Teaching English has become the hottest new excuse to travel.  Between Dave’s ESL Cafe and discounted TEFL courses, everyone is primed to teach their way around the world.  Maybe I’m no different.  In a few days I’m headed off to Vietnam to meet new students, teach new books and join you bunch of traveling teachers…again.

At the ripe old age of 27 I’m leaving behind the glittery, cocktail infested world of PR (and its more realistic white walled office days) to re-enter a profession that’s a little closer to my heart: teaching.  This is a big change. Not only will my new job pull me (and my extremely supportive boyfriend) away to a new continent, it will also require me to dust off my projector, freshen up old lessen plans and remember what it means to teach.

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