One of the most interesting things about living in a foreign country is culture exchange. So far I have had a number of special opportunities to learn about Indonesian culture, such as attending an outing, with fellow ‘aliens’, to a village where we learned how to plant rice, make tempe (a soybean snack), and design [...]
Teaching English with ICEE offers so much more than teaching satisfaction. It is an opportunity to evaluate life, learn new skills, and work with a multi-national team, in a culturally rich place.
Working closely with other team members creates opportunities to grow and mature as a person, whilst forging friendships that will last a lifetime. One [...]
I am thrilled that the ICEE website is officially launched. It will serve as an informative platform to showcase ICEE’s collaborations with various like minded authorities in providing English education for their communities, and also presenting a life fulfilling opportunity for prospective ICEE teachers to experience the exciting and colourful cultures of our teaching centres. It is my [...]
Reasons why I joined ICEE:
- I decided that I wanted to do something more meaningful than tabulating numbers at a semi-stationary desk-bound job. Teaching English to students in a developing country seemed like a fulfilling job, because it would allow me to personally impact the lives of others and help them maximize their potentials.
- They [...]
While teaching is the first and most obvious function of an ICEE team member, my influence extends outside of the classroom in conversations with students about life, family, traditions, goals, and worldview. Relationships built in the classroom have provided other opportunities not only to teach my students how to communicate with better English, but to share life [...]
Teaching English in Indonesia is Fun! When we started preparing our lessons in teams, I found it so hard. My mind was used to having my own way of doing it rather than having many minds working together. I thought I would never survive. But I was mistaken. After two weeks, I realized it was [...]