Living and Teaching Internationally: Teachers' Experiences, Prospects and Challenges

One of the primary challenges Filipino teachers face in United States is adjustment to a new culture. The process can be overwhelming, and may cultural shock feel isolated as they navigate American education system. Working different culture also provide with opportunities for professional growth development. Thus, researcher wanted learn more about faced by international how dealt them. This study aimed explore determine teachers' experiences, coping strategies, living teaching internationally. utilized qualitative research design term various approaches methods analyzing natural social life. study’s participants were ten (10) currently America, specifically Arizona. They are J1 or H1B visa holder. Three (3) male seven (7) female informants participated study. employed semi-structured interview gather pertinent information from participants. Thematic analysis method that involves identifying, analyzing, reporting patterns themes within data. In this study, in-depth interviews using open-ended questions tools data collection. From participants, their experiences gave way four emerging 11 subthemes, which showed struggled, coped, learned, planned stayed Arizona, USA. educators frequently encounter abroad come must overcome. Adapting situation only sometimes straightforward, presents obstacles these educators.