Tag: work and travel
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English Grading and Chinese Reading
This weekend is Duanwu Jie, better known as the Dragon Boat Festival. We got Thursday off and they moved Friday’s workday to Sunday in order to give people a long weekend (oh China!). Luckily I don’t work on Fridays anyway and so I have a four-day weekend. I couldn’t find any up-to-date information on where the…
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An Update on the Progress of Me Learning Chinese
So some of you may be wondering how my Chinese lessons are going. Well, I have yet to start them this semester. It’s hard to believe that it’s already nearing the end of April and I haven’t taken a class yet. Whether it was sickness or meetings, we just haven’t arranged to get together yet. But it’s not like…
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Tips for those who want to go backpacking
A lot of folks wonder how I’m able to travel around the world for so long and seemingly “not work.” Full confession: I work. Next full confession, I’ve been known to return to my hometown and live with my parents. Anyway, below are some tips for those who want to go backpacking, take a career…
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Resources for the Working Traveller
There are plenty of other resources out there, both in print and online, that will help you in your research before you go and on the road as you’re making your way around the world. Further, with the advent of travel blogs, there is even more information out there than before. In just a few…
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Work and Travel
Below is a collection of posts I’ve written about working and travelling around the world. If you have any questions about the topics, please get in touch with me through email (stevensirski [at] gmail [dot] com) and I’d be glad to help out where I can. Teaching ESL Some Common Jobs to Work and Travel the World…