Moving to a new country is a major lifestyle change, and picking the right place to make “home” is crucial to ensuring you have the experience you daydream about. No two cities offer the same vibe and with Vietnam being such a long, thin country the difference between living in the North VS the South of […]
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Getting a Work Permit in Vietnam
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 […]
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 we teach English in Vietnam?
When we were preparing to move to Vietnam and filling people in on our plans we used to get a lot of questions asking why? Why do you want to live there? Why do you want to teach English? So, we thought we would give you an insight into exactly why we teach English in Vietnam. Why teaching English? Teaching […]
140 hour TEFL.org Course Review
Picking a TEFL course can be challenging, especially with so many options on offer. After lots of back and forth trying to decide on one, we eventually opted to go with TEFL.org’s 140hr course. It turned out to be a good decision and we were really happy with our choice, even more so after successfully landing […]
Beginners Guide: Picking the Perfect TEFL Course
So, you’ve decided you want to be an English teacher and work abroad. Woohoo! The first thing you have to do is get yourself a qualification to prove you have the expertise to be in charge of a classroom. As teaching English grows into a popular and attractive way to experience other cultures, and even fund travelling, […]
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 […]
JANUARY 2017
Wow, first month of the year gone already?! 2017 - slow down! Welcome to our first monthly round up: January I’m hoping to continue doing these for the whole of 2017 and for once I’m actually on time posting! We’ve been a bit slow off the blocks this month and unfortunately lots of internet issues in […]