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Xplore Asia
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Xplore Asia
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Tebello N
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
26 Jul 2024, 18:28
Whatever you do no matter how desperate you are DO NOT USE XPLORE ASIA
The reason for this email is to alert you about a Company from Thailand called Xplore Asia and of it ***** ways. It assures us of employment as professional English teachers in Cambodia. The issue is that, in order for us to enter the country before we can begin working, the corporation forces us to lie to immigration and law enforcement. My employer pushed me to tell lies to immigration so I could get into the country. Even when I questioned them why I couldn't just be honest with immigration, they informed me there wasn't another option. They have been doing this for Agent Cassidy Holmes, who is in charge of everything. She advises us to use our tourist visas for immigration since they do not want South Africans, but she also says we should keep teaching Cambodians she can make it possible She said that once we enter the country and present our travel visa, she knows people at the border gate from Thailand to Cambodia who can change it into a business visa. She claims that this is the only place to do it because most places turn a blind eye to such things. What worries me is that, although she claimed that the company had been doing this for years for many clients, I saw that there was a serious problem and that she wasn't being as open and truthful as she should have been when I was denied entry into the nation and deported. I had the appropriate visa. She refused to let me present immigration the information even though I had everything they needed, including the job letter, which led to my deportation back to my home country. She then proceeded to encourage me to go and teach English in Myanmar a country which has a civil war going on so she can cover up her *** She still continues to tell me it was all my fault This is for the next person to be careful of this company. A full blown **** they put people’s lives in danger
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Tebello N
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
26 Jul 2024, 18:28
Whatever you do no matter how desperate you are DO NOT USE XPLORE ASIA
The reason for this email is to alert you about a Company from Thailand called Xplore Asia and of it ***** ways. It assures us of employment as professional English teachers in Cambodia. The issue is that, in order for us to enter the country before we can begin working, the corporation forces us to lie to immigration and law enforcement. My employer pushed me to tell lies to immigration so I could get into the country. Even when I questioned them why I couldn't just be honest with immigration, they informed me there wasn't another option. They have been doing this for Agent Cassidy Holmes, who is in charge of everything. She advises us to use our tourist visas for immigration since they do not want South Africans, but she also says we should keep teaching Cambodians she can make it possible She said that once we enter the country and present our travel visa, she knows people at the border gate from Thailand to Cambodia who can change it into a business visa. She claims that this is the only place to do it because most places turn a blind eye to such things. What worries me is that, although she claimed that the company had been doing this for years for many clients, I saw that there was a serious problem and that she wasn't being as open and truthful as she should have been when I was denied entry into the nation and deported. I had the appropriate visa. She refused to let me present immigration the information even though I had everything they needed, including the job letter, which led to my deportation back to my home country. She then proceeded to encourage me to go and teach English in Myanmar a country which has a civil war going on so she can cover up her *** She still continues to tell me it was all my fault This is for the next person to be careful of this company. A full blown **** they put people’s lives in danger
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Dani A
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
22 Jan 2018, 08:29
Placed in terrible school with crooked agent
Xplore Asia promised us a great school, instead only a few placement got a decent placement..I was put in the middle of nowhere in an awful school with a crooked agent. The staff were completely intolerant of a foreigner while the agent was only committed to getting every baht out of me..
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Dani A
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
22 Jan 2018, 08:29
Placed in terrible school with crooked agent
Xplore Asia promised us a great school, instead only a few placement got a decent placement..I was put in the middle of nowhere in an awful school with a crooked agent. The staff were completely intolerant of a foreigner while the agent was only committed to getting every baht out of me..
