Road Experience

I had the comfortable and "luxurious"teaching experience here in Thailand. I worked 2 years in Songkhla, a province in the south of Thailand, at a bilingual primary school. Students come from upper-middle to upper socio-economic backgrounds, certainly way more privileged than I ever was. I enjoyed my classes tremendously and did my best to fly under the radar as to avoid office politics, it was an ideal job. However, in the back of my mind I knew I couldn't continue this. My vision for teaching abroad was on the opposite of the spectrum. I wanted to affect change for those without the means. Why produce a faint noise in an orchestra when I can roar in the silence. I left a few months ago and am now working at a public school. I'm the only English Teacher on staff, maybe the only English speaking person in the village. I hope to change this ratio soon. It might be marginal at first but, at least I know that I'm creating that change. The opportunities opened for these kids is the greater change.

Good day, my name is Calvin I’m from South Africa.

Working with Road experience has been such a great experience. Their staff are super friendly and always willing to assist with answer any questions at anytime. It is my first time teaching and being in Thailand and with Road experience they made it really stress free from the application process to arriving in a foreign country and meeting me at the airport, taking me to the hotel were the orientation took place in Hat-Yai for 3 days and being placed at my school in Bangkok were i teach today.

The vice process is really easy , Road experience helps you step by step to make it more efficient for you.

I can highly recommend working through Road Experience. They are awesome.

I don’t mean “life-changing” in that cliche way. Teaching in Thailand will literally challenge every aspect of your patience and adaptability while altering your perspective on how you view the world and come to the realization that life doesn’t always have to be stressful. You feel your entire life slow down here. There is absolutely no other experience that remotely comes close to the benefits you endure while teaching here. You learn to grow, challenge yourself and meet the most incredible, kind and caring people you will ever meet along the way. Road Experience made all of this possible for me. They go the extra mile to help you in anyway possible, whether that’s opening their house up for a place to stay or being available 24/7 for finding solutions to any problems you may have. They are an agency that quickly become great friends that you can always rely on. I am located in a small area central to Phuket and Krabi and travel every weekend. I get the benefits of living in a non-touristy area and being able to engage in the culture and traditions of the locals but also being able to experience the main tourist attractions on weekends. The students here have stole my heart, regardless of their habits to sometimes not listen, you will never meet children that have a kinder or more welcoming personality. I could go on and on, but there’s no way to accurately describe teaching in Thailand that truly justifies how amazing this experience is. So you just have to experience it ☺️

First time teaching in thailand, it's been interesting and a lot of the time it can be stressful and challenging especially with teaching high school but enjoying it. With so much time off you can travel to some places you would never have thought about going before, and with so many great islands you can always find something to do even if you are like me who is in the middle of nowhere. Overall it's been a great experience and reccomend to anyone that fancies a challenge to teach.

My teaching abroad has been everything I wanted and more. The welcoming, kind nature of the Thai people has made me feel right at home. I live in a small town away from the big city. This has been beneficial for me, as it is peaceful and quiet, and I am able to get to know some of the amazing people that live around me. Meanwhile, I can still travel to the city of Chiang Mai on weekends when I need a large social component and/or more fun. There has been a lot of flexibility for me to travel around Thailand, which has been awesome. My school experience has been incredibly productive for me and my students. The majority of students are eager to learn and extremely motivated, which makes my job easy. The hardest part is probably trying to make a lesson plan that can help both the advanced students, and the lower level ones. Overall, this experience, though challenging, has been life changing for me in a very positive way.