How To Be A Modern Day Globetrotter – Teach English Overseas
We all dream of traveling the world, but it takes a certain kind of person to be interested in a lifelong career in a foreign country. If you’ve decided to teach English overseas, you should be proud of yourself–you’ve chosen an extremely challenging and rewarding career.
Of course, choosing to do it is just the beginning. A lot of questions are going to crop up during the course of preparing for the job, and the number one question will most likely be: Where will you teach?
Some people go into this job with a country already chosen, and some don’t. Whatever your point of view is, its important to try and keep an open mind. Because requirements in every country are often radically different, you might have some trouble if you insist on teaching in one area.
The truth is, there will be some limits on where you’ll be able to go. Some countries have great need of native speaking English teachers, and getting a job there will be incredibly easy. Other countries have more restrictions- and some countries don’t need you at all.
For Americans...