started rolling out new contracts, which we are so excited about, and we signed up straight away! This new contracts entitle us to […]