A bunch of international teachers musing on our life on the go, our love of teaching and always looking on the bright side of it all.
Global Castaways
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A bunch of international teachers musing on our life on the go, our love of teaching and always looking on the bright side of it all.
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Publishing Since
2/28/2018
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April 16, 2026
Postcards from the edge with Susan
<p>This one's for the school librarians. Susan joins us to share her journey from taking a leap of faith later in her career to thriving in life as an international school librarian. </p>
February 5, 2026
Postcards from the edge with Jenny
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Global Castaways is baaaack*. And we're kicking off the new semester with a Postcards from the Edge with Jenny, a math teacher currently based in Vietnam. We talk about all the usual things of being an international teacher along with the unexpected lessons we learn when building a life abroad.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">*So back that Gabrielle doesn't remember the name of the series.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Talk to us: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/globalcastaways" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">FB</a> | <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/globalcastaways" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">instagram</a> | <a href= "mailto:globalcastaways@gmail.com">globalcastaways@gmail.com</a> </span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Music </strong></span><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><a href= "http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Soul/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Smooth Actor by Podington Bear</a></span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;">| <a href= "http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Soul/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Gizmo by Podington Bear</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Used under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.</a> </span></p>
August 12, 2020
Postcards from the edge with Liam
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our last episode of the season! Join us as we talk to Liam about his 27 years abroad and his abiding love for Japan. The question that I forgot to ask: How many passports does Liam have?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>04:16</strong> EAL: aka the department of acronyms. "You teach English; help me out with this kid."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>05:22</strong> Liam's reason for moving to Japan: "I was young and wanted to meet girls so volunteered and through that sort of became more interested in Japan."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>09:19</strong> Reminiscences of the WIFI Lounge at the Job Fairs ten years ago. Also, netbook, and *gasp* payphones.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>10:02</strong> "Mongolia, I don't even know where that is but why not?" Liam calling Tara's life choices out.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>13:02</strong> The pros and cons of accepting a job a school that has yet to be established.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>19:00</strong> We seriously consider a move to Mali.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>28:09</strong> A love story. It all started with her not being impressed. "Your ego gets very big very quickly because people go, anything you say is witty, anything you say is interesting and it is very easy to get an inflated ego."</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>33:49</strong> "It is very easy to get into the mindset of, 'Well, we are here to educate you' as opposed to remembering that as much 'as we giving we are also here to learn from you.'"</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>39:03</strong> Liam has the most surprising answer to the alternative profession questions.</span></p>
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