http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/ Hot Seat on Ajarn.com en Ajarn.com Copyright 2011 2011-12-22T13:58:26+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/warren-daniels/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/warren-daniels/#When:13:58:26Z Warren Daniels, a teacher from the UK, has taught in Thailand for about six years. During that time he’s held jobs in half a dozen different schools and opened a successful restaurant. He describes himself as a ‘complicated guy’. Hmmmm. Let’s pull up a chair and chat with a fellow Brit. Warren Daniels Hot Seat 2011-12-22T13:58:26+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/tom-green/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/tom-green/#When:15:55:25Z Bangkok-based Tom Green is a qualified secondary school teacher in his native Luxembourg. At the moment, he’s interviewing for part-time teaching jobs, but it’s hypnotherapy that is very much his first love. Are you feeling sleepy? No? Good. Then let’s begin. Tom Green Hot Seat 2011-10-07T15:55:25+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/matthew-noble/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/matthew-noble/#When:00:30:59Z Matthew Noble wrote several blogs for ajarn.com well over four years ago. This was about the time he celebrated his first anniversary as a teacher in Thailand. Well, Matthew’s still here teaching but about to return home to the USA. Let’s find out what’s happened in the last few years. Matthew Noble Hot Seat 2011-06-27T00:30:59+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/stephen-emge/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/stephen-emge/#When:00:32:32Z American Stephen Emge has nothing really to do with teaching English in Thailand, but he’s come up with an internet-based idea that just might appeal to a few teachers in Thailand and help them earn a little ‘money on the side’ Stephen Emge Hot Seat 2011-05-22T00:32:32+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/lucie-redwood/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/lucie-redwood/#When:00:55:16Z It’s often said that Thailand can be a tough place for a female teacher. Well, Lucie Redwood has been here fifteen years already and is more than happy to tell us how she’s survived. Lucie Redwood Hot Seat 2011-05-09T00:55:16+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/scott-walker/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/scott-walker/#When:03:26:40Z Scott Walker originally came to Thailand for a holiday because of his interest in Buddhism. He then quickly made plans to return here for a longer period. He tried the teaching game for a while, decided it wasn’t really for him - and has now started his own business.  Scott Walker Hot Seat 2011-02-16T03:26:40+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/phil-of-ajarn.com/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/phil-of-ajarn.com/#When:02:24:23Z In this edition of Hot Seat, ajarn.com’s very own Bangkok Phil jumps from the frying pan, right into the fire.  Phil arrived in Thailand as a teacher in 1990 but since then, his entrepreneurial spirit has helped him to become a relatively well-known figure in Thailand’s TEFL industry.  He’s certainly carved his own path and Phil believes the secret to his success has been the fact that he tells it like it is.  True to his word, he doesn’t disappoint - Eric Haeg Phil of ajarn.com Hot Seat 2010-12-13T02:24:23+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/alex-cattle/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/alex-cattle/#When:12:20:35Z Alex Cattle is something of an ajarn.com icon. He was the inspiration behind the ‘teachers looking for work’ page on the ajarn website and like so many other foreign teachers in Thailand, Alex was struggling to find work without a degree certificate. However, good things always come to he who waits. Alex’s story is one of personal triumph. It’s a story about overcoming the odds. Alex Cattle Hot Seat 2010-11-04T12:20:35+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/patrick-vella/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/patrick-vella/#When:04:31:07Z ‘Edutainment’ is a word I have always despised but there’s little doubt that bringing drama into an EFL lesson is never going to be a bad thing. Patrick Vella makes a living training teachers on how to use drama in their classroom and demand for his programs is growing fast. Patrick Vella Hot Seat 2010-10-05T04:31:07+07:00 http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/david-fahey1/ http://www.ajarn.com/ajarn-street/hot-seat/david-fahey1/#When:01:07:06Z What a treat it was to get an e-mail from David Fahey. Dave was one of our very first hot seat candidates over six years ago. Since then he has returned to the UK along with his Thai wife and built a whole new life for himself. It’s surely time to put him back in the spotlight. David Fahey Hot Seat 2010-07-22T01:07:06+07:00