Foreign Teacher Lands in Rural America: ‘I Was Surprised’ | VOA Connect

Charmaine Teodoro is a Filipina recruited to teach math at a rural school in Colorado experiencing a teacher shortage. Now in her second year and on a J-1 visa, Teodoro talks about her future plans, the challenges she faced in her first year, and the cultural differences between the two countries, especially when teaching teenagers. Reporter/Camera: Deepak Dobhal VOA Connect brings together stories of people across the United States. It’s a place to meet street artists and high tech innovators, and everyone in between. For more: SUBSCRIBE for the latest news and updates: Follow us: FACEBOOK: TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: