Teaching English Abroad: The Best Earning Opportunity
In nearly every city and town where English-speaking tourists venture, there is a line of locals eager to learn how to communicate with them in an effort to boost their bottom line.
Kary Vannice
6 Reasons Why Teaching English is For You
As I'm sure you know by now, you already have a skill that can easily translate into a steady income in a foreign country...English. In fact, thousands of people just like you have already used the fact that they speak English fluently to become English teachers in exotic new countries. Here's why you should join them: In nearly every country on the planet there's a huge number of people who want to learn English.
Turn Your Life into an Adventure With This One Skill
They say you can tell a lot about a person by the way they finish this sentence: Life is a ________. For a lot of people, it might finish with the words a “grind” or a “battle” or a “race.” That’s often the everyday reality of living in the rat race. But I’ve always had the same ending to that sentence: Life is an adventure.
How Teaching English Opens Doors Overseas
I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel severals time a year to places like Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico. You might wonder how I became so lucky? Well, seven years ago, I came to Mexico to teach English as a second language. This allowed me to fulfill my dream of living abroad and immerse myself in another culture.
Forget Dark, Cold Mornings…Make Your Money in the Sun
Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up and wish you could change who you are, where you are, and what you do? I used to have those days too, until I realized I could make all of that happen by cashing in on a skill I already had. A skill that thousands and thousands of people, in nearly every country on the planet, are desperate to acquire, and will pay to learn.
How to Fund Your Latin America Adventure
I grew up in a really small town in the northern U.S., where cows probably outnumbered people 1,000 to 1 and I, alone, made up 20% of my graduating class. If it weren't for having our own postal code, we probably would not have even been considered a town at all—more like a rest stop, maybe.
Turn Play into Profit in a Low-Cost, Beach Town
I've been living in paradise for a few years now. I'm just five minutes' walk from a beautiful, picturesque beach lined with palm trees and seafood restaurants that serve the catch-of-the-day, fresh, every day. And, get this...I only pay $320 a month in rent for a two-bedroom apartment, complete with a second-story terrace where I watch the sun set, as I'm caressed by the cool ocean breeze on most nights.
When Work Becomes a Walk in the Park
Three days a week, I take an early morning walk to a park near the beach, not far from my apartment. I sit in the cool morning air and listen to the birds rustle and sing in the trees above the park bench. I like to arrive a little early, before my first client of the day arrives to meet me. This is Latin America, so even though our appointment is at 7.00 a.m., she usually doesn't arrive until about 7.10 a.m. She is a single mother, working full time and studying for her undergraduate degree. I admire her resolve to make a better life for herself and her children. And, I get to be a part of that.
Why I Love My Walk to Work…in Mexico
The thought of my hot shower every morning—as I cross the Spanish style courtyard on my way to the bathroom—is a delight. It has to be a quick one though, because my housemates need their hot water too. Then, I hear the church bells begin to ring in the tower of the old colonial church in front of our house...it's time to go. I grab my backpack and head for the door. I like to walk to work. The others share a taxi, which affords them an extra 20 minutes of sleep in the morning.
How to Profit from the Most Portable Asset of All
The night I arrived in Mexico to start my first English-teaching job…the sky lit up with fireworks! I asked the taxi driver what holiday it was. He responded that it was not a holiday, but likely a birthday of someone in the neighborhood. Mexico likes to celebrate. I decided right then and there, I had come to the right country.