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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 8M ago

Hello Christina! I just found out about your travel blog and enjoy reading your blog! I also want to travel the world and help people. I was wondering if you had to pay for the airplane ticket to Vietnam yourself? Or is it provided by the program?

The program I was teaching English through, Teachers for Vietnam, paid for half my airfare. Every program is different I’m sure. If you’re interested in talking to the director of my program, let me know and I’d be happy to connect the two of you.
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 11M ago

Hi I am curious what program you went through to teach overseas and whether you would recommend it?

The program I went through is called Teachers for Vietnam. I think they’re a good organization and you should consider them. The memories I got from teaching abroad will stay with me forever! Enjoy!
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

My blog has moved!!

You can still enjoy the same great travel stories at my new site: www.thejewricantraveler.com!!
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

Education in Vietnam

An old student of mine recently reached out to me requesting I proofread her paper on the importance of education in Vietnam. Some of the statistics listed in her paper surprised me, such as 40% of students in the Mekong Delta dropped out of school in 2009, most of them being upperclassmen. Whether
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

Mini vacation to Stowe, Vermont

Until recently, I found it hard to believe that I managed to take a 21-hour flight to Vietnam and have yet never managed at least a five-hour drive north of NYC (that didn’t include New York). So for my first trip of 2011, three of my closest girlfriends and I headed up to Stowe, Vermont for a weeke
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

Photo of the Week: Willis Tower in Chicago

I’m ecstatic to announce that I’ve just recently accepted a new job, where I will not only be doing what I enjoy doing, but will also require me to visit my client in Chicago frequently! Here’s a photo from my last visit to Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower). This photo is al
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

Notes from Vietnam: Vietnamese Lunar New Year

“Dear my teacher! Vietnamese Lunar New Year is coming, I am excited to enjoy it. Our school will have 2 weeks off from 27Jan to 9Feb. This time for me to come back my home town, decorate my house, prepare foods and visit my relatives. This is also the good chance for me to see my old friends and
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

Notes from Vietnam: Happy New Year!

“Hello teacher!I haven’t signed in Facebook, so I wish you a Happy New Year by email. May your New Year be filled with the happiness and so much health! Your cute student, :-)”
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

It’s almost time to celebrate yet another year coming and...

It’s almost time to celebrate yet another year coming and going. Enjoy this video of Bill and Hilary Clinton dancing to Frank Sinatra at the 2009 New Years Eve Ball Drop in Times Square. Working in PR at that time definitely provided some perks, such as getting front row seats to taking tons of pict
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Christina Marie's Travel Blog · 1Y ago

My goodness how time flies by! Tomorrow marks one year since I...

My goodness how time flies by! Tomorrow marks one year since I headed off halfway around the world to Vietnam. I’m amazed how I got the courage to leave my job, sublease my apartment, say goodbye to all my friends and family, and hop on a 22-hour flight in order to do something like I’ve never done
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