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Hi, I am a Politics graduate hailing from Hull, East Yorkshire. I have just obtained a CELTA certificate following a gruelling but rewarding 4-week course in Leeds.
I’m really looking forward to escaping the UK and embarking on a challenging and exciting life abroad. However, I remain decisively indecisive over where to go! I have visited a number of countries in my short life but unfortunately, none where teaching English is a realistic (or desirable) option so I feel clueless.
Brazil, Qatar and China (Shanghai only) were initially my preferred destinations but now I'm open to the possibility of teaching in most South American and Asian countries.
I found that a lot of the information online is often sketchy, irrelevant, biased and mostly unreliable (probably due to growing involvement by profiteering groups). A friend working with i-to-i recommended this forum to me. She suggested that I could use the chalkboard to seek first-hand accounts and information from people that are already teaching abroad. To those of you who are..
You are amongst the the best-quality sources available to me in reaching an informed decision. If you are currently teaching somewhere or have recently been doing so, I would greatly appreciate accounts about your experience(s) such as; expectations and reality, lifestyle, culture, salary, freedom etc..
I am planning to leave the UK in mid-January, please help me decide where to go!
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| Mexico | TEFL in Mexico | May 23 | 13 |
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| Spain | Where to work in Southern Spain | May 20 | 5 |
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Log in to leave a comment or Create an accountHi there,
Welcome to Chalkboard and congratulations on completing your CELTA!
Great to see you've joined some of our groups. Being open to suggestions as to where you want to teach can often work out really well, enabling you to way up your options first to help decide on the location that’s right for you.
Feel free to take a look at our country guide for some information about what to expect from teaching in different countries across the world!
http://www.onlinetefl.com/teach-english-abroad/?source=chalkboardsocial
Let me know if there's anything I can help with,
Take care,
Erin
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