It has been a long and interesting decade. When I applied for my first passport I was still living in a car. I imagined that an overseas teaching job might get me off the streets. I ended up teaching homeless and illiterate Americans instead as an VISTA volunteer. This is how I acquired the taste for classrooms.
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I left my home in Newcastle to teach English in Thailand. This is my story from preparation to arrival to finding a job and beyond.
I was a licensed life and health agent in the USA for many years and now I'm ajarn.com's health insurance expert.
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