Tuesday, March 25, 2008

2 more days of the class

As my class comes to a close, I have been thinking about where we should take our time abroad. I was hoping for some magic answer to come out of the course, but that has not happened. Like with anything, it's about pounding the pavement.
I have been picking John's brain about where he could see us and then scouring the web for blogs or feeds about teaching in different places. There is a TON of information out there so I am slowly but surly picking my way through it.
We are really leaning toward Argentina or Chile. Of course, things may change, but it is a large improvement over our previous answer of "Asia or South America."
So far, Argentina looks the best. The climate looks great, the wine is abundant and there are both large and small towns were jobs are available. One of the downsides is that we have to go there before I can get a job. They don't seem to hire before you get there.

I have one more practice lesson to teach and then I am finished with all the real work in the class. I can definitely say I am ready to be done with the class up but I know only a small percentage of what I need to. That's not to say that the class hasn't prepared me, it's just that it opened my eyes to how much is out there for me to learn. From things like grammar to how to give directions in a clear and concise manner. But on the whole, I'd say the CELTA course has to be helpful.

Love to you all!

1 comment:

Meg said...

Matt and I were just talking about moving to Buenos Aires. Supposedly, it is the "cool place" to be (according to Matt), but you might have to grow your own food. The farmers are on strike. Chile just had an earthquake (I just read it is the most active earthquake zone in the world). I don't know what standards they used though. But coming from the Yellowstone area, that shouldn't bother you :) Let us know what you decide.....