International Teaching: When Good Schools Go Bad
Please note that the sentiments in this post are based on my own personal experiences at one school and do…
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Surviving the first few months of Teaching abroad
Teaching abroad can look glamorous on social media- new experiences, a foreign land, exotic food and it all looks like…
Quirky cafes in Qatar
If I can say one thing about Qatar, it’s that it aims to quietly impress. Not competing with the neighbouring…
Visiting Safliya island in Qatar
Qatar has many islands off its coast from The Pearl to Purple Island to Safliya Island. Being the curious panda…
Why lesson plans are the least important part of teaching
One of the things that persistently perplex me is the obsession with paperwork in the Gulf countries. Qatar and the…
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…
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…
Why I stepped back from full-time teaching in the Gulf
After four years of teaching in the Middle East, I walked away from teaching as a full-time career. My partner…
Expat Panda’s step by step guide to start teaching abroad
The decision to move abroad to teach is not only a massive one but can be quite confusing. I get…
