Whether you're familiar with the Chinese Zodiac or not, you must surely be familiar with the fact that Chinese New Year doesn't happen on January 1st, but rather, follows the lunar calendar.
Much like Easter, CNY takes place on a different date...
One of the biggest factors that affects your living cost when teaching abroad is your rent. If you are lucky enough to find one of the top positions, you might get rent included in your contract, but the majority of teaching jobs will require...
2015 is over, long live 2016. When Thursday night roles around, where are you going to be celebrating? Of course it's too late to book a flight now, but for future reference, today's article is going to highlight some good places to celebrate in...
When Christmas time comes around, it's very likely that your students will take notice. However, for the ones in some parts of Asia, they might not really know what Christmas is all about.
In some countries, you'll see Father Christmases...
First off, living in Asia is great, we're not trying to put you off at all. This article is designed to be a light-hearted look at some of the more annoying things about living in Asia (if you're a westerner).
This isn't supposed to be a...
Just like we did for our previous post on TEFL in Taiwan, today we're going to focus on why you should TEFL in Japan.
There are so many pros to teaching English in Japan, and it's one of the most popular destinations among would-be...
One of the hardest things for a lot of would-be TEFL teachers is deciding which country to head to. You might have to choose between a list of several, and from afar, it can be tricky to identify the differences.
Today's article is the first in a...
There are lots of things to consider when you're deciding which country to head to as an English teacher. Obviously the main things are the job prospects and the cost of living, but nightlife is also one you really want to look into.
Nightlife...
In a previous post, we talked about the various prices of a bowl of cornflakes around Asia. While this is an important (and fun) way of comparing costs in the different countries, we decided that an equally important comparison would be for beer....
Ever wondered how much your breakfast might cost if you move to Asia? Whether it's actually cereal in particular you wonder about or not, there are a lot of benefits to gain from looking at cost comparisons around Asia.
If you want to head abroad...