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…
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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…
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 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…
The Racism of Teaching Abroad
I’ve debated for many YEARS about whether to write this post about racism of teaching abroad. Don’t think that this…
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…
Preparing yourself for teaching in the Middle East: The questions you NEED to ask!
While the process from interviewing for a job at a school in the Middle East to the time you fly…
![🌀New Blog Post: How I survive moments of doubt as an expat🌀
5 international moves later and I still struggle with self doubt 🫠
The way I see it, life is a collection of experiments where we constantly learn about ourselves. Maybe we succeed at what we set out to do and/or we learn something. If we’ve learned, we haven’t failed, so never look at anything you do abroad as a failure 🥇
In my blog post today I outline some of the coping strategies and thoughts that help me navigate a new place once I have moved. Give it a read if this is something you’re struggling with or share it with your friends who may have just moved somewhere new! You can find the post from the latest post tab in my bio link 🔗
The worst is when people say, “But you live in Europe, how bad can it be?” in response to any problem I am facing, as if living in a European country is a magical cure-all for all of life’s ills. I WISH.
Have you experienced self doubt when moving abroad?
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