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EFL Teacher, NIS Baan Pasa, Chian Mai, Thailand
EFL Teacher, USA English, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
EFL Teacher, Venusa Institute, Merida, Venezuela
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This is a really difficult question. I think my favorite travel memory is when I was in Venezuela and I finally started understanding people speaking Spanish.
Be flexible. Nothing will go as planned, and that is part of the adventure. Be respectful of ways of thinking that don’t match your own. Learn to laugh at yourself. You are going to make a lot of mistakes, and that is ok (as long as you learn from them).
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