Bitten by the travel bug: An Interview with Marie Noelle

Hey EWL readers, I recently had an interview with Marie-Noëlle, an English with Leandra community member, and I’m so excited to share that audio interview with you all today. It’s about 10 minutes long. Below the audio clip, I have some interview notes for those of you who may prefer reading or may want to…
My expectations vs realities of living abroad

If you’re new here, you should check out my previous post about why I chose to become a language assistant in Martinique. While preparing for my time abroad, I had many expectations of what my experience would be like. Let’s just say that some of those expectations didn’t become a reality. Haha. Ready to hear some…
6 opportunities for French speakers to improve their English abroad

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you’d know that I worked in Martinique as an English language assistant for 7 months in the 2013-2014 school year. I always advise French speakers that I meet, to take the opportunity to travel to an English speaking country to improve their English and fully immerse themselves…
Why I became an English language assistant in Martinique

It has always been my dream to live in Martinique for an extended period of time, so imagine my joy when I was accepted by the Ministry of Education in France to work in “L’Académie de la Martinique” as a language assistant in 2013! 🙂 🙂 I had been to Martinique twice before my ‘gap…
4 ways to prepare your English before travelling or moving abroad

It is no doubt that moving or travelling to a foreign country is a great thing but then comes the problem of language barriers. We worry: Will persons be able to understand me? Will I be able to express myself as I would like? What if there is a misunderstanding? What if I mispronounce a…