The New Year brings about time for new beginnings, and it is no different here at Teacher Horizons. The start of a year is the perfect time for a bit of a revamp and as Tiffany steps down to focus more on her other roles at Teacher Horizons, we welcome a new blog manager, Alexandra…. Read more »
Posts with category: Leisure and lifestyle
This week we are luck enough to hear from Rose Drea, an adventurous humanities teacher, who gives a colourful and powerful description of the ups and downs of life in Sri Lanka. Thanks so much for this, Rose! Teaching in Sri Lanka was an unexpected opportunity that presented itself at the right time in my… Read more »
Maxine Huijuan is a Mandarin teacher who started at British School of Bucharest this time last year. As a language and culture teacher, she has always been fascinated by the differences between cultures and intrigued by the different systems via which people live. Exploring the diversity of the world was a big reason for her move to international… Read more »
CONGRATULATIONS!! Most of you have kissed your loved ones goodbye and boarded the plane to your new home for the next few years. Pat yourself on the back – that’s one very hard step complete! But now what? Every international teacher will agree the next part is the most exciting and nerve-wracking of all. The first week… Read more »
Jennifer Duffy is one of our talented drama teachers, who has been teaching in Italy, at International School in Genoa now for two years. In this blog she explains how she found the role, and what her life has been like so far in the beautiful city of Genoa. Where are you teaching and what’s your school… Read more »
We all know how to pack for a holiday. If you are anything like as forgetful as me, you actually have an excel spreadsheet which you use as a checklist every time…(really? just me?) in fact, we have probably all moved house at some point, maybe even twice. However, there’s something a bit different about… Read more »
In this week’s short and sweet blog, Katherine Ellicott, one of our adventurous and spirited drama teachers, tells us about why she moved to Egypt, and why, despite the hype, she is so glad that she did… When I first proudly announced that I had accepted a job in Cairo, a look of confusion, worry and… Read more »
An overview of Timore Lest eand Dili intl school
Read more »Your journey has just begun! You’ve decided to start teaching overseas, and although you may have left the US mainland, your US tax obligations still remain. This post by Ines Zemelman from Taxes For Expats will go over the basic tax information you need to know as an American educator abroad. WHAT DO I NEED… Read more »
Vicky Harris has been teaching Business Studies in Istanbul for almost a whole school year now. She has answered some of the important questions about what the area and the school is like. Have a read if you are considering taking up a position in Turkey and want to know more! Where are you teaching… Read more »