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Hey TEFL! :) This is my first post so sorry if it is in the wrong place. I am currently on a primary education (ITE) degree course in the UK, I'm in my first year. I am hoping to get stuck in to TEFL as soon as possible because travelling is a real passion of mine, I realise that most countries will probably require some years experience of being a qualified teacher here and so...

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Hello TEFL World, My names Jennie - I completed my 140 hour TEFL Certificate last year and now I’m looking for my first TEFL job. I've completed so many applications and letters of enquiry even my blog introduction is starting to sound like a job application - I’ll be rattling off my transferable skills next! I spent a month out in Ghana last November working as a voluntary teacher to get a few classroom hours in...

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Having acquired brand new Teaching English as a Foreign Language skills from i-to-i TEFL, the world really will be your oyster.  A TEFL qualification is perhaps the most transferable skill you can obtain, because it can take you anywhere in the world and enable you to find well paying work to support your brand new life abroad. Those who choose to learn TEFL and become English teachers quickly discover that their new qualifications are in...

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This week Brisbane experienced its second worst flood to hit Australia since the 1970's.   Yesterday the Brisbane River reached its peak, flooding and inundating thousands of homes and businesses in the city of Brisbane. People here were sufficiently warned and were evacuated in time, however the town of Toowoomba (located 127km west of Brisbane City) had been levelled by a gigantic wall of water, killing 15 people. This is just one of the accounts...

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This will be my last blog on the i-to-i chalkboard as I'm just going to use the blogspot site. The main reason is the blogspot website loads pictures faster and I prefer the layout. ! Anyways on to my last blog..well it's not really a blog but a paragraph... Last week I recieved a email off Footprints (my agency) saying I have officially been accepted by EPIK and will be going to Seoul!! Yay!! Seoul was my first...

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Hi guys for those of you going on the china internship in feb one of the guys set up a group on facebook its super handy and all queries and concerns are being trashed out here daily, and people are getn chatn and making arrangements together! check it out its called China 2011.

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Well, every year ends and new year resolutions are made. Most people have the same old resolutions, for instance a very dear friend of mine is always intent on making weight loss resolutions every year. She has been looking the same for the past two years. For me resolutions are different every year but in relation to the past year resolutions. There is always a continuation. When I was a student, these resolutions included getting...

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I'm writing this blog for everyone that uses this website. It's for information and protection. I work as a fraud investigator. I deal with identity fraud, account takeovers, address fraud, etc. etc. etc. You name it and I've seen and dealt with it. I'm hopefully going to leave the UK before long and begin a new job in another country. While I am gone, I shall protect my identity in one easy step. I suggest...

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  Hello Folks,  I am a parent and decided to take a different career route - im nearly finished the  hour comprehensive course; for which im truly excited about!  My question: has anyone done this course; being a parent (mid thirties) worked abroad and had the chil/ren come with?  if so could you advise on the steps taken or am i just living a 'far fetched dream'?  please respond!  

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Ok... so yesterday I went to visit some colleagues in the IT department here at school, and I'm used to the head tech who is a complete wind up merchant... but he really unsettled me... One of my fellow lab techs has worked here for over 15 years. He's mid-late 40's, still lives with his parents, and settled with this job even though he has an outstanding Physics degree. He travels for nearly 2 hours here...

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