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justin R
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
3 May 2016, 05:54
100% Support from XploreAsia & Michael Volpe
Teaching in Thailand was on my horizon, and nothing was going to stop me. I had made the decision to quit my job, leave America, and take the leap across the globe to finally try and put my English degree to good use. The only problem was, I had no idea how to land a job teaching in Thailand. My uncle had taught abroad in Spain for 10 years, and when I asked him for his best tidbit of advice, he said “Get a TESOL degree.” My uncle had an English degree, but told me that for his first year in Spain he had no idea what he was doing, and that if he had to do it over again, having a TESOL would have made his life much easier. So then came the task of narrowing down a TESOL program. Fast forward through endless days of research, and I am boarding the plane to Thailand, putting all of my faith into a company called XploreAsia. Before I had even left America I Skype-contacted Michael Volpe, the Managing Director of XploreAsia, and he was more than accommodating to my spree of anxious questions and worries. Then from the minute I landed in Thailand, XploreAsia was there to help me out. Not only did they have someone pick me up at the airport, but they also helped me check into accommodations, find daily transport, show me where to shop for daily conveniences, and they also helped me set up a Thai phone number. Aside from the endless support they gave me outside of the classroom, the TESOL classes really provided a lot of insight and technique to prepare me for teaching in the field. Jaco Kleinloog was my TESOL instructor, and he went above and beyond giving feedback, tailored assignments, and invidivudual attention to every member of the class to make sure they were prepared for the Thai classroom. After the TESOL classes I actually got some hands-on experience by getting to volunteer at a local Thai school English camp for two days. This was an invaluable experience because I really felt that I got a preview of what my job would be like before I headed off to my actual school. Throughout the course I also took part in some amazing Thai cultural excursions like a Muay Thai session, and a trip to a beautiful local temple. I also sat in on several informative and highly beneficial culture talks. After XploreAsia placed me in a paying teaching position in northeastern Thailand, Michael Volpe personally reached out to me to make sure I was still having a good experience in Thailand. All I could say was how much I really appreciated the level of care that XploreAsia had gone through to make sure that I was successful here in this new foreign land. XploreAsia is a company that I cannot recommend high enough. They really helped me in every way they could. The TESOL program was a lot of work, but all the work I put in really helped prepare me for a successful life in Thailand.
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justin R
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
3 May 2016, 05:54
100% Support from XploreAsia & Michael Volpe
Teaching in Thailand was on my horizon, and nothing was going to stop me. I had made the decision to quit my job, leave America, and take the leap across the globe to finally try and put my English degree to good use. The only problem was, I had no idea how to land a job teaching in Thailand. My uncle had taught abroad in Spain for 10 years, and when I asked him for his best tidbit of advice, he said “Get a TESOL degree.” My uncle had an English degree, but told me that for his first year in Spain he had no idea what he was doing, and that if he had to do it over again, having a TESOL would have made his life much easier. So then came the task of narrowing down a TESOL program. Fast forward through endless days of research, and I am boarding the plane to Thailand, putting all of my faith into a company called XploreAsia. Before I had even left America I Skype-contacted Michael Volpe, the Managing Director of XploreAsia, and he was more than accommodating to my spree of anxious questions and worries. Then from the minute I landed in Thailand, XploreAsia was there to help me out. Not only did they have someone pick me up at the airport, but they also helped me check into accommodations, find daily transport, show me where to shop for daily conveniences, and they also helped me set up a Thai phone number. Aside from the endless support they gave me outside of the classroom, the TESOL classes really provided a lot of insight and technique to prepare me for teaching in the field. Jaco Kleinloog was my TESOL instructor, and he went above and beyond giving feedback, tailored assignments, and invidivudual attention to every member of the class to make sure they were prepared for the Thai classroom. After the TESOL classes I actually got some hands-on experience by getting to volunteer at a local Thai school English camp for two days. This was an invaluable experience because I really felt that I got a preview of what my job would be like before I headed off to my actual school. Throughout the course I also took part in some amazing Thai cultural excursions like a Muay Thai session, and a trip to a beautiful local temple. I also sat in on several informative and highly beneficial culture talks. After XploreAsia placed me in a paying teaching position in northeastern Thailand, Michael Volpe personally reached out to me to make sure I was still having a good experience in Thailand. All I could say was how much I really appreciated the level of care that XploreAsia had gone through to make sure that I was successful here in this new foreign land. XploreAsia is a company that I cannot recommend high enough. They really helped me in every way they could. The TESOL program was a lot of work, but all the work I put in really helped prepare me for a successful life in Thailand.
