A Super Supportive Experience From Start to Finish

I started my journey with TravelBud around March 2022, this was the preliminary stages where I was feeling quite unsure about the idea of moving across the world to start a new career. However, I am so glad I made the leap! It has been the most rewarding experience so far, so much so that I decided to extend my posting for an additional 6 months. That's not to say that it has always been perfect, though. To be fair, the job placement I was given was a lot more advanced than what the TESOL course covered - this was delivered outside of TravelBud so not their fault - but I have enjoyed the challenge. Also, the Thai education system is wonderful but sometimes a little bit disorganised in my experience, so if you're like me and like to be prepared for everything, you do have to learn to live by the Thai phrase 'sabai sabai' (chill out/take it easy). Living in Thailand is a really amazing experience, though, and I recommend it to everyone!

The team at TravelBud was amazing. In particular, Aubrey, who answered every single one of my questions so quickly and with so much detail, that I was continually reassured every step of the way. Choosing to do this experience through TravelBud makes it almost seamless. The process was transparent and I fully trusted Aubrey and her team, which meant that by the time I arrived in Thailand most (if not all) of my documents were in order and I was guaranteed a placement in a school before I had even entered the country, which was amazing. To add, I was traveling with my boyfriend, who also has high praise for TravelBud and Aubrey's customer service, and we were both placed in the same area and in the same school which made the transition much smoother when starting in a new country, city, language, culture, job, etc!

To summarise, if you want to make the move to become a teacher abroad, I would recommend going via TravelBud, especially if it's your first time. It really is like having someone to hold your hand through all of the hard bits - but in the best way!

Thank you, Aubrey, and thank you TravelBud team :)