Coping with culture shock while teaching overseas

Many of those who teach abroad will experience some degree of culture shock. Moving to a new and often different cultural environment makes the feeling of culture shock a very normal and real psychological phenomenon. With any move comes natural stressors, but relocating abroad presents a whole crop of new challenges: a different local language, […]

What is Ramadan?

The observance of Ramadan began this past week in the Islamic world. Many of our teachers who will be moving overseas next year have been asking about Ramadan facts: What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During this Holy Month, Muslims focus on prayer, fasting, and charity. The act of […]