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Podcast: Breaking Walls: The Podcast on the History of American Network Radio Broadcasting
Episode: BW - EP23: Bangkok Immigrant Teacher Ian Russell—Tips on Emigrating to a Foreign Country
Description: In Episode 23 of Breaking Walls we sit down with Philadelphia-born, Bangkok-residing Ian Russell. Ian has been teaching english to young children in Thailand since 2008. We ask him all the things that went making this decision to relocate across the world and what he's learned about himself in the process.
Highlights
• How the opportunity to go to Thailand arose
• How chance encounters in Thailand have given him numerous opportunities in Bangkok
• The legalities of living in Thailand
• How to be comfortable standing out in a crowd
• How Ian's illustration skills have served him well in other careers
• Why he loves teaching young childr...