Hi everyone! This is Andrew Dunkle from GoOverseas.com and this is my first post on Wandering Educators. Each month I’ll be here to share some of my favorite content from the GoOverseas.com network of sites. Our content is focused on teaching, studying, and volunteering abroad, and each month we do our best to provide quality and insightful articles.

I’ll also quickly say that we are always looking for contributing writers to share their overseas experiences. For more information about how you can see your content on GoOverseas.com, please visit this page.

From the Teach Abroad Blog:

Teach Abroad Programs: Spain by Annie Blewitt
I highly recommend this article to anyone interested in opportunities to teach in Spain (who isn’t, right?). In this post Annie drills down the differences between two popular programs, and how they might appeal to different applicants.

5 Ways to Simplify Your ESL Lesson Plans by Nancy Lewis
Nancy is a current ESL teacher in Shanghai, China and is also regularly contributes to GoOverseas.com. In this post she shares some of her valuable ESL experience in the classroom, and ways teachers can simplify (and improve) their ESL lesson plans.

From the Volunteer Abroad Blog:

Marketing Your Volunteer Experience by Sarah Palmer
As any returning volunteer will tell you, the experience of going abroad is only half the benefit of volunteering abroad. Ideally you will come back with new skills and a new outlook on life. Sarah is a very experienced volunteer and a regular contributor to GoOverseas.com. In this post she shares valuable tips to help new volunteers effectively market their volunteer experience in a working environment.

Volunteer Abroad For Free by Laura Walker
This post received a lot of positive feedback and for good reason, who doesn’t want to volunteer abroad for free?! Laura has a lot of experience in this area, and has so far volunteered in Kenya, Malawi, Thailand, and Laos. Stay tuned for more great articles from her!

From the Life Abroad Blog:

Interview with Erin Guttenplan: Edge of Seven by Andrew Dunkle
Every month we reach out to influential members of the overseas community and ask them some (hopefully) insightful questions into their industry. This month we featured Eri Guttenplan from the volunteer organization Edge of Seven. They operate volunteer programs in Nepal, and it was fascinating to learn more about Erin and how she started such an inspiring program.

Reverse Culture Shock by Makena Sage
Anyone who has travelled for an extended period of time knows what reverse culture shock is all about. I know it can really be shocking to feel isolated in a place you once called home. Makena recently came back from studying abroad in Argentina and shared this great post with our community about the steps she took to overcome the shock of coming home.

From the Study Abroad Blog:

Safety Tips for Female Study Abroad Students in Italy by Annie Bettis
Somewhere recently I saw a statistic that said 70% of study abroad participants are female. With this in mind, we asked Annie to highlight some steps women can take to stay safe while studying abroad in Italy.

How Studying Abroad Changed My Life by Kristin Nehls
I think we can all agree that studying abroad has the power to change lives, and this certainly has been true for Kristin who studied abroad in Spain. This is a great story, and it a way, you can see how studying abroad is still impacting her life.

Thanks! I’ll be back next month to share more great content from GoOverseas.com

Andrew