I’m looking into getting my TEFL certification and I’m wanting to live and work in Europe, specifically a Scandinavian country. I love teaching and I have a BA degree in education. I’m looking to improve my quality of life, experience new cultures, and generally want to be somewhere I can feel safe.
How likely is it that I could get an ESL job as an American? I heard it’s difficult if you aren’t from the EU. I do have 2 years of full time teaching experience in public schools.
Hey OP- What about teaching in Hawaii? They have a huge teacher shortage, pay pretty nicely, and from what I understand the requirements are pretty light- but it’s not my professional field. It might be enough of a flavor of a different country for you… You will definitely have a new culture and perhaps feel safer depending on where you’re coming from; and optionally could learn the language but use English whenever. I saw a job posted for a 9th grade english teacher paying 55-70k or something like that.