This is a guest post by Sherry Ott. You’ve just finished your life-changing travels and now you are back home and considering how you are going to find work again. Whether you’re travels were a career break, gap year, or sabbatical you will need to figure out how you account for the time and experiences [...]
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The Day I Quit
June 28, 2011 – 5:00 pm
“I’m going to quit my job when we get back,” I said, turning to my friend Scott. “Really? I doubt that.” “No really, I am. I’m going to quit and travel the world,” I said, turning my face back into the warm Thailand sun. It was 2004, and we were in Ko Samui. We had [...]
Learn to Teach English Anywhere
June 17, 2010 – 1:10 pm
I’m always asked “Matt, how did you fund your travels before this website?” and the answer is teaching English. While I saved up money before I left to hit the road, I decided that teaching English overseas would be the best way to earn some extra money and stay on the road longer. It was. [...]
When My Website Was Down…
March 2, 2010 – 11:44 pm
On Sunday, my website down for about 24 hours. I’m not 100% sure why but, according to my hosting company, there was an issue with the domain name and to the servers it pointed to. I’m still confused about the reason and will soon be switching companies because of what occurred. There is no reason [...]
Balancing Work and Play in Bruges
September 29, 2009 – 3:14 pm
Colin Farrell said that to like Bruges, you must either be a farmer or a retard. To him, Bruges was hell. But I disagree. For me, Bruges was very beautiful and very boring. I’ve wanted to see Bruges for awhile, and that movie only increased that desire. But Bruges, as beautiful as it is, is [...]