Tag: TAB

September 14, 2026

First Few Weeks in Beautiful Hamburg!

Moin! I have now been in Hamburg for about a month, and it has been nothing short of wonderful. Hamburg is more beautiful than I could have imagined. Our apartment…
October 20, 2024

Vietnam Survival Guide for TAB Students: Tips, Tricks, and Triumphs

By Olivia Vieira Since Natalia and I arrived in Vietnam, we’ve been curating a list of lessons we’ve learned – both as TAB students and human beings figuring out life…
October 11, 2024

Gamifying the Classroom: How Capybaras Helped Me Teach English in Vietnam

By Olivia Vieira One of the best ways I’ve found to connect with my students is by weaving their favourite characters into our lessons. Instead of asking them generic questions…
October 8, 2024

Navigating Daily Life as a Foreigner

Xin chào! Now that I’ve been in Vietnam for six weeks, I feel like I’ve been getting the hang of how to navigate daily life as a foreigner. I may…
September 22, 2024

Teaching in Translation: Adjusting to Vietnamese Classrooms

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,…

First Few Weeks in Beautiful Hamburg!