Teachers that inspire us: Bruce Farrer

For decades, Bruce Farrer has been asking his high school students to write letters to their future selves. He impressed upon his students that the 10-page letters should be carefully and thoughtfully written, as he wholeheartedly planned to mail them back to his students after twenty years had passed. Bruce has kept his promise, tracking […]

#askteachaway is back with our Placement Coordinator, Ben

We get it, last week many of you were too busy enjoying Thanksgiving turkey to participate in our Twitter chat. Elaine’s feelings weren’t too hurt. But we’re back again today at a new time: 6 pm EST, with one of the newest additions to our recruitment team: Ben. Ben has really hit the ground running: […]

Traveling 101: Surviving long haul flights

If someone told you that they enjoyed long haul flights, you’d probably do a double-take. That’s because there’s nothing much to enjoy about being on a plane for 10+ hours. It’s tough to stretch out your legs and get comfortable enough to sleep, the food isn’t anything to write home about, and you can’t account […]