Image Source: Patrice Palmer Palmer, second from left, with staff of Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce Training Centre, 2017.
Do
you remember having to write about your summer vacation on your first day back
to school? It doesn’t seem like a very original topic, but I want to
share my experience as a volunteer in Honduras, Ethiopia, and Guyana with Canadian Executive
Services Organization (CESO). You are probably wondering how this
happened since I’m an ESL teacher, not an executive. Let me explain.
“The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” M. Proust
Travel is not new to me. Travel as a newly minted ESL teacher is.
I am in the middle of a month-long TESL internship in Poland, arranged through Algonquin College, as an optional extension to the TESL Program. Though culturally quite similar to Canada, I am plunked in a community where I do not speak or read the language. Continue reading →
The ability to easily live and work overseas can be one of the greatest benefits of teaching ESL. For me, it was actually the reason I fell into the field!
If the travel bug has you, or if you’re just looking for new teaching experiences, there is a plethora of options for you out there (depending somewhat on citizenship, level of education, experience, etc.). Below is a quick breakdown of two common destinations for ESL teachers:
East Asia
China, Korea, and Japan are by far the most popular destinations for Canadian ESL teachers, especially for those with little or no experience. For many jobs, the only requirement is a bachelor’s Continue reading →
