Gabrielle and Courtney consider the different mentor figures they have encountered in international teaching. They also gush over how they have encouraged each other in the last few years.

• 01:18 Gabrielle and Courtney’s origin story
• 07:15 Formal Mentorship experience: the Pros and Cons
• 11:33 Mentors are everywhere and they have different experiences!
• 14:55 Tim Gunn is my teaching mentor
• 21:10 Professional vulnerability
• 22:03 Your value as a teacher is not that one period
• 25:30 A sounding board, rather than a problem solver

Brittany chats with Dave who has the dubious honor of being our first male guest on the show. Dave shares his experiences as a teacher and expat Kiwi in Kuwait.

Welcome to semester two of Global Castaways! Tara and Courtney kicks off the season with a timely look at Back to School as an International Educator. What are the signs? What are your rituals? How do you find your balance after having a summer off?

• 00:30 What are the symptoms that you’re going back to school?
• 04:10 August is a teacher’s Sunday evening
• 09:40 And now you’re back…. What happens?
• 14:25 Kung Fu Field Trip
• 18:30 It’s chaos. Be kind.
• 23:24 Getting back into teacher shape

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It's International Podcast Day. Celebrate the power of podcasts! We recommend shows that entertain and inspire us. If you need something new to listen to, check out the links below!

• 01:05 Still Processing
• 02:53 Behind the Bastards
• 05:18 WorkLife with Adam Grant
• 06:30 Hey YA
• 07:22 Follow Eric Smith
• 08:34 Oh No Ross and Carrie
• 11:39 How Did This Get Made
• 13:46 Cult of Pedagogy
• 14:40 Marigold Article

We process our thoughts and feelings about dealing with mental health while living the international teaching itinerant life. Speaking out and sharing personal perspectives on achieving mental well-being, from therapy to self-care. Shoutout to Brittany’s AC unit, which makes many appearances in this episode.

LINKSTalkspaceLooking after yourself - BeyondBlue - if you’re supporting someone else with depression Everything is awful and I’m not okay: questions to ask before giving up What to say to a suicidal friend

US Mental Health Resources National Institute of Mental HealthNational Alliance on Mental HealthThe Trevor Project

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Mary saves the day in this latest episode of the Postcards from the Edge series. Join Brittany and Mary to hear from the unique perspective of a specialist teacher along with some great advice on life, travel and change.

02:05 This is something I kinda want to do and now is the time 06:36 It feels more inclusive about different perspectives 07:33 Corn. White people. Done. 09:18 Awe, cute kid story!  12:23 What is that green thing? I have to touch it. 21:13 Being female in Kuwait.  26:33 You can kinda see the look of crazy on a moving teacher’s eyes...

So many legitimate complaints and so much entitlement. How do we balance the two? Courtney and Tara discuss the difficulties of first world problems when you are living in a developing nation.

• 01:31 Off topic already to talk about karaoke booths in China.
• 04:26 "There could be a goat in the milk aisle.”
• 10:12 Of weird stamps and paperwork.
• 16:23 We try to remember what happened to our VISA paperwork in Morocco. Was there a fire?
• 21:20 "This kitchen is wrong."
• 24:30 Life without an oven.
• 25:54 "I just want Nachos. I will pay what I need to to get it."
• 31:46 Hiring and keeping a maid and the story of a missing wedding dress.
• 34:22 Public restrooms. *Shudder*

Links Disney WWII propaganda films

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Are we creative, adorable and wonderful? Gabrielle and Courtney discuss the feedback and comments the GCP team has received, as well as introduce a new ending segment to celebrate "happy".

• 04:15 Awkward social penguins
• 05:23 "I’m perfect the way I am, darnit!"
• 09:20 Are the things we talk about surprisingly relatable?
• 14:23 Don’t you work with guys?
• 18:40 The new segment - surprise, it’s filled with teaching anecdotes.

Links:AudacityLibsyn Podcast Hosting SiteNPR’s Pop Culture Happy HourMy Favorite Murder

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Melissa drops by to chat with Tara about the ups and downs of life while international teaching including a near-death experience while riding a bike in Beijing traffic. The second episode of our recurring series, Postcards from the Edge. 

• 02:25 "Think of every spring break movie you ever have seen and now translate it into German."
• 06:36 "Your toilet's still gonna flush at the end of the day." "Hopefully." "Hopefully." 
• 11:12 "Living abroad and traveling abroad are not the same at all!"
• 16:40 Death by Hello Kitty balloons
• 29:31 "So much forced reflection." Learning about yourself and where you come from when you go abroad.

Links The College of New Jersey Off-Site Graduate ProgramGoogle Flights Orbitz

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Congratulations, you just got a new job! Wait, it's not what you studied for or are trained in? How did this happen? Come join us in hashing out the joys and plunders of feeling like that square peg trying to fit in that round hole.

• 02:26 The building-the-plane-as-you're-flying tactic
• 06:20 "These things have to be done and somebody has to do them!"
• 08:12 Brit and Tara veer off topic to talk school supplies
• 15:38 Getting into the pros and cons of being in an uncomfortable job role

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