A Guide for People Thinking About Teaching Overseas — Brian Lettinga, Search Associates — #203

In 2019, my wife and I departed the US to begin our overseas teaching career. When I made the transition, I used a service called Search Associates. They helped me navigate the application process and...

In 2019, my wife and I departed the US to begin our overseas teaching career. When I made the transition, I used a service called Search Associates. They helped me navigate the application process and land my current gig in the Gulf. 

Now in 2023, it’s the early days of the hiring season for the 2024-2025 school year. 

I will have to decide on my intention to return by the end of next month. Teachers around the world will face similar choices this fall and winter because of the nature of international school hiring and moving people across the planet, international schools hire early. 

This episode is for folks wondering what it looks like to make the transition. 

My guest Brian Lettinga joined Search Associates in July of 2020 following his 24-year career in international education. Brian spent his early years in international education teaching as an elementary school teacher, grades four and five.

Cast of Characters: Brian – LinkedIn 

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