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ls650
Joined: 10 May 2003
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Location: British Columbia
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 Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:30 am Post subject: What do you do between teaching gigs? |
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I'm coming to the end of my first teaching contract. I plan to head back home to Vancouver for maybe a month or so, then try to find TEFL work somewhere in Latin America.
While I'm in Vancouver I'll be living with my parents and friends as I renew passport, IDs, etc. and search for a new job.
What do others do in between jobs? Do you vacation and take it easy? Go back to school for a while? Sponge off your rich uncle?  |
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yaramaz
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
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Location: Not where I was before
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:36 am Post subject: |
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For the last decade, I have been heading back to the west coast of Canada to see friends and family... simply because my jobs were always wonderfully flexible enough for me to enjoy the summer at home. I look forward to it. It keeps me centered.
Still not sure what I'll do in September though... |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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Location: finally home-ish
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Since I got into this wacky field five years ago, I've only had one break, and I used it to go to grad school. (Does that count as a break?)
The next time I find myself between jobs/countries, I'd like to take some time off and travel--a tourist's perspective just seems so much more relaxing than a teacher's.
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foster
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 485
Location: Honkers, SARS
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I have yet to be between jobs..although last summer, I moved from Japan to HK, so I just bummed around HK. This summer, thanks to the joys that are school holidays, I get to go back to Saskatchewan! (Yes, I am excited about that!!  )
Usually, I would holiday somewhere, just to relax and not think about teaching and starting over, which is always a challenge. |
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dmb
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| My current contract ends in three weeks. I'm not going home but going to Turkey and just spend time catching up with people. I might haed down to the south coast. i'll make a half hearted attempt to find a new job and somewhere to live f/t, but what's the rush? |
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Lanza-Armonia
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
Posts: 525
Location: London, UK. Soon to be in Hamburg, Germany
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Nothing. Just sleep and relaxing to recoup some of that lost energy...
LA
<Note: I haven't even finished my first contract yet...ideas are ideas all the same...> |
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dmb
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| LA, the question was about what to do between jobs. Not lessons |
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