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Francois ESL Teacher

Teaching English online from Costa Rica: Francois’ experience

Francois and his partner decided to change their lives completely when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, transitioning into the online ESL world in Panama. Now living a digital nomad lifestyle in Costa Rica, he has kindly agreed to share his TEFL experience with us. Why did you decide to enter the ESL/TEFL world? What were the circumstances? […]

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Five honest TEFL Barcelona experiences (including my own)

A lot of the information about teaching English in Barcelona is provided by TEFL teacher training academies, which have a financial interest in getting you here. While they happily write about the lifestyle and travel opportunities Barcelona offers, not a whole lot is written about the challenges English teachers in Barcelona face, which range from

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An honest account of teaching English in Beijing: Madison’s experience

I met Madison (or “Maddie”, as I know her) in the summer of 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. We were both directing at a summer camp and got to know each other over evening chats, shared Director experiences and one beautiful, blurry night out in the huddled bars and clubs behind our accommodation. Madison was kind

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