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Craig D
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
3 Mar 2015, 20:38
Xplore Asia scam
Don't use an agent! Xplore Asia are scammers! Check more here - [URL Removed]<br> <br> The world need to know about these scam artists, Michael Volpe and Xplore Asia!<br> <br> I paid almost $2500 for a 'teaching program' with Xplore Asia, the deal is that I sign up, fly over to Thailand, do a TESOL course then start working. Oh man, how far from the truth that really is. I pay my money, then fly over to Thailand. My hell starts at the airport in Thailand. Firstly, surprise surprise, there is nobody to meet me. I'm then contacted by Michael Volpe (after waiting for 3 hours) and told to make my own way to the hotel. Eventually I am met by a representative from Xplore Asia and taken to their school in Hua Hin.<br> The accommodation that was SUPPOSE to be arranged, of course was not. So I had to wait around for three hours while this got done at the last minute.<br> <br> So eventually I did the TESOL course and graduated. Then the real hell started! I was send on a 'job interview' for no job! It turns out that they had sent me on a false interview and that their partner did not have any positions. It was just done so that they could look like they are 'doing their job' and finding me a plac
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Craig D
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
3 Mar 2015, 20:38
Xplore Asia scam
Don't use an agent! Xplore Asia are scammers! Check more here - [URL Removed]<br> <br> The world need to know about these scam artists, Michael Volpe and Xplore Asia!<br> <br> I paid almost $2500 for a 'teaching program' with Xplore Asia, the deal is that I sign up, fly over to Thailand, do a TESOL course then start working. Oh man, how far from the truth that really is. I pay my money, then fly over to Thailand. My hell starts at the airport in Thailand. Firstly, surprise surprise, there is nobody to meet me. I'm then contacted by Michael Volpe (after waiting for 3 hours) and told to make my own way to the hotel. Eventually I am met by a representative from Xplore Asia and taken to their school in Hua Hin.<br> The accommodation that was SUPPOSE to be arranged, of course was not. So I had to wait around for three hours while this got done at the last minute.<br> <br> So eventually I did the TESOL course and graduated. Then the real hell started! I was send on a 'job interview' for no job! It turns out that they had sent me on a false interview and that their partner did not have any positions. It was just done so that they could look like they are 'doing their job' and finding me a plac
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Craig D
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
2 Mar 2015, 23:28
Scam artists - Xplore Asia and Chilli Adventures
The world need to know about these scam artists, Michael Volpe and Xplore Asia and Chilli Adventures<br> <br> I paid almost $2500 for a 'teaching program' with Xplore Asia, the deal is that I sign up, fly over to Thailand, do a TESOL course then start working. Oh man, how far from the truth that really is. So eventually I did the TESOL course and graduated. Then the real hell started! I was send on a 'job interview' for no job! It turns out that they had sent me on a false interview and that their partner did not have any positions. It was just done so that they could look like they are 'doing their job' and finding me a placement - I've written a full report: [URL Removed]
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Craig D
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
2 Mar 2015, 23:28
Scam artists - Xplore Asia and Chilli Adventures
The world need to know about these scam artists, Michael Volpe and Xplore Asia and Chilli Adventures<br> <br> I paid almost $2500 for a 'teaching program' with Xplore Asia, the deal is that I sign up, fly over to Thailand, do a TESOL course then start working. Oh man, how far from the truth that really is. So eventually I did the TESOL course and graduated. Then the real hell started! I was send on a 'job interview' for no job! It turns out that they had sent me on a false interview and that their partner did not have any positions. It was just done so that they could look like they are 'doing their job' and finding me a placement - I've written a full report: [URL Removed]
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