A day in the life of a tefl teacher

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After a whole load of worry, I've got the job I wanted! I'll be near, but not in, Sevilla and working for a respected academy with lots of training opportunities and great facilities. I feel great about it at the moment, I'm trying not to have expectations too high; I'm prone to unwarranted optimism! Anyway, fingers crossed.....

THAT time again!

Well, after a difficult year it is once again the time to start looking for another job. I finally decided to hand in my notice last week and now feel a mixture of release and anxiety as I left school at 16 with only O-levels and therefore am severely out-competed in Spain at the moment. I must say that despite my last post, there are many good things about this place and I just happened...

hard times and learning curves

I haven't written apost on here for ages as I've been feeling too negative and uninspired. Now I think it's time to shake myself and try to look on recent experiences as a learning curve, otherwise I'll just have to write off nearly a year of my life as a bad memory which is useless. So, I came to Andalucia with 3 years of teaching behind me feeling incredibly positive and confident. I'd had, on...

A blog I like... worth a look

http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/ Just thought I'd draw people's attention to this blog which I enjoy, it gives a bit of an insight into the world of TEFL and has some amusing bits too... you might like to give it a try.

What are you like?

Do you find that people are always asking you the same questions? Where are you from? How long have you been in my country? Why are you here? Do you like it? Will you stay long? Don't you miss your cullture? I often wonder if TEFL attracts a certain kind of person, or is there as much variety in this profession as any other? That's really what my new blog is about. I would be...