Category Archives: Koh Chang

The transition from TEFL trainee to actually, like, being a teacher….

Tessa Finn writes about her experience of the transition from being a trainee TEFL Teacher. An emotional steamroller to say the least…. Sometimes when you are training it doesn’t even feel real that you will actually be teaching in the next month. It feels so surreal. It can be the most anxious time of your...

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A ‘sneak peak’ at a week-in-the life of our Heavenly September Interns….

Have you ever wondered what it is like to travel abroad after your degree and embark on a journey of EFL teaching? Read here first hand how our TEFL Heaven September Interns feel about leaving home, studying for their Tefl qualification with us and preparing to become teachers in Thailand. Throw in a beach resort...

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Life is a journey, not a destination..

Tessa joining the ETA/Tefl Heaven Team                                         I will start the story of my journey on Friday – my last day of teaching. It was extremely sad to leave my school and all my students and...

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Pre-visit to Chiang Mai

I took a three day visit to Chiang Mai to visit some of our schools and host families who are signed up to the Volunteer summer Teaching Projects.

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Thailand vs England (with a mix of Kiwi, Welsh, Australian, and Scottish)

Come to think about it, only our female keeper was actually English! Today we had a long day of teaching practice in the local school here on Koh Chang. At lunchtime and after school we played a few games of football. Since our lunchtime game ended 0-0 (it was a close match!) we were all...

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