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Hello! I have successfully arrived in my placement city of Wuzhou, in Guangxi province which borders Vietnam :) With me at my placement are Adam, 30, from Cheltenham; Monica, 30, from Norway; and Daga, 30, from Poland. So they are all 30, I am the baby of the group! The train got into the station of Guilin 90 minutes late so we were on it for 26 hours! Not an experience I wish to repeat! I...

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Why do people want to teach English abroad? If you ask any who is interested in teaching English abroad what are their main reasons for going, you will probably find for most people that the answer, - "To make money", will be amongst the top 5 answers. Some people want to travel and see the world and so one of the best ways to do this is by living, working and earning money in the country...

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Masako, who organizes the Teach in Thailand Internship in and around Lop Buri, was in the office last week, which was great as 1) she bought us crazy Thai treats and 2) we got chatting about what she loves about her home country. I’ll be honest – after about five minutes of listening to her I was ready to book onto the next flight to Bangkok. So if you’re not planning on teaching in Thailand,...

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Well, I've been in touch with several recruiters trying to get my butt overseas. I'm just a little concerned about sending my passport information to places and people I don't know without having at least been offered an interview. I want to find someone who's done this before to tell me it's ok, or not ok to be so open with my information. Everyone talks as if TEFL is so easy, but so far it's...

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Okay. So I am in Jakarta and to be completely honest, it's not quite to my taste. It's too much like NYC for me. I grew up outside of NY and I want to be somewhere else now. Sooooo... we are flying out of Jakarta tomorrow afternoon for Yogya!! I am so excited about that!   The people in Indonesia, from what I have seen of them, are amazing. I am a complete East Coast...

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I've been sending my resumes to some different English schools here in Rome; I've got an interview tomorrow morning and one on Monday. The school on Monday really interests me; I was supposed to have an interview with them months ago before going to America but never went. So, I'm excited to go. I wanted to look on here for the section where you can buy books, but I can't find it. I don't remember...

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Just got myself Rosetta Stone. Always wanted to learn German. "Das Auto ist gelb" - lol, sounds funny! Want to give it a real shot, though. I work with a guy who is from Germany. Will be practicing on him, lol!

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Hey guys, I've been checking different opportunities for tefl in Moscow and it seems like it may not be the place I will end up going. Not a final decision yet, but I am also checking other places in Russia and maybe other countries as well. Someone has mentioned that Georgia has opened its doors in the recent months and years. Has anyone been, taught there? 

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Hey calling anyone out there who can provide info on teaching in South Korea. Iv just signed up for the 140 hour TEFL coarse. I am brand new to this so could anyone spare some information of when and how i should start applying for jobs in South Korea. Could someone please explain what this EPIK contract is and am i too late to apply. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Regards Damien

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Hi Everybody, I have been thinking about getting all this organised for so long. I have some experience in teaching kids in Hungary and because of this have wanted to experience this more and more again. Which is better to do. Do the course first and then find a job? or do intership in another country. I think I would like to go to Thialand , wheres the best place to go.   So many...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/ It is surprising just how little we know about our own language due to the fact that it is constantly changing. We use words and sayings in our mother tongue without thinking every day but by developing in our students the awareness of links, cognates, changes in meaning, oddities of spelling and sound, we enrich not just their mother tongue and foreign languages but their knowledge of global history. When teaching English, geographical words are...

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My hagwon was established in the same year that I came to being on this planet.  Incidentally, in my case that exact date happens to be September 1st.  For this reason, any work environment and scheduling imperfections aside, I've gotten used to the place and at least know what to expect when I come to work everyday, and that I will be paid the full amount on time.  Perhaps I waited until I was uncertain...

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Hey, I'm extremely new to this. I have completed my TEFL course but feel completely confused as with what to do with it. I have been looking into sooo many places to teach and Vietnam was my number one place but they require a degree...Damn!! So my next thought is Phuket....could anybody advise what the pay and work out there is like...? Much appreciated. X

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Hi Everyone. I am interested in teaching abroad and I will like to hear about people's experience. I will also like to know the process of teaching abroad. I'm new to this chalkboard and I do not know how it works. I am interested in teaching in Japan, Jordan or somewhere in Europe. Please let me know about you guys experience! Thanks

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