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My name is Andrew and for the past 6 years of my life I have been living and working in countries around the world for a major tour company. Part of my job was to lead, coach and develop my team to be the best at what they do and to inspre them to enjoy their life as best they could. The best experience I took from the job was the individual coaching and developing of each individual and to see them grow in their abilities and confidence, not just for the job they were there to do but to help them in life too!
For other reasons I lfet that life behind more than 6 months ago and I have decided my next ambition in life is to teach and help others, whether on a day to day basis or for a long period of their life, whether I help 1 person or a thousand, I want to be able to know I have made a positive difference in the world!
I currently live in The Netherlands working in a hotel which is a great experience and whilst I would like to teach English to young students here I would also love the opportunity to teach in Asia especially China and Thailand as I have a passion for travel and discovering new cultures and different ways of life. My Ideal audience will be children from 5 to 12 years as this is a very importtnat learning time of their lives and I want the opportunity to help them make the most of it and this is why I have chosen to do a TEFL course and get my teaching career off to a start!
I have worked in the follwoing Countries/Islands : Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerfie, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura), Majorca, Menorca, Cyprus, Rhodes & Crete (Greek Islands) and also Mexico. If there is anything you would like to know about these places that I can tell you please feel free to ask me anything, I am more than happy to pass on my knowledge and help!
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Thanks for the welcome and for the links. I have checked them out and they attract my interest so much! I should be starting my TEFL course very soon but I am not sure whether I will be using the opportunity to go for an intermship or look for an opportunity here in The Netherlands however once I get started I'm sure my path will come to light!
Since becoming a TEFL qualified teacher where has life taken you Laura?
Hey Andrew,
Welcome to Chalkboard. Wow - you're well travelled already then! Working for a tour company sounds brill! What has interested you in teaching English?
To get you started on the site you may want to take a look at the groups to get a good idea of what teaching and living in different countries is like:
http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/groups
Also you may want to have a chat to these members who are currently teaching abroad:
China - http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/Jess82 and http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/Peters21
Thailand - http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/bkramer88 and http://www.onlinetefl.com/tefl-chalkboard/jessrw14
Enjoy the site and feel free to ask me any questions you have :-)
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