International Teacher Podcast

ITP-25 Listen to Greg talk to Tony Deprato about the Pancake on a Stick Recruiting newsletter. It comes out weekly and pushes International Teaching Openings directly to your mailbox. Tony talks about China and Dubai, a little bit of Korea, and why his newsletter is called Pancake on a Stick. Sign up for the best newsletter in international education. Pancake on a stick . Read the new book by Greg...

ITP-24 Jenn is a TCK (Third Culture Kid) that later, ended up overseas to AbuDhabi, Oman, and now in Luxembourg. We talk about recruiting, MakerSpaces, and discuss some of the differences in international schools. Join us for this exciting episode. 

ITP-23 Andy joins us from Japan and shares stories of teaching and living in Japan as an LGBTQ teacher. At the ripe age of 26, Andy is in his second year of international teaching, but they started by teaching English in the JET program. The day before they and their Japanese partner had to move apartments, Andy took the time to join ITP and let other LGBTQ teachers know there is support out there...

ITP-22 Kristin Montgomery shares her vast experience to explain the different kinds of schools she has worked in. Kristin has been in Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and even Wisconsin as a teacher. Join our conversation and hear her cop story involving Berliner handcuffs.  Kristin maintains a website helpful to international teachers called Growing Global Citizens. https://growingglobalcitizens.com...

ITP-21 Bestselling author and International Teacher, Andrew Hallam joins us to talk about both of his recent books Millionaire Expat (2020) and Balance (2020).  Buy the books. Listen to this podcast. Save money. And just for us, Andrew adds to our funny international police stories. 

ITP-20 Matt, Greg, and Kent share their stories about the winter holidays. Each experienced a different kind of vacation. Single guy on a dive trip. A married couple heads home to the USA. A family staycation, digging for fossils and attending MIDDLE BEAST. Listen to what some international teachers do for fun on holidays.

ITP-19 Every International School has a different onboarding - arrival - process. Kent and Greg discuss their experiences and some possible situations of onboarding with different schools. What happens when you initially land in a new country for an international school position? Get a glimpse of some examples to stir up some questions you might ask during an interview for an international school.

ITP-18 Kent and Greg are seasoned International Teachers sitting around talking about what recruiters are looking for in teacher candidates. Their discussion is based on experiences as teachers, not recruiters. Have some fun. Learn something more about teaching at a school around the globe.

ITP-17 What is it like for these microphone racers during the summer? Hugging the ground when you land back in the US? Nightmare fifteen hour flights? Greg and Matt share differing stories about a "repat" summer break. Matt recounts his family trip and Greg follows up with his solo trip. There are positives and negatives for both.

ITP-16 Welcome to the best overseas Pet story EVER! Aaron and Tabitha are an international teaching couple that teach in 3rd and 4th grade elementary homerooms, currently in the Middle East. This enjoyable interview about starting in the USA and moving to India for three years is an eye opener. Enjoy.

ITP-15 Kent joins as a Cohost while Matt is traveling. Join us as we interview Jim about life and teaching PE in the Middle Eastern countries of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Yes, we laugh a lot between stories.

ITP-14 Tom started out teaching for the JET program in Japan. After five years, he was hired by the Ministry of Education to train teachers. Listen to what he is doing now, after 14 years of Japanese life and two Kids in the family. 

ITP-13 When you leave North America to teach in countries around the world, you are in charge of your savings and financial future. Social Security may not be in the picture any more. Listen to our guest Eric's advice on saving early and focusing on your lifestyle overseas. Learn. Enjoy.

Greg checks in with an old Friend that has also been teaching since 2001 overseas, except Noah taught in the USA well before going to Honduras. Noah shares his overseas experience, so far, which has taken him and his family to Honduras, Qatar, China, and now Pakistan. Join us for a candid, friendly conversation about Overseas teaching. -more information- The International Teacher Podcast is a bi-w...

ITP - 11 This is not their first rodeo. Shannon and Brynn first went overseas to teach in 2001. It was a different experience. They were younger, inexperienced, and had only one child. This time it's different. More kids. More experience. Different financial commitments. As teachers overseas, this second overseas experience in a different country has some similarities and many differences. 

ITP - 10 Julia is the youngest daughter of Greg's friends and former colleagues from way back in the times of yor....2004 to 2005. Julia is our first guest TCK - Third Culture Kid - but hopefully not the last. You'll get a laugh out of her Snowbulldozer story and hopefully get a glimpse into what it is like to be overseas as a child of International Teachers.

ITP-09 Meet Graydon. Teach. Save. Travel. Repeat. Greydon is a new Author, international teacher, biker, former contestant on Jeopardy, and world traveler. Listen to the interview about how he teaches and saves money, then travels extensively, then repeats. When you finish listening, you will certainly want to buy and read his new book Pedalling to Kailash: Cycling Adventures and Misadventures Acr...

ITP-08 Scott and Tara both trained and taught in the USA before going overseas eleven years ago. They have lived, taught, and raised their three offspring in three different international schools in two different countries. Join us for the laughs, stories, and a  difficult audio feed coming out of the Northern woods of Maine. We hope you learn something about overseas teaching with families and en...

ITP-07 How can I learn about teaching positions around the world? Where do I start? We have answers to get you started. Stick around to hear Matt's story about 100 Days of Power in Venezuela. As overseas educators, we rely on resources for our career year by year. We also love to share the best.  Matt's advice is not to get lost in your search. Start with the following top 9 resources (not in orde...

ITP - 06 Teaching in Yemen was an excellent experience! Join us for this episode as Kent hijacks Matt's microphone to talk with Greg about teaching in Yemen. Kent's history is quite unique because he started teaching in the Seattle before going overseas, then back to the USA, and then once again overseas. Enjoy a conversation with one of the happiest, positive, international teachers in the World....

ITP-05 Sit back and listen to a few stories of Gringos in Spanish speaking countries. Matt name drops in order to get vaccinated. Greg tackles safari animal names in Swahili.

ITP-04 What are some of the motivations to teach overseas? Matt shares stories of meeting and playing baseball with MLB players in Venezuela. Greg shares his Sri Lankan Christmas story. Maids, nannies, money, travel, and more. 

ITP-03 Meet Greg Lemoine - Greg the Single Guy. No overseas police stories in this episode. Matt unleashes a barrage of excellent questions like: Where do you call home? What do you miss most when you are back home in the states? What's the most surprising conversation you've had since you've been overseas? ....and much more. 

Matt has been overseas with his wife and family for over 13 years. Both Matt and his wife are certified teachers originally from Minnesota, USA. Listen in on this episode as Greg interviews Matt. Getting to know Matt is important because Matt is one of the main cohosts of our show. Matt lets loose with a few stories. He just can't help it.

What is international teaching? What do we do? We do what teachers in the USA or Canada do. We teach. Listen to this episode as we introduce the best-kept secret in education: international teaching. Matt is a family guy. You'll hear his perspectives. Greg is single. He has other perspectives. Join us for our discussion and get ready to laugh. RIght out of the gate, Matt and Greg host their first...