Tag: 2024

  • 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.…

  • Adapting to Life in Vietnam

    These first few weeks in Vietnam have been a whirlwind of excitement, surprises, discomfort, and adaptation. Having only traveled through Canada and the U.S., I wasn’t sure what to expect…

  • From Bumps to Bánh Mì: Navigating the Hiccups of Our Vietnam Journey

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    By Olivia Vieira In this first blog post, I wanted to focus on the challenges and victories we’ve experienced since departing for Vietnam. There have been a ton of events,…

  • First Days in Japan

    Who knew that I would arrive in Japan at the same time as my namesake Typhoon, Shanshan?? We flew into Tokyo and prepared to buy bullet train tickets to Osaka…