Chris Brown

The truth about the stigma!

If you can’t hack it as a teacher anywhere in Asia there is a special place for you: Cambodia. Well, that’s the general perception anyway. Since the beginning of TEFL time Thailand has been branded the first stop of the failure ...

Eloise Lock

Interesting observations in "the man's city"

To say that Bangkok is a man’s city is not entirely an exaggeration. After all, when you consider the demographics of the expatriate community residing in the city, it is apparent that it is – for the most part - ...

John Roach

What's with the Chinese?

The question: What price is China willing to pay to be economically competitive? The answer: What ever it takes??? With China growing as an economic and political super power, not only in Asia but the world, it is increasingly being forced to ...

Thomas O. Walters

As the tourist dollars roll in, the English teachers line up!

Since Vietnam opened her doors to foreign visitors in 1992 after over fifteen years of isolationism, rapid change is afoot. A new market has opened and business has seeped into every available niche. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are there on the ...

Peter Kealey Murphy

Ho Chi Minh: Arrive, Train, Teach!

It was time for a change. I had seven years under my belt as a software developer in Brisbane. I typed and coded, I tested and debugged. It wasn't bad work, the coding, that is. I liked the technical side. But ...