Get paid to travel
Get paid to travel Teaching English Abroad Want to explore new places and challenge yourself too? Clare Wilson looks at how teaching English as a foreign language can help to fund your next adventure...
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wo dozen pairs of little eyes stared up at me as a queasy terror pooled in the pit of my stomach. “Hello!” I said, waving at the stupefied toddlers. Then the screaming started. The poor kids, who had never seen a foreigner before, were terrified: who was this giant babbling gobbledegook at them? What was she doing here? The short answer is: I was their new English teacher.
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Who does it? There’s a perception that teaching English is just for gap year students and graduates looking to boost their CVs and earn a bit of money. But that’s not the whole story. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is becoming an increasingly popular option for a career-break – or even a full-scale career or lifestyle change. The reasons for turning to TEFL are as different as the destinations you can end up in. You may want to use it as a way to earn money while travelling; you may have always wanted to try teaching; it might be time for a new start; or TEFL’s appeal could lie in the chance to move abroad. >
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