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jsbankston
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 Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: Non-driver--a problem? |
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| I don't have a driver's license, have never owned a car, and am near-phobic about driving. Would this be a problem as a TEFL teacher overseas? |
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| For most jobs, no. You'll likely be teaching classes in your school's building, or will have access to public transport to get to any external classes. |
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Like a Rolling Stone
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: Non-driver--a problem? |
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| jsbankston wrote: |
| I don't have a driver's license, have never owned a car, and am near-phobic about driving. Would this be a problem as a TEFL teacher overseas? |
Holy Moly that's vague!
How about this "I want to work in an office but I don't like the colour pink, could this be a problem overseas?" 
where do you want to teach? I teach in Japan and there are many jobs where you take the train everywhere. But there are some jobs where you have to have a driving lincence.
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jsbankston
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay, how's this---Are there any countries where I would need to drive in order to do the job or get to it or do most have good public transportation available or housing near the school? |
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Like a Rolling Stone
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| jsbankston wrote: |
| Okay, how's this---Are there any countries where I would need to drive in order to do the job or get to it or do most have good public transportation available or housing near the school? |
Most countries?  Do most countries have public transport that you won't need to use a car? Well..... I think not many posters know about MOST countries but I can say Japan doesn't usually require a car.
Other posters will have to say what they know about where they are. |
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Guy Courchesne
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Probably safe to say that anything the size of a city should have public or cheap private transport? Rural areas might be different. How about that? |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| If you land a job in Japan with the JET programme, you might have to drive. I would suspect that many rural areas in many countries would also require that. |
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jsbankston
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I don't know as I'd necessarily want to live in rural areas anyway. Is there any way to determine that beforehand or do you just get stuck where they want you?
Also, I'm 42. Isn't there an age cut-off for JET?
By "most countries" I mean the ones that tend to hire English teachers. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Most countries do hire TEFL teachers.
Where I am in Japan, I could train and cycle to work (50 minutes) or drive (15 mins). This is pretty rural though. Not having a DL in general should not be a problem for "most places". |
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