Blog Posts From
THE FOOTLOOSE TEACHER
BLOG POSTS
Part 1: The Journey Begins
Part 2: Philippines
Part 3: Singapore
The China Experience
Contemplating Next Moves
Never in a million years did I ever think I would live in China. My goal was to...
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Bangkok
2023 Was Pretty Great
The year 2023 is about to end as I write this blog post from Koh Samet, Thailand. It’s fair to say that it has been a reasonably good one for me. Starting this blog...
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Part 1: The Journey Begins
Part 2: Philippines
Getting there: Another job search
When I first started thinking about working in international schools overseas, I had Singapore pencilled in...
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How My Personal Finance Teaching Began
A few years ago, I was chatting with three students in my Grade 10 Advisory class about money and the share market. I’ve no idea how the topic came up....
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The following post is a reproduction of an article about me written by fellow blogger Marc Hall from www.lifewentthatway.com He writes much better than me. Thanks Marc for showing interest...
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Part 1: The Journey Begins
PART 2: The Philippines (2002-2004)
For two years, Baguio City, the Philippines was my home. I lived and worked at an international school in the ‘City of Pines’...
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How It All Begins
Part 1: Getting started
I began my blog in early 2023.
It’s still 2023 when writing this post and I’ve already written around 30 Footloose Teacher blog posts and...
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What Is A Sabbatical?
Have you ever wondered what a sabbatical was? Do you know people who have taken sabbaticals? What exactly is the point?
Well, I’ve actually decided to take a sabbatical...
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Living The Dream?
International travel, adventure, cultural experiences and multinational friends. Living a varied and rewarding life traversing the globe at your pace and on your terms....
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When It’s Time To Go Home …. Or Maybe It’s Not
I can remember it quite clearly. It was sometime in September 2016. We moved to the Gold Coast, Australia in June 2015 after 4...
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Big Decisions
It’s obvious that some decisions that we make in our lives can have huge impacts and lead to completely different outcomes. Living overseas is one such decision. Sliding door...
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Part 2: A Slow Boat And A Beautiful Town
The first part of our Northern Thailand-Laos journey had ended and the next part began when we arrived at the Thai-Laos border
By around 3 pm we had...
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Part 1: Bangkok to Chiang Mai
This summer (July) I decided to do some things differently
For the past 20-odd years the wonderful month of July has been my holiday month. As an international school...
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I’m inspired by the work of so many people that I have come across in my life. Many of these are colleagues who live a life true to their life mission to make the world a better place. My previous...
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Songkran, also known as the Thai New Year, is a festival celebrated throughout Thailand in mid-April every year. Having lived in countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, I’m used to the extra...
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GETTING HERE
I have a finance website and a blog that tries to give advice about money. I also teach this stuff to my students in my real job. But I’m not exactly the best example of someone...
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I recently enjoyed my first trip to Phuket. It’s strange that I hadn’t been before. But there are so many gorgeous beaches and islands in Southeast Asia that there will no doubt be many...
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When I was younger. I used to hear the phrase “Life begins at 40”. I recall wondering why that might be true. As someone who even felt a little ‘down’ at reaching thirty, this was an interesting...
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