Voices
Elliot Douglas, who is currently on our English Language Assistants programme, explains how a local dialect showed him a different side to Germany.
A year abroad comes with many challenges. Sam Pollard, who is on our English Language Assistants programme in Mexico right now, explains how to make the most of the experience.
We asked Northern Ireland's 16-year-olds about their ambitions to go abroad for study, travel and work. Dr Dirk Schubotz, who directed the research, explains their answers.
Following a year abroad in Australia, Daisy Binks decided she wasn't done with living abroad and is now working as an English language assistant in Shijiazhuang, China. Read her tips.
After having studied Spanish for more than five years, UK student Charity Woodruff was surprised when first faced with the idioms of Chile. Read how she got to grips with the language
Eddie Simmonds, an English language assistant in Rome, shares a few things you should remember if you find yourself in an unfamiliar place, hundreds of miles away from home.
Annie Ly is an English language assistant in Tianjin, China. Read about her experiences living and working there for the first time as someone who looks Chinese, but doesn't speak Mandarin.
How did an English Language Assistant from the UK working in China suddenly find himself before an audience of millions? Robbie Stanley-Smith explains.
Alecia Bailey, an English language assistant in Barranquilla, Colombia, explains why it's important to make friends among the locals, and gives some tips for soaking up the nightlife
To really understand and enjoy another culture, you need to jump right in. So says Charlotte Hawker, who's working as an English language assistant in Nanjing, China.