Wednesday, May 21, 2014

And So the Search Begins

By the search I mean job search. And okay, so it started a while ago...but I'm finally writing about it. Right now, Dave's ESL Cafe is my best friend. So if you're looking to teach English abroad Dave's ESL Cafe is a great way to start. If you're looking to teach in South Korea get a recruiter because there are soooo many positions on Dave's ESL Cafe that it can get overwhelming. I applied to teach in a little town in Puebla, Mexico a few weeks ago and I had my Skype interview two Thursdays ago. During the interview they had an earthquake in Mexico! After the interview I thought, "Hey! Maybe that'll make me more memorable!" I got the acceptance this Monday and let me tell you, I was so happy! If I choose to teach with this school I will be paid half of what I'm getting at my current job, but hey...I'll be in a new country! I'll most likely be teaching English to the young learners. I think that'll be very fun! Difficult...but fun. I'll have to keep the kids in control and entertained for the whole 50 minutes or however long I have them.

I also applied to a job in Japan and I had the interview last Thursday. I'll know by this Friday if I got that job or not. I'm glad I applied to this job but I'm having second thoughts about it because of the conditions of working with this school. I also applied with Berlitz to teach in Colombia. I'll be making more money than in Mexico but I'll have to pay for my own accommodations and utilities, which might end up being more or less the same pay as living in Mexico. But I'll be able to have my own apartment! :) Which is exciting to me! I reaaaalllyyy want to go to Colombia so I hope I get this job. I've learned a lot from my TEFL course - I should be getting my certificate in a few weeks :)))))) - and I hope this helps with the interview. Whatever happens, I should be out of the country by July at the earliest. AHHHHHH ^_^