TEFL Intern Stories & Tips

Tales of TEFL adventure sprinkled with sound advice from our top storytellers

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TEFL: 5 things NOT to do on your first day

Tripping over your laces and falling flat on your face is probably NOT the way you want to start off your TEFL career. So here’s our advice for what not to do on your first day …

Confessions of an Intern in Thailand!

The second guest-written blog from our lovely intern, Jenny, who's currently on our Thailand Internship! I've been teaching in the local senior school for just one week and it's been both an amazing and eye opening …

5 things that don’t mean the same around the world

Learn through travel... One of the amazing things about teaching English around the world is that it opens your eyes to assumptions that you never even knew you’d made. Like gestures you use without thinking twice actually might be …

Tips for Living with a Host Family…

The second blog post guest written by our lovely Spanish intern, Ciara! I have to admit that the idea of moving into the home of complete strangers in a foreign country having exchanged little more than …

10 Epic Things I Did in 2 Weeks in Spain…

The first of 6 amazing blogs guest written by Ciara, one of our lovely Spanish interns! Find out more about what life is really like by reading our Spain Jobs Guide... Just to give anyone considering teaching in …

How to survive a long haul flight

You’ve spent hours poring over the jobs pages and finally decided where to start teaching English abroad. Now you can’t wait to start your new life as a TEFL teacher. There is just one thing standing in …