Argentina Apartment Living Anyone?

I know a lot of people reading this site are interested in living and teaching in South America. It’s extremely popular and one of the most popular places to live in South America for expats is Buenos Aires. I came across a site today with information on Buenos Aires apartment rentals.
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Getting To Know Peru

Peru is an amazing TEFL destination. If you have read the Destination TEFL reports on Peru from Naturegirl then you know just how awesome of a TEFL destination Peru is.

Not only are there great jobs to choose from at schools from language institutes to universities, but there are also many awesome travel opportunities. Imagine being able to take part in a Machu Picchu travel trek? That’s quite possible when you decide to make your TEFL home in Peru.
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Interested In China?

I like this video of China. If you don’t listen to the voice over, it resembles a very good travel video. If you do listen to the voice over then understand that they are trying to sell a TEFL course to you. They are trying to sell their TEFL course and job placement service that you probably don’t need in order to teach in China. Just enjoy the video so you can get to know China, in case you want to teach English in China.

So, are you ready to pack your bags and move to China? Well, go ahead, but I prefer things here in the US, despite all of the great things you can do in China, I still think there are more opportunities right here in Tacoma.

Destination: Thailand

I just realized that I do not have a Destination TEFL report up on Thailand yet. I taught in Thailand for several years so I figured that it would be a good idea to put one up and make things easier for teachers considering teaching in Thailand.

There are many different types of jobs available in Thailand. You can do corporate work, language institute work, university work and even teach at ordinary primary and secondary schools. The largest number of available jobs are at primary and secondary schools throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. This is followed by university work and language institute work.

Pay starts out at between 25 to 30k baht per month for provincial teaching jobs and increases up to 50k for some of the larger schools in Bangkok. The cost of living is quite low in Thailand so it is possible to make ends meet with the salary on offer, as long as you avoid expensive nights out.

Finding a job is relatively easy, just find one after arrival, keeping in mind that January through March is the toughest time to find a job as schools are winding down their school year and not looking to bring on new teachers. The most important factor in finding a job is to dress nicely and have a great looking CV. Qualifications needed differ from school to school, but expect that you’ll need a 4 year degree and some kind of TEFL certificate. It’s all rather flexible though.

Visas are the real hassle in Thailand. Requirement change on an often basis and this makes it tough to plan ahead. Plus they have started to require teachers to complete a rather idiotic Thai culture class before giving them a teacher’s license. It seems like to much hassle to me.

Anyways, I’d love to hear other comments on Teaching in Thailand and more advice.

Destination: Bolivia

Bolivia is an interesting country is South America. It’s intriguing, but unfortunately, there is not a lot of good information about it on the net. Maybe it is because a lot of the teachers who choose Bolivia as their destination are not able to share the information as much as teachers from other destinations are.

In an attempt to rectify this, I scoured the net for information and came across this report from a Mr. Martin. He has graciously allowed us to post this article here on this site. It’s the information you need to know to teach in Bolivia.
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