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[nativeamerican]

Hi folks,

I am a 20 year old American undergraduate student hoping to teach English abroad over my summer break between May and August. I have been reading the forums on eslcafe for a while and have found that there are stark differences in seasonal job availability between countries. For instance, I read summer is the peak season in Vietnam while it a black hole in Romania.

It is very difficult to understand where the best opportunities are. I hope that some of you who researched or experienced this can give me a hand.

I don't know whether this hurt my cause; I am a BS engineering major. I don't have any esl teaching experience, however I have been employed as a tutor for, among other things, English writing.

I should say I prefer a big, interesting city in a safe country with loose/Western morals and a sizable population of young expats. I'm not looking to get rich, but it is important for me to break even with airfare and living expenses and to avoid imprisonment.

Thanks a lot.

[Justin Trullinger]

Most places in the world, it's fairly easy to avoid imprisonment.

Most places in the world, though, it's not that easy to pay for your vacation. I know, you're not thinking of it as a vacation. But being overseas for 3-4 months is basically that. Places that pay for your airfare, or where you'd earn well enough to pay for it yourself over so short a time, will want you to stay for a year.



Best,
Justin