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Oh for joy, my spark has come back! No longer do I fear doom and loneliness, for God and His angels and my family and friends have backed me up with the drive I needed to get into the good days. Today started out with me going to the little cafe I went to yesterday, and today I had some lovely baked beans and beef on a bed of lo mein as well as a...

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Hi, does anyone have any tips to share re teaching and living in Palma? i plan to move over in summer and begin job hunting for the new session start. I am also looking for a large central apartment, so if anyone knows of anyone who can help here, I'd be grateful.

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Are there any South Africans who worked in China?  I accepted a position and have to apply for my visa. Did you buy a return flight ticket or a one-way ticket? Should I submit 3 months bank statements? Is it necessary?  Any help or advice will be highly appreciated.  

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Hi Everyone!  I will be reloacting to Beijing from Canada for the very first time in July 2013 and I want to get some advice and tips on picking the best contract and living in China.  Currently I have 4 job offers and the contracts in hand but I have yet to sign anything or make a final decision.  I have some reservations about the companies that I have been offered jobs with after reading...

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Hey family and friends,   Today was a little better compared to the first two days I've been here in Beijing. I met up with a representative from First Leap and she showed me how to use the SubWay system that's across the street. It's strange how modern they are in terms of technology yet they just don't seem to understand the concept of air conditioning. The system was fairly easy to use, and once...

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HI folksI have been in discussions with Teach to Travel, about a position on their Istanbul programme.  Just wondering if anyone has any experience of living and/or teaching in Turkey?Teach to Travel sent me through a sample contract and I was really put off by the last clause that stated that they would hold on to my original documents until the end of the contract...??!  Is this normal?And what documents would this be exactly?  Any...

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I'm so homesick. Yesterday after I arrived, I sent this email to my parents: "So I've been here a couple hours now. Everything went well. I got my luggage, met up with my guy, got my money converted, am now in the little family apartment. I hate this. I absolutely hate this. During the last half hour of my flight I finally figured out what it was that I was so afraid of. It occurred...

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Hi folksI recently replied to a job post on our very own i-to-i jobs board for a position in China.  I had my initial chat with the recruiter who said she would take my details and application and see if they had a position to suit me.A few days later I got a response, they had 2 jobs that would suit me and would email me the details.Meanwhile, I was doing some research on the...

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Hi Guys   Am relocating to Cuenca in Ecudor at the end of this year and wondering if anyone has had any experience using their TEFL there. Is work available with this certificate and do you need to be fluent in Spanish?   Thanks.....Susie

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Niños, I teach a few, nine classes a week and 30 students per class. If they all show up that averages 270 kids a week! Add another 270 as I assist the co-teacher’s nine classes. Imagine never teaching before in your life and then facing 540 expectant faces week after week. As a volunteer for a great organisation in San Jose, English Volunteers for Change [EVOLC], I front years 10-12 in grades 4 to 6....

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