2024

  • The last of summer in Osaka!

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    It has been an amazing experience in Osaka so far. The weather has been HOT and HUMID every day- UNTIL the autumn equinox! We had buckets of rain all day…

  • Teaching in Translation: Adjusting to Vietnamese Classrooms

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    By Olivia Vieira This week I started teaching at a primary school in Da Nang, Vietnam. My students are in grades 4 and 5, and from Tuesday to Thursday morning,…

  • Teaching and Learning in the Vietnamese Classroom

    Wow, how has it been a month already?! Our time in Vietnam has been flying by– especially now that online classes and volunteering at the school are in full swing.…

  • Da Nang, Vietnam!

    3 weeks in Vietnam! Time has flown since first arriving in the airport and feeling the beautiful, yet humid weather of East Asia. I was surprised at how tropical and…

  • First Impressions in Spain

    The first two weeks of teaching in Spain have been a time of learning and growth. At SEK El Castillo, the school we have been volunteering at, I requested to…