Aneesa (Expat Panda) is a traveler by passion, writer by choice & teacher by vocation. With a Masters in Educational Psychology, Aneesa works full time as an expatriate teacher at international schools, teaching high school Psychology and has taught in seven different countries. In between her career in education, Aneesa’s website showcases her travels across the globe, sharing resources to encourage women with weak passports to travel and/or teach abroad. Through her career in education and a passion for travel, Aneesa seeks to understand various cultures and history, while encouraging diversity through her writing, teaching and speaking engagements. Her current PhD research is focused on international teacher experiences, particularly in the Global South, from a social justice vantage point, utilizing a cultural lens, and through comparative analysis, from a national and global perspective.
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