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RAMBLING STORIES
Here are some unfortunately true stories from the dark underbelly of English teaching abroad. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, although few of the people involved were innocent by any definition whatsoever.
| TITLE | LOCATION AND YEAR HAPPENED -- DATE POSTED |
| THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH TEACHER X | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Feb 1, 2003) |
| MY FIRST JOB | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Feb 15, 2003) |
| WORKING ON ACID | --Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Mar 1, 2003) |
| THE ROAD TO SHANGRI-LA | --Thailand to Prague, 2000 (posted Mar 13, 2003)(revised) |
| WORKING IN DISNEYLAND | --Prague, Czech Republic, 2000 (posted Mar 13, 2003) |
| DARK NIGHT OF THE SEOUL | --Seoul, Korea, 1996 (posted April 1, 2003) |
| ENGLISH TEACHER: SUPERSTAR! | --Seoul, Korea, 1996-1997 (posted April 15, 2003) |
| BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG SHITTY | -- New York, NY 1997 (posted May 15, 2003) |
| I GUESS I CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE | -- New York, NY 1997-98 (posted June 2, 2003) |
| BITCHES SUCK OUT MY SOUL | -- New York, NY 1998 (posted June 18, 2003) |
| A REALLY FUCKED-UP TEACHER | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted July 2, 2003) |
| PORTRAIT OF AN ENGLISH GROUPIE | --Seoul, Korea, 1996 (posted Aug 1, 2003) |
| LEAVING PRAGUE | -- Prague to Russia, 2000 (posted Aug 14, 2003) |
| WORST CASE SCENARIO | -- provincial Russia, 2000 (posted Sept 7, 2003) |
| X STRIKES BACK | -- provincial Russia, 2000 (posted Oct 4, 2003) |
| OVERINDULGENCE | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted Nov 1, 2003) |
| MY FIRST BAR FIGHT | -- provincial Russia, 2003 (posted Dec 1, 2003) |
| HAPPY PIZZA AND MACHINE GUNS: THE $600 VISA RUN | -- Thailand and Cambodia, 1999 (posted Dec 30, 2003) |
| ABOUT A WHORE | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995/1999 (posted Feb 3, 2004) |
| BANGKOK REDUX | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1999 (posted March 1, 2004) |
| WINTER CHILL (or PENIS CANCER: A SURVIVOR'S STORY) | -- provincial Russia, 2000 - 2001 (posted April 1, 2004) |
| FUCKING WITH THE MANAGEMENT | -- Seoul, Korea, 1996-1997 (posted May 1, 2004) |
| TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE LOVESICK FOOL | -- Bangkok / Ko Samui, Thailand, 1995 (posted June 1, 2004) |
| TWO HAIRY MONTHS IN BANGKOK | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted July 1, 2004) |
| NICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING | -- Provincial Russia, 2003 (posted August 1, 2004) |
| A NAKED NAUGHTY NEW YEAR | -- Provincial Russia, Dec 31, 2001/Jan 2002 (posted September 1, 2004) |
| THE CRAPPIEST MANAGER OF THEM ALL | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1994 (posted October 4, 2004) |
| RUMINATIONS ON MY PRIVATES | -- Thailand / Korea 1994-1999 (posted November 1, 2004) |
| FUN WITH MY PRIVATES IN RUSSIA | -- Provincial Russia, 2000 - 2004 (posted December 1, 2004) |
| THE SCARY MIXES! | -- Bangkok, Thailand, 1995 (posted January 11, 2005) |
| RU$$IAN GIRLS: THE SUMMER OF LOVE 2001 | -- provincial Russia, 2001 (posted February 15, 2005) |
| DOG BITES MAN | -- provincial Russia, May 2004 (posted March 21, 2005) |
| A MAN AND HIS CAT | -- provincial Russia, 2000-present (posted April 19, 2005) |
| ENGLISH TEACHER X: MULTIMEDIA SENSATION | -- Soeul, Korea 1996 (posted May 17, 2005) |
| ME AND THE BEAUTY QUEEN | -- Provincial Russia, 2002 (posted June 21, 2005) |
| BLOOD, BLOWJOBS, AND RADIATION: or, A RATHER INTERESTING LONG WEEKEND | -- Provincial Russia, November 2004 (posted July 20, 2005) |
| I CAME HERE TO TEACH ENGLISH AND KICK ASS: A VIOLENT INCIDENT | -- Provincial Russia, October 2004 (posted October 20, 2005) |
| CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA | -- Provincial Russia, December 2004 (posted June 2, 2006) |