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tedkarma · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:58 am Post subject:

Botswana (as a Peace Corps Volunteer)
Korea (twice)
Taiwan
Saudi Arabia
Thailand

Happily settled into Phuket, Thailand for the last few years - where I expect to retire - possibly in just a few months.

Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

South Korea
Japan
France
Canada (Qu�bec and Ontario)
Sweden

Moving back to Ontario in June where I'll most likely find stable employment fastest as an FSL teacher. Go figure....

Gregor · Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 842 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Let's see...
Doing ESL, there is, in order:
Mexico
Lebanon
back to Mexico
Indonesia
China
back to Mexico again, soon, I think. But I can't count the same country three times, can I? So I guess just four countries.

Spent a year in New Zealand, but that was playing music, not teaching. In fact, that was long before I became a teacher at all.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

I have a former colleague with a count of 9, and who plans stints in every country in Latin America within a decade or two...

Best,

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

In chronological order:

Czech Republic
USA
China
Japan
Chile
Peru
Oman

But.........

USA--part-time teaching in one of the on-site programs at my grad school while I was getting my MA.

China--only a one-month summer program while I was in grad school--I figured I wouldn't be able to afford China once I had finished and had to start paying off my loans

Chile--only a few months (with proper notice given--no overnight runner or anything!) because, well, it was a horrible job

I've spent (or will spend) one or two years in the other places. Is that not long enough? No contracts were broken, and I had valid reasons for leaving all of them. I admit that I've got more breadth than depth in terms of locations, though.

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comenius · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject:

Only 4 for me, but looking to expand upon that someday! Smile

Sgt Killjoy · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 438

Honduras
Guatemala
Mexico
USA
Nicaragua
Philippines
Korea
Thailand
Malaysia

Want to add China and Chile to the list.

John Hall · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject:

9 is the most countries anyone on Dave's has visited? Wow, I thought some of you hardcore international TEFLers would be at least up in the teens! Anyone know of someone whose number is high up, but hasn't posted here yet?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

John, I think hard core TEFLers tend to stay in a country for a while. get to know your market, contacts, etc.
I am a newbie compared to some- only 15 years but only 2 countries.

John Hall · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject:

Yeah, you are probably right about that. I have only two foreign countries under my belt after about 12 years of TEFLing.

However, I did see the C.V. once of a professor of TESOL in Montreal who had taught in a different country for every year since about 1972! I think they were mostly just short summer gigs though.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject:

John Hall · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject:

The question is: how many countries have you taught in? I would like to find out who the Charles Veley of TESOL is.

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:04 am Post subject:

JZer · Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 3898 Location: Pittsburgh

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject:

The Taiwan vs China debate depends on your politics, Jzer- Sure, they have different presidents, but which is the legitimate government of the real China?

Best,
Justin