Work Abroad Bloggers

From a small town in Vermont, Adele Priestley is currently enjoying the frustrations and joys of being a first-time TEFL teacher in Puerto Varas, Chile. Adele loves to take risks, laugh a lot and dance on elevated surfaces.

Alana Fata is a recent International Development graduate, and is completing a IYIP (International Youth Internship Program) placement with the Lifestart Foundation. Originally from Toronto, she will spend six months working in Hoi An, a beautiful town in Vietnam.

Allan Gould lives the life of a disparate English language teacher. Forever on the look out for the unusual, he has travelled in over 40 different countries. Currently he is employed by Guanghua International School in Shanghai. When he is not teaching he is writing and researching recipes for original gin cocktails.

Alyson Rockhold has lived in the U.S., Haiti, Zambia and Tanzania. During her travels, she has volunteered at schools, hospitals and clinics. Her writing has been published in A Life Overseas, Velvet Ashes, Busted Halo and Red Letter Christians.

Madrid-based English teacher and freelance writer by day, you can find Andrea Palmer eating and drinking her way across Spain’s capital city by night. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, she has lived in the US and Ireland, travelled to over 15 countries, and is constantly dreaming of her next destination.

Annie Elle is originally from Los Angeles, USA. She has been working in various aspects of education internationally since 2011 and is currently working in Dushanbe, Tajikistan as a teacher trainer for different educational institutions. Follow her on Instagram at @Chennanigans01

Ashley McCallan studied English and writing and worked in book publishing before moving to England on a Youth Mobility visa. She now lives in London, works in Project Administration, and is as in love with Big Ben as the day she arrived.

Carly Vandergriendt is a Canadian writer whose experiences travelling solo colour much of her work. She is currently completing her master's degree in creative writing while road-tripping around the coasts of Mexico. Her blog covers her experience interning abroad through an AIESEC placement in India.

Caroline Fleischauer served as a volunteer teacher as a semester off from college and has been teaching ever since. Originally from Ithaca, NY, and a lifelong equestrian, she currently resides in Nong Khai, Thailand, where she teaches English as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA), drinks a lot of Thai tea, and rides bikes instead of horses. Follow her @cfleisch10.

Christopher Davis is currently teaching English in the city of Avilés in the northwestern Spanish principality of Asturias. When school’s not in session, you can find him exploring everything from mountain pueblos to European metropolises.

Cora Siebert recently graduated with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and is working in the overseas department of France, La Réunion for seven months as an English Language Assistant.

Deepayan Bhadra is an electrical engineer based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He works at ASML, Europe’s largest technology company. Born in Calcutta, India, he studied in India and the US, and previously worked in Japan, Egypt, and California.

Elizabeth had two dreams when she was a child; the first to travel the world, setting her feet on every continent she could, and the second, to be a writer, and perhaps join the circus along the way. Elizabeth is an Ashtanga Certified Yoga Instructor. She graduated with an undergraduate BA degree in History and English Literature from the University of Western Ontario and studied Humanitarian Aid Management in the Netherlands. A Canadian expat, Elizabeth blogs about her life working abroad in Australia.

Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Emily Fritz is a International Studies graduate of Manhattan College, who is continuing her life as an au pair in Teisendorf, Germany. She's also a running enthusiast, music lover, language nerd and culture buff. Her dream is to work for an NGO such as Greenpeace one day.

Emma McDowell fell in love with the study of culture and language when she worked as an au pair in Madrid, Spain. She then double majored in Spanish and Hispanic Studies, and Environmental Studies and minored in Anthropology in university. She has lived and worked in Spain, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and is currently completing a US Fulbright Grant in Nahkorn Si Tammarat, Thailand.

Gillian Arfin is from Oakville, Ontario. After years of travelling and backpacking and constant itchy feet, she has found herself settled in the most isolated city in the world--Perth, Western Australia. Curious what it’s like to live on the other side of the world? Read what Gillian has to say about it.

Hayley Duszynski is a designer, doodler, writer and picture taker. She began blogging for Verge as an intern in China. Now, she is working remotely as a digital nomad in Southeast Asia, where she's trying not to get eaten alive by insects.

Izzy Shen is a 22-year-old who is passionate about exploring innovative methods in solving societal issues at different scales. After graduating from UCL, and having lived and worked in London for the past 10 years, she is currently working in Shanghai as Product Operations at Bilibili while exploring VR products to help patients with dementia.

Jennalyn Christopherson’s parents were kind enough to infect her with the travel bug, which led to five moves across the International Date Line. Her current adventure is teaching in Phuket, Thailand, where she’s improving both her patience and her tan.

Jillian Elkin works as an ESL teacher for kids and teens at the EF Education First school in Novosibirsk, Russia. Her interests are film, writing, and cake.

Jordan Reed is a teacher and freelance writer living in Dalian, China since 2011. Follow along as he writes about China life, culture and travel.

