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What is a TEFL Certification and Do I Need It?
So you’ve thought about quitting your job, selling all your things, and moving abroad for a while now. You know you want a change but you don’t know the exact logistics of actually being able to support yourself abroad. You have heard of people teaching English overseas before and it always seemed like something a little too off-the-beaten-track for you. You never considered it as a “real” job as you wouldn’t be spending your days inside a corporate office chained to a desk, which is what we have have been trained our whole lives to achieve. Sound somewhat familiar? This is the exact predicament I found myself in a year…
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5 Things I Learned After A Year of Living Abroad
One year ago today I quit my job, sold all my things, packed my bags, kissed my loved ones goodbye, and hopped on a plane from New York to Barcelona. It’s hard to believe that I have been living abroad for a year now, but that is why I decided to embark on this journey 365 days ago… because life goes by so fast even when time feels like it is moving so slow. There have been a lot of ups and downs. A lot of calling my mom and crying. A lot of asking the question “What the f*** am I doing here?”, without being able to provide the…
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How to Apply to VIPKID 2020
Like working with kids? Enjoy flexible work hours? Dream of working from home? Want to decide when and where you work? Love being goofy every now and then? If yes (and if you meet the requirements) then becoming an English as Second Language (ESL) teacher with the online company VIPKID is the perfect gig for you! I began teaching with VIPKID in March 2019 and have loved working for them ever since. VIPKID is always changing how they hire teachers and there is a new 2020 VIPKID hiring process. The hiring process can be a bit lengthy and there are some key factors you should know before you apply, so…
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How to Teach English in Spain
Teaching English in a foreign country is a great idea for native-level speakers who would like to immerse themselves in another culture. However, when you get down to the nitty-gritty of exactly how to live and teach in the said country legally, your options can be limited. As it can be very difficult to obtain a work visa in Spain, there are a number of programs in Spain that provide native-level English speakers the opportunity to teach English in the Spanish school system legally through a student visa. Luckily for you, I’ve interviewed with more than half of the programs this past spring. I did a lot of research on…
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Why I Quit My Job and Moved Abroad
If you told me a year ago that today I would be sitting on the patio of my apartment in Barcelona, peacefully sipping a coffee on a Tuesday morning while writing this blog post before I teach for the day, I simply would have laughed and likely gone back to anxiously responding to a work email on my phone. My current reality would not have been imaginable to me then and it is still hard for me to believe where I was a year ago and where I am in my life now. So how did I get to where I am today? Good question. It’s taken me a long…
