Notes from the future: Because its Saint Patrick’s Day next week and because it has been almost a year since my last post, I thought I would share my Premier TEFL interview experience. It is daunting returning to this blog because I am now teaching between 30 and 35 contact hours a week in Dublin.Continue reading “Saint Patrick’s Day in Vietnam interview”
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From the book: Planning Saigon
24-Apr-2018 Jon Howard left the internship. Its a regrettable but understandable decision. If I was in a box of a room for over 2/3rds of the program I would want to leave too. I just wonder why he didn’t leave sooner with all the unfortunate problems building up. At least he will return home andContinue reading “From the book: Planning Saigon”
Jon’s going away party
The previous post on this was very brief and honestly an incomplete write up in my book. It surprised me that I never wrote a full extract based on Jon’s health throughout the internship and I feel this would be a better way to write about it. Jon was one of the first people IContinue reading “Jon’s going away party”
From the book: April decisions
15-Apr-2018 Its been an uneventful yet thought provoking week. I was called into the BME office to discuss a contract extension. They want a decision by Monday. Whether they get a yes or no from me depends on where I will travel next: Thailand, Hong Kong or Hanoi. All 3 have merit: Hong Kong hasContinue reading “From the book: April decisions”
Hanoi’s Lotte Center
21-Apr-2018 Dublin is not a city of skyscrapers. In fact, the tallest structures are not even buildings. The Poolbeg chimneys, and the Spire are the 2 tallest monuments in the capital city, with the now iconic latter reaching a meager 120 meters into the sky. Most other buildings struggle to reach 50 meters, with onlyContinue reading “Hanoi’s Lotte Center”
Sapa part II
For Part 1 on Sapa, click here For the book entry on Sapa, click here 07-APR-2018 Ultimately it was going to be hard following up the previous Sapa post. Between all the dancing, drinking and stargazing, I thought I had had my fill of adventure. But that said, the following day also featured its shareContinue reading “Sapa part II”
Sapa
Note from the future: I got a job in the time between my book post of Sa Pa and this post. It turned out to be a position that ate up all of my free time and it made work on this site during my free time difficult. That being said I felt the needContinue reading “Sapa”
From the book: Sapa
06/07-APR 2018 Heading to Sapa. The week has been one long week of speaking tests, loud students and broken TA’s. At least its over, and not particularly difficult. We will see how the written tests fare next week. I am writing this section on a ‘night bus’. It has bunk beds of reclined seats. InContinue reading “From the book: Sapa”
Cat Ba Island (Part 2)
For the written extract of Cat Ba, click here. For Part 1 of Cat Ba, click here. Looking from the peak, it felt like Cat Ba as a trip was split neatly in two. The first part was definitely the adventurous half, with motorbiking, discovering places at our own pace and just enjoying the landscape.Continue reading “Cat Ba Island (Part 2)”
Cat Ba Island (Part 1)
For the written account in the book, click here. Cat Ba island is a place I think of that’s overlooked in the grand scheme of Northern Vietnamese travel. I feel that if Ha Long Bay had a cruise that was of poorer quality than the Oasis Bay Cruise, then I would have placed Cat BaContinue reading “Cat Ba Island (Part 1)”
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