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Teaching English at a Romanian Summer Camp: Everything You Need to Know

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Antony Kirby — 7 Comments

Ever wondered what it’s really like to volunteer teaching English at a summer camp abroad? Well in Summer 2014, we both volunteered to teach English for 7 weeks at the kid’s summer camp in Romania, Tabara Happy Faces, you know, instead…

Tagged with: Alba Iulia, Backpacking, Featured, Romania, Summer Camp, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFL, Travel, Volunteering
Posted in Articles, Blog, Europe, Guides, Romania

Camp Life Becomes a Drag

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Antony Kirby — 3 Comments

<< Part 3: We’ll get to the part where I’m in a dress soon enough… But first update yourself on the story so far in my previous blog ‘Happy Faces in Romania‘. Our first week on camp was much less…

Tagged with: Alba Iulia, Backpacking, Blog, Drag Queen, Drag Show, Europe, Romania, Summer Camp, Talent Show, Teaching English, TEFL, Travel, Volunteering
Posted in Blog, Europe, Romania

It’s Better to Try and Fail Than Never to Try at All

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Antony Kirby — 6 Comments

Yesterday I received a text from a friend who was pretty upset. She had just been told that she should quit her dream of travelling the world, return home and ‘get a real job’. Like me, she left her home…

Tagged with: Adventure, Advice, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Teaching English, Travel
Posted in Articles, Lifestyle

Auf Wiedersehen Manchester!

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ricklowe91 — 1 Comment

It’s now November 2014 and this year has gone faster than I ever imagined. Maybe I should’ve written a blog earlier, but I never was a fan of writing too much, I’m more of a spontaneous kinda guy who doesn’t find…

Tagged with: Adventure, Backpacking, Brazil, Carnaval, Europe, Germany, Hannover, Rio De Janeiro, Teaching English, TEFL, Tourism, Travel, UK, Volunteering
Posted in Articles, Europe, Rick, UK

Happy Faces in Romania

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Antony Kirby — 5 Comments

<< Part 2: Homeless in Budapest Romania, the home of gypsies, thieves and scrap metal dealers. This is a country which basically serves as a holding room for people waiting to come to the UK to sponge our benefits and (for the few…