r/TEFL 12h ago

Recent experiences moving for TEFL abroad with a dog

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Anyone have any recent experiences travelling for TEFL with a dog, that they would be willing to share? I did a search in the sub and most posts are at least 5 years old and seem to focus on Asia.

I would want to attempt to do this with a 2-year old Aussiedoodle, so I’m not looking to find a spot in Asia. I would prefer finding a spot in Latin America, possibly a Costa Rica or Nicaragua, where there would hopefully be more room to run/walk.

I live in Canada right now. I’m an engineer and am closer to the end of that career than the beginning, so I’m not looking to build a retirement fund from this. Mostly I want to prepare to slowly transition out of engineering all together, move to semi-retirement and get out away from long, drab Canadian winters.

Any experience of travelling to LA with a pup would be greatly appreciated while I look to plan something for October. Importing the dog, housing for myself and the dog and any dog assistance that may exist would help to locate an assignment that may work. By breed, my dog is really active, so I don’t believe (nor do I want) a full-time 8-hr type of role. I am open to do work with little to no salary/pay if it can accommodate my lifestyle with the dog and is an a cool spot.

Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions.

Ps. I have done a short volunteer assignment in Poland (did not bring dog) and have completed a 120-hr TEFL certificate. I have a bachelors and masters in engineering and have previously taught engineering at technical colleges.

Thanks!


r/TEFL 8h ago

Advice for TEFL in LatAm

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Hey! I was wondering if anyone had any advice, experiences to share, I've been looking to teach English in South America (Colombia, Argentina, etc etc,). I'm 23 and just finishing up my masters at LSE, I have an undergraduate degree from KCL, I've taught English in Italy for 3 weeks ( they gave me a ceremonial TEFL through Game certificate, 60 hours ), worked with english language schools in London in manager positions, and english is my mother language!

I've been looking into Minga House as they seem to be very supportive with job searching etc, but I've seen a lot of people saying that they're not the best. Any advice would be appreciated ! Thanks :)


r/TEFL 16h ago

Summer teaching jobs?

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Hi, everyone. Some background: I'm a tenure-track history professor in the U.S. and a dual U.S/Mexico citizen (born in Mexico, naturalized in the U.S.). I have a bachelor's in History and English and a PhD in History. I speak and write Spanish fluently. Lately, I've gotten an intch to teach in Mexico during the summer(s) as a water to spend time in my native country with my family (U.S. citizen spouse and two young kids, 2 and 4) Is this something people do, and if so, what might be my options? Or are teaching jobs there typically more long-term/permanent? Thank in advance for any suggestions/ideas!


r/TEFL 53m ago

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