Ah, memories! If yours are a whirl of work and the same Friday night hang-outs, you should give teaching English abroad a try. You’ll soon be filling your brain (and camera!) with memories of you doing incredible things in amazing places. Just check out some of these i-to-i graduates’ memories of teaching abroad:
“My most vivid memory is probably the first time I stepped into class and had around 50 students look at me. Actually, those first 5 minutes remain hazy! I just remember being terrified, then actually finding myself having fun! I think one of the main things I remember as a teacher is when students came up to me and said that they enjoyed my lessons, that I was a good teacher. That made it all real for me. I loved seeing them laugh and have fun and try new things.”
“I have so many vivid and awesome memories of my time in Japan: from giving a speech at the Opening Ceremony for my school to singing "My Girl" with new friends in front of everyone at a Japanese friend’s wedding. I met so many people in the first month and was shown so many places that memories and images blur into one. The summer I spent teaching elementary swimming lessons in an outside swimming pool surrounded by mountains, followed by a trip to Tokyo where I went to Disney Land, Tokyo Tower, Ginza and many other places…it’s so hard to chose one memory – there’s so many.”
“When my students decorated the blackboard with 'Happy Birthday Clare' messages and a class of thirty four year olds followed me round the classroom singing at the top of their voices, it was pretty special.”
“Seeing the students (children) when they finally get it...The sudden light bulb moment, then they run around saying what they just learnt to everyone. Aside from that recently having a child who (according to mom, is scared of foreigners) look so happy to see me each day and want a hug from me!”
What’s your most vivid memory of teaching abroad?
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