Moving country.

[BlueLlama]

Do a TEFL course - its a one month course to teach people in other countries how to speak English, costs about £1000 but is a guarentee of employment pretty much anywhere you want. I did it and spent almost 10 years living all over the place - Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. If you eventually want to come home like I did there's loads of jobs in labguage schools in the Uk in London and along the south coast.
I loved it. Often the schools will sort a place for you to live and having other teachers and students around makes the transition much easier.
I'd recommend it to anyone.

 

[maddison]

Random hijack

How does a UK person go about moving to the USA? How do you find a job and organise things etc?

I've known people who've moved out there, but generally speaking they got married to someone who lived there already. Or the other person I know moved because she's an actress, and that got her a job as a producer

How does someone go about it from scratch

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Do a TEFL course - its a one month course to teach people in other countries how to speak English, costs about £1000 but is a guarentee of employment pretty much anywhere you want. I did it and spent almost 10 years living all over the place - Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. If you eventually want to come home like I did there's loads of jobs in labguage schools in the Uk in London and along the south coast.
I loved it. Often the schools will sort a place for you to live and having other teachers and students around makes the transition much easier.
I'd recommend it to anyone.

This is what I should have done.

 

[HirsuteBlue]

Moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches
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Good luck with your move mate. Sweeter climes, lesser booze culture, bit of adventure. Envious here like.

 

[GoldenTofffeFan]

Do a TEFL course - its a one month course to teach people in other countries how to speak English, costs about £1000 but is a guarentee of employment pretty much anywhere you want. I did it and spent almost 10 years living all over the place - Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. If you eventually want to come home like I did there's loads of jobs in labguage schools in the Uk in London and along the south coast.
I loved it. Often the schools will sort a place for you to live and having other teachers and students around makes the transition much easier.
I'd recommend it to anyone.

Would you be able to tell me a little more about this thing? Can you choose where and when you want to go ? Cheers bud

 

[BlueLlama]

Would you be able to tell me a little more about this thing? Can you choose where and when you want to go ? Cheers bud

Most contracts start at the beginning of academic terms but there are usually jobs that start throughout the year. Of course you choose where you want to go. Sites like TEFL.com will list job ads from language schools and so you pick the ones that appeal to you and apply. Obviously there is a lot of competition for popular cities (eg Madrid) so you might have to begin your career so where a little less glamouress but once you you 6 - 9 months experience and a positive referece then you can go pretty much anywhere you want.
Salaries seem to be higher in the Far and Middle East than europe but then you have a different culture to get used to.
I tried to pick cities where you can watch decent football (I adopted the likes of Boca Juniors,Porto,Flamengo and even Besiktas 'cos Daniel Amokachi was playing for them). I always found football a great ice breaker with new classes and was usually invited to a game within a couple of weeks!
All you need to do is study basic grammar and have the confidence to speak in front of aa class full of people. I prefered teaching adults than kids as you didn't have to worry about discipline etc but each to their own.
Good luck and PM me if you want anymore advice.

 

[chicoazul]

Look at tourism too mate, lots of opportunities too there too mate. I made some good friends overseas who had been doing that for years.

 

[ToxtethBlue]

I spent a few months in Valencia and a short time in Lisbon when my Girlfriend was doing her 'Modern European Languages' degree a few years ago, I enjoyed it, although it was a bit like a long holiday for me. So I'd agree with the likes of Chico and Jamo Martinez, it's definitely worth giving it a go.

Whether I could do it long term or not I don't know, but I definitely enjoyed the 9 months or so I was away for. I'd definitely like to give it another go, and we probably will do in a few years, she's always hinting at it, given her prowess when it comes to languages.

 

[chicoazul]

I spent a few months in Valencia and a short time in Lisbon when my Girlfriend was doing her 'Modern European Languages' degree a few years ago, I enjoyed it, although it was a bit like a long holiday for me. So I'd agree with the likes of Chico and Jamo Martinez, it's definitely worth giving it a go.

Whether I could do it long term or not I don't know, but I definitely enjoyed the 9 months or so I was away for. I'd definitely like to give it another go, and we probably will do in a few years, she's always hinting at it, given her prowess when it comes to languages.

Do it man, you have a continental astute way of tactical thinking so I dare say you'd just slip right in.

 

[teppic]

If you want to travel and teach English you need a degree and a TEFL. Many places in the Far East (where you can make decent money) require a degree to teach. They will also do a police check of your criminal record so stay out of trouble. Doing a TEFL is great advice as it will bump up your starting salary.

Traveling opens up many opportunities you would have never dreamt were possible. I came out to the Far East a few years ago to teach English. Two years ago I opened up my own school and am now actively looking to expand in to some well known franchises on the high street.

All this is a world away from my old life of getting my degree and temping at BT in Manchester living in my mountain of student debt.

As James Martin said earlier, learning the local language is a must if you are going to make a go of it in your new environment.

 

[chicoazul]

If you want to travel and teach English you need a degree and a TEFL. Many places in the Far East (where you can make decent money) require a degree to teach. They will also do a police check of your criminal record so stay out of trouble. Doing a TEFL is great advice as it will bump up your starting salary.

Traveling opens up many opportunities you would have never dreamt were possible. I came out to the Far East a few years ago to teach English. Two years ago I opened up my own school and am now actively looking to expand in to some well known franchises on the high street.

All this is a world away from my old life of getting my degree and temping at BT in Manchester living in my mountain of student debt.

As James Martin said earlier, learning the local language is a must if you are going to make a go of it in your new environment.

This. Him and the Llama know their beans on this, give them a PM lid.