Kate Buckle is a red-haired and often red-faced (she´s still mastering the Spanish language and adjusting to the heat) English teacher living in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She likes animals, Arcade Fire and attempting to write interesting things.

Kevin Zhang is a researcher specializing in visual cognition and intelligent behaviour. Passionate about how visual storytelling can inspire conservation, he has travelled more than 60,000km around the world photographing the intersection of traditional livelihoods and wildlife. He is currently in Tokyo, broadening his cultural horizons as a 2023 JET Programme Participant.

Originally from Scotland, Kirsty Smith has a Master’s in languages and is a keen traveller. She is currently based in Zurich, Switzerland, where she is a language assistant for the British Council and also a freelance translator, proofreader and post-editor.

Kwan-Ann Lim is a management consultant who frequently travels for work. Recently she has also started journaling her move from Auckland to Melbourne through her writing.

Lex Cowan is a 31-year-old South African living and working as a teacher in the south of Thailand. He loves travelling and spends his free time exploring Southeast Asia.

Liza is originally from Denver, Colorado, and entering her junior year at Wesleyan University in Connecticut where she studies English and Government. At the moment, Liza is on exchange at the University of Playa Ancha in Valparaíso, Chile. Ever wonder what it’s like to study where some of the best wine grows? Read on.

Lucy is a British travel writer, artist and teacher who’s lived and worked in Spain, Italy, Ukraine and Sierra Leone. She’s currently living in Cairo, Egypt where she combines her love of travelling with learning colloquial Arabic and belly dancing. She’s written a play about her travels, "How to Run Away," which was awarded the New Wave theatre writing grant and will be performed at the Bloomsbury Festival, London in 2023. Follow her on Instagram @lucy_bellydance.

Lynsey Clayton is a freelance writer. She writes about the vegan lifestyle, environmental issues and sustainability. Lynsey lives in Lisbon, Portugal with her husband Martin and little black cat, Kitty.

After falling in love with Latin America on a solo trip to Ecuador in 2010, Maggie Kirkpatrick studied Spanish and Latin American studies in University. She is now living in Guatemala, where she writes for Verge and manages volunteer projects in small towns surrounding La Antigua.

Melissa Verwey is a Canadian performer who has been residing in Amsterdam for the last year. Her career has included acting in over 20 plays, coupled with over a decade of working behind the scenes in TV and Theatre Production.

Natalie Segovia, 23, is originally from Vancouver, BC. You can find her on the mountain or at a hostel somewhere in the world. She's currently residing in Mayrhofen, Austria, teaching snowboarding. Follow Natalie’s ventures!

Nicole Sharon Schultz is an American expat living in The Netherlands. A lover of culture, languages, and food, Nicole immerses herself in her travels around the world and believes in living adventures, great and small, with passion.

Rachael Doyle is a British expat working her way around the world one visa at a time. Currently Down Under in Australia, she’s saving for an epic road trip. Find her hiking, snowboarding or chilling on a secluded beach.

Raine Blunk is a 20-year-old writing student from Little Rock, Arkansas who lives in Savannah, Georgia. She works for the Savannah College of Art and Design and has spent time living in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Montreal and Louisiana. She is currently working in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where she helps to train Khmer students to work in the hospitality industry.

Sabrina Hassanali is perpetually seeking adventures abroad. Her love for travel with a purpose has taken her to teach English in Japan with the JET program. When she is not lawyering or travelling, Sabrina likes to read literature in hammocks.

Sam Paterson is an English teacher working in Vietnam. He previously spent three years teaching in Thailand, exploring its lesser-known areas in his free time. He has an eye for cultural differences and the awkward situations that can arise if they’re not understood.

Shrita (or Shay; whatever floats your boat) is a 22-year-old from New Delhi, India who is currently teaching English in Spain. She graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, with a major in political science, and a double minor in econ and film studies. She enjoys reading, writing, cooking, meditating and doing anything that gets her heart rate up.

Sydney Vogl is a 20-something chasing her life's true love; travel. She is currently living in Australia as an au pair and spends her free time writing.

Taylor St. John is a freelance journalist who has spent the last four years working, travelling and blogging for Verge about her adventures through New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia and Scotland. An advocate of long-term travel, she's currently based in her home state of New Jersey and planning the next big adventure.

Tina Chow is an avid traveller, aspiring writer, and visionary change-maker. She is passionate about millennial leadership, self-empowerment, and career development. Currently, she is embarking on her new adventure as an English teacher in South Korea.

Tori Holmes is a Canadian freelance copywriting and social media specialist living in Amsterdam. After graduating from the University of Guelph and doing post-graduate studies at the University of Toronto, Tori moved to Amsterdam to fulfill her dream of living and working abroad.

Growing up in a diverse city in the Hudson Valley inspired Victoria Adamo’s life-long love for the Spanish language. It brought her to study abroad in Spain, where she has since returned to teach English. She adores getting lost and talking to strangers. She has no fixed plans to return home.