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Fall in Love with Travel – Valentine’s Day Around the World

Oxford Seminars — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000

With Valentine’s Day almost here, it’s time to make those last minute dinner reservations, or buy those chocolates you were supposed pick up. Or, maybe it’s time to get comfortable on the couch and get caught up on Netflix. But what if you want to try something new this Valentine’s Day and celebrate in a whole new way? […]

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Experience Halloween around the world: teach ESL abroad

Oxford Seminars — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:23:38 +0000

With Halloween approaching, costumes, parties, and candy are on everyone’s mind. If you’re thinking about teaching English abroad, you may find yourself wondering how you’ll celebrate your favorite holidays after you go overseas, as well as what kinds of new holidays you’ll get to experience. It may surprise you to learn that Halloween is predominantly a […]

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How to Celebrate New Year’s Brazil Style

Tammy — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 20:00:26 +0000

With the largest landmass of South America and nearly half of the population of all of South America, Brazil is a colorful mix of history, race and traditions. Being one of the largest countries in the world, Brazil has big cities and big destinations whose names are legendary. The Amazon dominates the northern part of […]

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Celebrating Christmas and the New Year in China

Guest Author — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 20:00:39 +0000

Christmas is a widely celebrated holiday throughout the majority of English-speaking countries. However, some countries that do not speak English as their first language have begun to celebrate the commercial side of the holiday as well. Take China, for example. In the 8 years I worked there, it became more and more common to see people […]

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How to Celebrate Like a Brazilian

Tammy — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:00:04 +0000

Brazil is the largest country in South America, accounting for nearly 50% of the continent’s mass and holding over 2 million people. Boarding the Atlantic coast, Brazil touches nearly every other South American country. With such a storied past and rich heritage, it makes sense that Brazilians would have celebrations and festivals equally rich and […]

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