ISS Blog | Teacher Features

"We made it!" At the very beginning of this year, Gina shared her journey to accepting a new position as a middle school science teacher at St. Johnsbury Academy, Jeju in South Korea. Teaching overseas had been a dream of Gina's for the past six years -- this fall, we...

Meet Meridith Borchert! Born and raised in Wyoming, Meridith caught the international travel bug in high school and has chased the dream to live abroad since.

There is no experience quite like it. You will find out just how spectacular our world is. The longer I live and teach overseas, the longer I want to continue doing it.

“I believe that her experience teaching internationally gave her the skills to excellently model how to foster a respectful classroom climate that supported every learner, despite the challenge of all of our differences.”

I am a 53-year-old guidance counselor in Texas, and now that my children are grown and supporting themselves, the time is finally right for me to pursue my dream of living and working overseas!

“Give it a shot and don’t limit yourself. Most teachers believe teaching English is the only opportunity to work abroad when it isn’t. You can build a career in teaching while exploring the world.”

“I come from an island in Spain that is almost like paradise, and a lot of people don’t understand why I moved…sometimes I don’t understand either, but my thirst for adventure, exploring the world and leaving my comfort zone is stronger.”

“I hope to make room for unexpected places less traveled. I trust that there is more to the news story than what is reported in the news.”