Candidate Stories, Page 4

Senior Associate John Ritter and his office partner Susan Ritter—like other Associates who work with U.S. candidates—receive quite a few applications...

Even at a young age, Tommi Svinhufvud had a penchant for organizing activities and games for other children. By high school, his teachers were...

Jenny and Aaron Christman are celebrating their 20th anniversary in a most unusual way. They have taken their children, ages five and eight,...

Search Associates’ (SEARCH) personal touch extends beyond your placement at an international school. Your Associate cares about how you settle...

Landing an international teaching position can be a dream come true. With decades of experience, the associates at Search Associates (SEARCH)...

After nine years as overseas educators in Dubai, David and Jenn Platt are packing their babies— Jo and Rupert —and heading to China! The...

David Noga earned his first academic degree in consumer science. He never considered a career in education—though teaching has been in his family...

Hope Teague-Bowling calls herself bossy. So when she says she has wanted to teach abroad since grad school, we understand that her significant...

The Watsons may seem like your average family—but this third culture household is traveling the world while making a difference! Together abroad,...

As a teaching couple, Mark Bowyer and Kirsty Green began their careers in New Zealand as Heads of Department in Physical Education and Humanities,...

So much is coming together for international teaching candidates Owen McMullen and Chelsea Utecht. At the end of the summer (2019), they will...

In August 2019, Mark and Hannah Bailey will begin their first year as international educators! They have sold their home, and they are packing...

Born in the state of West Bengal in India, Saiti Datta moved around a lot with her family for her father’s job. A memory from her childhood is...

She was on a different career trajectory working in Human Resources when Jessie Lytton decided to overhaul her life and become a teacher. She...

As a couple, Vince Dimatera and Nikki Brianne Ragos (Bri) love traveling and meeting people from different walks of life. They enjoy taking photos...

Candidates Karen and Chris Ryan are thrilled to embark on their new leadership roles, Karen as Senior English Language Learner Coordinator and...

Search Associates Candidate Kate Garcia had been teaching for four years at Colegio San Agustin in her home country of the Philippines when she...

Jim O’Malley has been an international educator for all 21 years of his career. Driving him all this time has been the tremendous impact an educator...

Maya Drezgic has been an international educator for her entire career—18 years, and counting! Born in what is current Serbia, Maya left her...

When Samran Wiriyaphng (Sam) was in high school in his home country of Thailand, he faced a difficult time. Two groups of people helped him survive,...