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In this episode James and Alex speak with returning guest Patricia Persaud about escaping the winter blues and her new home base – Mexico! Nestled in the heart of Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, Playa del Carmen is a sunseeker’s paradise and, as we find out from Patricia, also a pretty great place to teach English. Patricia talks about what it's been like relocating from Korea to Mexico, what it’s like living and teaching in one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations, and some of the many differences between teaching in Asia versus Latin America. Alex also fondly recalls having to bribe his way out of the Cancun airport, and James puts a new twist on our final question (which show mascot Ziggy barkingly approves).
In this episode, host Rowan speaks with Oxford Seminars graduate Mitra Alizadeh about how, as she put it, "teaching ESL forever changed the trajectory of my life". She tells us how getting TESL certified earned her a very well-paying college teaching job, about the student-teacher bonds she...
Published 11/20/24
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a discussion about dog meat between 4:38 and 7:15.
In this episode, host Rowan speaks with Oxford Seminars graduate Jason about his strangest, scariest, and most interesting experiences abroad, including getting food poisoning overseas, visiting an...
Published 10/07/24