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How to get a job abroad teaching English

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

globe

So you’ve heard about teaching English abroad and you want to know how to do it…

There are a number of ways to do it.  First, you’ll want to ask yourself a few questions.

1.  Where would you like to go?  Each country and region is different.

2.  How long would you like to stay abroad?

3.  What kind of qualifications, training, and experience do you have?

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Mexican Independence Day 2007

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Grito

Now that was a party. In 7 years living in Mexico, I’d never been to the main event in Mexico City’s Zocalo. Hundreds of thousands of people, fireworks, music, and foam. Lots and lots of foam. Seems the custom is buy a can of that fake snow foam and let rip on any and everyone. We obliged the tradition by buying some 80 cans.

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Mexican Food Part 8 – Chicken Tinga Tostadas

Friday, September 14th, 2007
Chicken Tinga Tostadas As I'll be entertaining guests this evening with some delicious Mexican fare, I thought I'd share a little how-to cooking blog entry with you, with one of my favorite Mexican dishes called ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cervantino Festival, Mexico

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Cervantino Guanajuato's 35th annual Cervantino international festival is coming up - October 3rd to 21st. Official site at http://festivalcervantino.gob.mx/fic07-pre/ This is not one to miss... From Wiki:
The Festival Internacional Cervantino (Internacional ... [Continue reading this entry]

Canadians in Mexico

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
...often find themselves in the minority, by a 10 to 1 margin against Americans. So, we tend to group together and do what we do best. Make fun of ourselves! Canada Flag Pay no ... [Continue reading this entry]

French Teacher in Mexico City

Monday, September 3rd, 2007
I know of a good junior high school in Mexico City that is in need of a native-speaking French teacher for only a few hours a week. The pay is good, but with few hours. Ideal if you're ... [Continue reading this entry]

Teacher in Space

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
From a BBC Story: Teacher in Space NASA astronaut Barbara Morgan, originally a back-up to Christa McAuliffe (who lost her life in the Challenger disaster of 1986), fulfilled a two-decade promise to put ... [Continue reading this entry]

Buffalo, Lions, and Crocs, Oh My

Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Not related to TEFL in Mexico in any way, but this is one piece of video I just had to share. You Tube Video "Battle at Kruger" Lion In short, 4 lions snatch a ... [Continue reading this entry]

Appreciating Spanish

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
As an English speaker, learning a new language can be both a difficult and enlightening experience. So tied up in culture is language that it is next to impossible to arm-chair learn the language of a foreign land...a foreign ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hope

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Not related to TEFL in any way, but I thought I'd repost and share this CNN story... Incredible Shrinking Couple Loses 580 Pounds  Fat (CNN) -- When Maggie Sorrells looks at her husband, Andy, she doesn't ... [Continue reading this entry]