Interesting Way To Get To Your TEFL Destination

April 25, 2009 by Louis  
Filed under Employment Resources, Funky Situations

I have always wanted to take a cruise. I think it would be a fun thing to go to my next teaching destination on a cruise. Ok, I know it sounds kind of crazy, but it’s actually a pretty cool way to get from one place to another. I remember that a school in Honduras was offering free transportation down to Honduras via container ship to anyone wanting to teach at their school. Alas, I never did take them up on that offer so I am still waiting for a TEFL cruise destination.

Teacher Tries To Find A Job

September 25, 2008 by Louis  
Filed under Funky Situations

TEFL Teachers have a good sense of humor so it was not a surprise to see this really funny video from a guy who gave up his job and life in the US to go and live in Thailand. Like many new TEFL teachers, he fell into the career of teaching English in a foreign country. Join him as he looks for TEFL jobs in three different locations. It’s very funny, but it doesn’t quit seem true. He actually doesn’t take any the jobs because he has too much pride.

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Nazi Celebration in Bangkok

September 26, 2007 by Louis  
Filed under Funky Situations

Thewpaingarm School in Bangkok is just a funky place if reading the forums in any indication. In the forum thread, we got to read a little about the common problems that TEFL teachers everywhere complain about; unsupportive administration, low pay, bad students, etc. It was a run of the mill thread until the bomb dropped.

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