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Ross Thorburn

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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, as TEFL expert Ross Thorburn recounts in this episode of I Taught English Abroad.

Season 3 | Episode 2

An unforgettable Chinese experience

Imagine going from disillusionment with civil engineering to flying around China as an English teacher within 5 years. Imagine being a “flying teacher”, someone who makes themselves available to all of China at a moment’s notice.

Ross Thorburn reminds us that sometimes. the truth is stranger than fiction.

About Ross Thorburn

Having studied civil engineering, and carving out the start of a promising career, Ross Thorburn wondered what the rest of his life would be like. That vision wasn’t exciting to him, so he retrained as a TEFL teacher and never looked back.

Almost immediately, he became a “flying teacher”, making himself available across China. After that, he became interested in teacher training, course design and setting up his own business, the TEFL Training Institute.

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