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Group of young adults sitting together on an outdoor bamboo bench surrounded by purple flowers, smiling for a photo abroad

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Gap Year or Career Launch? How Recent Grads Frame Teaching Abroad

There's a moment almost every recent grad who's taught abroad has lived through. Someone asks what you did after college, you say "I taught in...

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An English teacher laughing with a group of young students in costumes on a small classroom stage, with a teaching assistant joining in.

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August, Abroad: What the First Weeks of Teaching in Asia Feel Like

There's a particular feeling that arrives in August, and if you grew up in the United States, you know it in your body: the light changes, the stores...

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Five English teachers holding hand-lettered colour cards reading yellow, orange, blue and pink while teaching a group of local children seated on the floor of an open-air classroom in Thailand.

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Exchange Goes Both Ways: A New Rule and What It Signals

This post describes a U.S. regulatory change as of late July 2026 and its implications for international exchange. Rules and effective dates can...

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A graphic comparing teaching salaries in Japan and Cambodia, showing that Japan's higher salary of $1,400–$1,900 yields only $150–$400 in monthly savings after deductions, while Cambodia's lower salary yields $300–$500.

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What You'll Actually Keep: Teaching Salaries Across 7 Countries

All figures reflect our own program data as of July 2026 and are subject to change. Salaries in local currency fluctuate against the dollar. Confirm...

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Can You Teach Abroad Without Wrecking Your Student Loans?

This article is general information, not financial or tax advice. Federal student loan rules changed substantially in 2026 and continue to evolve....

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A smiling English teacher leaning in among a group of young students holding up colorful letters in a bright classroom.

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Burned Out but Not Done: The Working Teacher's Guide to Going Abroad

There's a specific kind of tired that only teachers know. It isn't that you've stopped caring about the work — it's that the work around the work has...

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