Postcards from the edge with Mary
Global Castaways
This "Postcards from the Edge" is with another good friend of the show, Mary! Mary talks about her path from college professor to middle school teacher and shares wisdoms about building a life abroad.
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Postcards from the edge with Jenny
Global Castaways
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. *So back that Gabrielle doesn't remember the name of the series. Talk to us: | | Music | Used under
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Postcards from the edge with Liam
Global Castaways
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?
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Postcards from the edge with KB
Global Castaways
Let's welcome KB, friend of the show, the last true romantic and technically an adult.
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Postcards from the edge with Andy
Global Castaways
Are you in need of some positivity "in these uncertain times"? We have that covered. Today we are finally sharing Tara's interview with the wonderful Andy. Come for his story of getting a teaching job in Jordan 38 years ago despite thinking it might be a scam, stay because he is a delight.
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So there's a pandemic and that's why we're back
Global Castaways
Courtney, Tara and Gabrielle - three countries, three different experiences with the pandemic and how it's impacted our teaching and life abroad.
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Postcards from the edge with Sharon
Global Castaways
Sharon is our guest in the season's final episode where you get to find out where she discovered the best frappucino she's ever had.
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Postcards from the edge with Truth
Global Castaways
We made it to the end of the school year again! Truth, who has been teaching internationally for 10 years, joins Tara to reflect on her experience living abroad with two kids.
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So we were at an international teaching fair
Global Castaways
We’re back with two girls in Tuscany talking. We share our experiences and sprinkle in tips, insights and advice when you’re ready to jump into the crazy recruiting fair scene. For additional fun: take a shot every time Gabrielle says “research”.
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Postcards from the edge with Jared
Global Castaways
Courtney talks with Jared about Athletic Training in international schools, interning with the Philadelphia Flyers and his company Good Practice, LLC. If you work with children as a teacher, as a coach, as a field trip chaperone, this conversation is for you!
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- 05:36 "I don't think in all my years of traveling that I have ever gotten to a place and thought, I don't like the people here. They are always and inevitably welcoming as long as you are willing to have a go at interacting with them and being pleasant."
- 16:30 Grade 7, in particular, is bonkers.
- 19:16 "Once you're overseas it becomes much easier to travel to these countries that sound so exotic when are back in England or the States."
- 19:40 "When you show a kid that you care about them and you realized that they know that you care about them... Those sorts of moments are just magical."
- 22:02 The story of the ArchDuck Ferdinand
- 28:01 "We live in bloody China!"
Black Lives Matter
The following are esources we have used to educate ourselves as we continue to learn and unlearn, to be better educators and fellow humans.
- An Open Letter to the International School Community: Our Role in the Black Lives Matter Movement and Anti-Racism Work by Rachel Engel
- So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
- This book is antiracist by Tiffany Jewell
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Music
Smooth Actor by Podington Bear
Gizmo by Podington Bear
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