Category: Expat Tales

Teacher Alissa was one of the first Reach To Teach teachers to arrive in Taiwan in 2022 when the borders reopened. Read her story about her time during quarantine, what to expect at the airport and at your hotel, and how her school assisted her.

What do you have to do to teach in Taiwan during COVID19? Learn about the process from Teacher JP. It’s no small thing to move abroad during a pandemic, especially when you’re coming from a country that is a known hot zone. The sheer amount of paperwork and preparation you need to do in advance can be overwhelming, but we like to tell our teachers, ‘If you’re persistent, Reach To Teach will get you through it!”

Meet Jamie, an American teacher who has just completed her time in quarantine in Taiwan! Learn about the Taiwan application process for Americans in 2020.

Interview with a Reach To Teach teacher who arrived in Taiwan in Jan 2020. Learn about teaching in Taiwan during COVID19 and her experiences in Taiwan.

Saying goodbye is always hard. How do say goodbye to people you know you will never see again? You say good-bye and hope that you do see them again soon.

Typically we all have our pre-determined ideas of what teaching abroad will be like but here are 7 surprising things you didn’t know about teaching abroad.

Ah! The joys of free time! A year ago, I was a busy beaver. There was so much to do back then; documents after documents needed to be filled, apostilled, signed- a long list of tasks needed to get done.

Guest post by Willynn Thompson – The 2016-2017 school year came to an official close in February, when I had my last week of school experiences in Korea.