What I wish I knew before I started teaching abroad
Do you ever wish for the opportunity to go back in time? All I want is to have ONE conversation…
Author: expatpanda
7 signs you are choosing a good International school to work at
I have struggled as a teacher abroad. Not many people will be bold enough to admit this publicly but it’s…
How to disrupt & resist grind culture for teachers
On Instagram, we’ve been discussing grind culture a lot. While the discussion about it started relating to students, I’d like…
Understanding Castes in the South African Indian community
I listened to my classmates gossip about the wedding they had all attended over the weekend, everyone discussing some cousin…
Panda’s guide to dating someone who works in hospitality
When my partner- Expat Polar and I first started dating, I had all these conditions and regulations that I needed…
Questions to ask yourself if you want to teach abroad…
With many schools opening up across the world (well, those that follow the September-July academic year), I thought it would…
Why I still feel like a visitor after 6 months of living in Qatar
When I moved to Qatar from the United Arab Emirates in mid-February, I was nervous that Qatar was just not…
5 things us Africans want you to know about our continent!
As you are well aware, global news tends to solely focus on the negative aspects of the African continent, so…
Stop using Black & brown children as photo props
I may have travelled to over 50 countries and lived in 5 but you will never see a photo of…
How being an expat prepared me for life during a pandemic
Covid-19 has hit us all hard- overnight, everything and everyone we knew, was upside down or unavailable. Like everybody else, expats…
