Planning a trip to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a controversial destination. When planning my trip to Jeddah, I was not immune or blissfully ignorant of…
Saudi Arabia is a controversial destination. When planning my trip to Jeddah, I was not immune or blissfully ignorant of…
If I can say one thing about Qatar, it’s that it aims to quietly impress. Not competing with the neighbouring…
One of the things that persistently perplex me is the obsession with paperwork in the Gulf countries. Qatar and the…
Do you ever wish for the opportunity to go back in time? All I want is to have ONE conversation…
I have struggled as a teacher abroad. Not many people will be bold enough to admit this publicly but it’s…
On Instagram, we’ve been discussing grind culture a lot. While the discussion about it started relating to students, I’d like…
With many schools opening up across the world (well, those that follow the September-July academic year), I thought it would…
After four years of teaching in the Middle East, I walked away from teaching as a full-time career. My partner…
I’ve debated for many YEARS about whether to write this post about racism of teaching abroad. Don’t think that this…
While the process from interviewing for a job at a school in the Middle East to the time you fly…