Don’t stop the party: celebrating the holidays while teaching overseas

Don’t stop the party: celebrating the holidays while teaching overseas With Halloween creeping up, Thanksgiving right around the corner, and Christmas and Hanukkah just about  a month away, we’re sure all you teaching overseas are feeling a little nostalgic for your traditions back home. The holidays can be a tough time to be away from home. […]

Returning home with a different perspective

By Kathryn Stewart It’s normal to feel homesick when you are away from home, but what not many people realize is that when you spend a long time overseas, home might not feel like home anymore. This feeling is often referred to as “reverse culture shock”, or in other words, the process of readjusting to your own culture after […]