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.
It can also be worth your while to focus on smaller cities. Perhaps not as much fun as the capitals or mega cities, but demand is higher for native speakers in the second or third largest cities and immigration laws seem easier to bend.
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.