Top 10 Ways to Survive the Mongolian Winter

Winter in Mongolia is long and harsh with biting winds and temperatures between -4°F and -50°F. Frankly, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around that weather without experiencing it so we didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into before we came. This…

Challenge : Solution — Stories of The Big Move Overseas

It’s that time of year where, in America, students are going back to school, and around the world our teachers are headed off to their countries of service to re-engage with their foreign communities and homes. The seasons are…

Long flight? No problem with these must-have, go-to, essentials

Our guest post today is from one of our interns at ELIC, Chloe.

Chloe is a university student working in our office this summer to help make our Engage program better than ever. She will also be…

First Day of Class in a Foreign Country

I was hoping they would ask, and they did — on the very first day of class. “Teacher, why do you come to Cambodia?”

I told them why I came. I told them I wanted to help them learn the English language and I wanted them to know they…

The Story of the 3,000 Kip

Culture is a really hard thing to understand. You don’t realize how much it controls how you think until you get out of it and start living in another culture. Then, when your whole life is flipped upside down, you start realizing how much control it has over how you think. I used…

Language Blunders

The ability to laugh at yourself is critical when you move to another country, especially when you start to learn a new language. Jenn, one of our teachers in Vietnam, shares some of her most memorable “language blunders.” If you have ever learned, or tried to learn, a new language you will…

Q&A about life in Mongolia

Have you ever wondered what life was like in Mongolia? Wes Jones shares his favorite memories and highlights from his time there. Hopefully this gives you a glimpse of what it would be like to live in the country of Blue Skies.

Crossing the Street in Vietnam

Moving overseas not only requires one to possess an adventurous spirit, but also a humble spirit. A new…

Vietnam Photo Journal

“Riding through the streets of Hanoi.” Photo taken by Susan Lucasse

Bring Peace and Joy to the Nations

Christmas is a time of joy and cheer, but can also be a time of heartache and pain. While we hope…