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Like you, I am passionate about traveling and experiencing different cultures. I first traveled to Taiwan to teach English and instantly fell in love with its friendly people and delicious food. My aim is to model future travel after the motto of this website, "Travel with a Purpose". After participating in a program abroad, make sure to come back and leave a rating and review on this website. User ratings and reviews are the most important resource on Go Overseas, so give back to the community by leaving a review of any program you have participated in.
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Teachers will now be able to view the popular Go Overseas review boxes on the individual teaching job board listings
Go Overseas is proud to announce a number of exciting updates to the Teach Abroad section of Go Overseas. Teachers will now be able to read reviews of schools as they browse postings on our Teach Abroad Job Board. It will be much easier for teachers to leave reviews of schools. In addition, we’ve improved functionality to make it easier for schools to post jobs with pictures and other helpful information. As a leader in the teach abroad industry, we take our responsibility to...
Take the easy way out.
Editor’s Note: The article you are about to read is to be taken extremely seriously and is no way an Onion-style satirical piece. This article is the 2nd in a multi-part investigative series about the dangers of spending meaningful time abroad. To be safe, we recommend reading part 1: Why Studying Abroad Will Ruin Your Life.
Despite – and partially due to – the increased popularity of volunteering abroad, people rarely discuss the darker side of helping the less fortunate. Recent surveys show that only 99.4% of people are happy with their volunteer experience. That...
Go Overseas is pleased to release our Official 2012 Teach Abroad Report. As a leader in the industry, publishing new, relevant research is an important part of our mission. Our users often ask us some of the following questions:
Countries who search the most for teaching jobs abroad
- What are the most popular countries in which to teach abroad?
- Have some countries become more popular over time?
- Where should I start my search for teaching jobs abroad?
This report contains answers to these questions and many more. Using Google’s search numbers, our staff carefully compiled a list of the...
The Go Overseas Marketing Team
We have some exciting new initiatives in the works here at Go Overseas! Yesterday, our Marketing team was putting the finishing touches on some creative content plans which we know our users will love. Pictured above: Our Volunteer Abroad Marketing Director, Katie Boyer, our Teach Abroad Marketing Director, Andrea Moran, our Study Abroad Marketing Director, Brett McKay and our study abroad intern, Elise Blum.
Go is extremely proud and happy (even giddy) to announce the launch of our updated Rating and Review System. The Go Review system speaks to the heart and soul of this website. We’ve included all sorts of helpful and fun new features in our review system. We think our new review system looks pretty darn spiffy. As our famous Marketing Director, Tucker Hutchinson, likes to say, “It’s 2.0”.
So sue us, we’re proud parents and we’re not going to stop bragging about our beautiful child. We want the world to know about our review system. We don’t plan on stopping until we have extensive reviews for...
GO Overseas President Mitch Gordon spends six minutes discussing "Teaching Abroad in Asia: Top 5 Countries". Mitch will give an overview of the factors involved in deciding on a country: salary & benefits, class schedule, lifestyle, culture, etc. Most importantly, make sure you end up at a good school that will treat you well and provide a good support system. The list includes South Korea, China, Japan, Thailand and Taiwan. It also includes a special secret bonus country. Actually, we don't need to keep it a secret! We'll also be discussing teaching abroad in Vietnam. If you are...
This website, and blog, is about you, the traveler. Go Overseas was started for a very simple reason: To help people make more informed decisions about programs abroad. The idea came from searching for programs ourselves. There’s a ton of information out there on the interwebs, but it’s not easy to separate the great from the good, the good from the bad and the bad from the downright scams. It’s one thing when you’re buying a used book. It’s another thing when you’re going halfway around the world to a new country through an organization you’ve never heard of before.
That’s where the Go...
Welcome to Whiteboard Wednesday! This is a new video blog series designed to help you (our awesome users) choose a country in which to teach, study, or volunteer abroad. There are a lot of program options out there to choose from and we know it's not always an easy decision to make. Each week we'll tackle a diverse range of topics, so be sure to check in every Wednesday for a new video!
This week Mitch is going to dive into how to choose a country in which to teach abroad. This is a very common question and obviously a difficult one. There are many great options! Deciding between living and...
It's true. Studying abroad will ruin your life.
Studying abroad is increasingly popular, but people rarely discuss the dark side of leaving the comforts of your home country. Results of a recent survey show only 99.6% of students were happy with their study abroad experience. Why risk being a part of the .4% of people who don’t have the best experiences of their lives? We recommend staying home, it’s the only safe choice. Watch another season of Jersey Shore or America’s Next Top Model and try to avoid any opportunities for personal and professional growth. Sure, you may not remember...
