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[Omeo]

Hello, everyone. I've decided I'd like to spend a year touring Europe and I'm wondering how hard it would be to find private lessons to help pay for it along the way. My understanding is that you can stay in most European countries for 90 days on a tourist visa. I'd like to visit France, Germany, Greece, and England. Obviously, I won't be doing any teaching in England, and of course I'll bring plenty of money to start with, but how hard is it to find private lessons in those countries (except England) to supplement the money I bring and make the whole thing a bit cheaper? If this has been asked before, please post a link to that thread. I tried searching for it, but didn't find anything that quite addressed my question. Also, if anyone has any other ideas for short term jobs I can work along the way, I'd very much appreciate hearing about them. Thank you.

[Kootvela]

If my understanding that you do not wish/cannot stay longer than 90 days, that puts you with only several months of teaching (finding students also takes time), I don't think you will succeed. Students want continuity and unless you keept it secret from them that their lessons are temporary you will not have much luck, I'm afraid.

[spiral78]

Google 'schengen zone'. You don't get 90 days in individual countries - you get 90 days in the zone, which includes most of western/central continental Europe. Then you have to leave for 90 days - a border run won't suffice anymore.

Kootvela's right regarding private teaching. You need some kind of local reputation before you can build up any business at all - simply being a native English speaker passing through isn't going to attract many (probably not any) students. There are literally millions of native English speakers in continental Europe, most of whom have qualifications and contacts. The economy's another factor - private language lessons aren't usually seen as really important when times are tight.

This idea's not really feasible on any level, I'm afraid.

[Omeo]

So tourists aren't allowed to spend more than 90 days in Europe at a time anymore? Wow. Y'know what, that's okay. I'll take that. Spending a whole year running around Europe never did seem feasible anyway. Ninety days is much more doable. Thanks, folks.

[naturegirl321]

[Kootvela]

[jonniboy]