Oxford Seminars Blog » Travel http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca Grads since 1992 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Tehuacan: An Authentic Mexican Experience http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/tehuacan-authentic-mexican-experience/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/tehuacan-authentic-mexican-experience/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:47:22 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5735 It was January 2020, and I had just completed my initial training at Oxford Seminars, only to realize very quickly that, due to COVID-19, there would be no travel for the foreseeable future and therefore no opportunity to put my new skills to use in an international setting. Fortunately, through the Oxford Seminars graduate placement […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/top-10-amazing-international-sports/feed/ 0 How One Intrepid Teacher Landed a Dream Job in Korea (Without a Degree!) http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:12:38 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5588 Let’s time travel back to February 2021: I had just turned 25 and had quite literally a quarter-life crisis. The pandemic had undoubtedly put a pin in my previous plans of becoming a lawyer, and I was now a manager at the same job that I had been working at since I was 16 years […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/one-intrepid-teacher-landed-dream-job-korea-without-degree/feed/ 0 Great Weekend Getaways in Korea http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/great-weekend-getaways-korea/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/great-weekend-getaways-korea/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:20:50 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5538 If you are an English teacher from the United States, Korea is probably one of the best places you could go. The people are wonderful, the food is fantastic, the weather is moderate, and the scenery is excellent. Once you arrive here, you may find yourself in a big city or a rural county. If […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/great-weekend-getaways-korea/feed/ 0 Do I Really Need a Work Visa to Teach English Overseas? http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/#comments Tue, 10 May 2022 18:25:52 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5513 Getting a work visa to teach English overseas is, for many prospective teachers, a bit like going to the dentist – it’s not something we’re looking forward to with eager anticipation, but we know it’s important and has to be done. It’s also very common for a number of questions to arise when contemplating the […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/really-need-work-visa-teach-english-overseas/feed/ 0 My Kinder Year in Korea http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/my-kinder-year-in-korea/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/my-kinder-year-in-korea/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:52:34 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5463 I was walking through the Eaton Center in downtown Toronto, Canada a few days ago when a store called Reiwatakiya caught my eye. It looked like a whimsical beauty store, and when I walked inside it, I saw – to my pleasant surprise – lots of familiar Korean and Japanese beauty products. I browsed through […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/my-kinder-year-in-korea/feed/ 0 Teaching Positions in Asia Soar as Borders Open in Popular TEFL Markets http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/teaching-positions-asia-soar-borders-open-popular-tefl-markets/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/teaching-positions-asia-soar-borders-open-popular-tefl-markets/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:10:54 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5438 At long last borders opened in March, 2022 to some of the biggest TEFL markets in Asia, with governments in Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam all announcing the easing of COVID-19 entry restrictions for those crossing their borders for work.  JAPAN  Easing of Long-Awaited Border Restrictions Finally Announced  In fact, the government of Japan announced on […]

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]]> http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/can-buy-dollar-japan/feed/ 0 PyeongChang 2018: An Unforgettable Experience http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/pyeongchang-2018-unforgettable-experience/ http://blog.oxfordseminars.ca/pyeongchang-2018-unforgettable-experience/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:49:00 +0000 https://www.oxfordseminars.com/blog/?p=5416 During my time teaching in South Korea, I tried to make it to as many sporting events as possible. Mostly, this consisted of watching Jeonbuk Hyundai dominating the K-League or trying to comprehend what was happening while watching Kia Tigers play baseball. Over the years, there were also some bigger occasions: I managed to see […]

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