Teaching English Abroad

congrats! i'd be most excited fer such an opportunity. i've a friend who retired 'n moved down there, had 'em a place built. tons to do there 'n much in the way 'f folks who're so impoverished, but 've great attitudes 'n hard workin'. best 'f luck to ya 'n make sure the battery on yer camera is always charged coz the beauty there is astoundin'!

it depends on each personal trip on this adventure. I've known some American English Teacher who currently teaching in vietnam, and right in this company, there is a male teacher here. He talks to me sometimes, and I feel bad for him since he come here without really knowing about Vietnamese Visa (Labour Visa) and this company is trap. I can see him teaching days and nights, and most teachers here cover the hours work, not many people work full-time. It's bad luck for him. I mean in here is the company invested by a man in singapore who has been doing business in VN before, and somehow they don't have many teachers so he has to cover all the lessons. I think costa rica is nice, at least it's not communism country right?, or at least you may not feel weird. if u in VN and teach for the first time, u will feel weird,

That sounds nice! How did you find out about it? Are they going to pay you for your apartment and stuff? Do you know Spanish? Have you've done study abroad before? I would imagine it would be like that, but instead of being a student, you will be teaching. It sounds interesting. Nope, I've never been to Costa Rica, but I have done study abroad before. Let us know if you need any advice.

I haven't been an expat myself but my former colleagues are from Costa Rica and they are all praises for their country. I have worked with a good number of expat managers who have been to Costa Rica and they actually love the place. A couple of them have already made plans of staying in Costa Rica after retirement. Pura Vida!

maybe thinking about goint to China to teach English?

It sounds like a wonderful opportunity for you.

I cannot help you with any of my experiences, I wish that I had had an opportunity like yours. I know a young lady that had an art degree. Her school district did away with art instructors so she went to China to teach English. I believe she has been a few other places as well.

Sounds like a great opportunity to advance yourself! I can't really offer teaching advice since I haven't had experience teaching abroad, but I do have experience living abroad for a few years. My suggestion is try to find an online forum (expat community forum, for instance) to help you get the information that you need before going there. They're really useful.

Sounds like fun. I taught english in mexico city about 4 years ago. I had fun and met alot of nice people doing it. But many really didnt catch on to it.

Sounds like an exciting adventure. My cousin has traveled to South Korea twice now to teach English and she loved it.