A Journey To Teach Abroad

Summer Of Fun In Kuala Lumpur - Part 1 So, it's been a VERY long time since my last Blog post, with that in mind and the summer here I think it's time to start up again. My plan is to try and add in some bits and pieces about what the family have been up to over the summer, so hence the title. I'm also hoping that this is going to be a series of posts, so look out for parts 2 and 3. First on my my agenda? The Kuala Lumpur Eco Park and the KL tower, both of which happen to be in the same place and are worlds apart from each other. The Eco park is mini rain forest haven in the middle of the city, where as the tower is one of the worlds top (And tallest) iconic towers from which you can see almost all of the city. You really couldn't get any more juxtaposed if you tried. The Kuala Lumpur Forest Eco Park So, imagine that someone plonked part of the rain forest smack bang in the middle of London or New York, you just about have got the idea of the KL Forest Eco...

A quick update before I get onto what I really want to talk about ... transport. Over the weekend I sent all of the information I had to hand for my work permit application to the school, suffice to say it was substantial. I still have to get my Medical sorted (Watch this space) and a photograph with a blue background, so I'm off to get that sorted tonight (Must remember to shave!). Planes Normally getting to your place of work is quite simple, even if you are relocating within the country. This isn't quite the case when you decide to take a job teaching on the other side of the world, in fact it becomes even more difficult when you want to move your whole family. One of the major hurdles I suspect a lot of teachers will encounter will be with the logistics of booking and organising flights to your new country of residence. One of my first questions to my new Headteacher was 'Do I need to book my own flights?'. In my case the answer was probably not, but due to ...