ESL Teacher

I’ve taught in Asia, Europe and Australia, and every experience is unique. If I had to pick just one, I don’t think I could. Every teaching job I’ve had is very special to me.

In Asia, I taught in Japan, where my students were utterly respectful of my position as a teacher (even if I was, at times, a terrible teacher!), and they were always striving to please me.

In Europe, I taught in Germany, in major companies, where my students were always punctual and interested, and so keen to improve their English.

I also taught in Slovakia as it was joining the European Union, where my students were so optimistic about the future and so eager to learn more about the world after emerging from the closed mind of socialist rule.

In Australia, I teach students who come here from all over the world: South America, Europe, Asia, and occasionally the Middle East and Africa. Having this diversity in the classroom is a blessing for the teacher and the students. There’s nothing I love more than meeting a class of students who’ve all just got off the plane, some of whom have never met an Asian in their life or never spoken to a Brazilian before. Fast forward a couple of weeks and they’re all the best of friends, planning barbecues and parties together and discussing each other’s home countries knowledgeably. It’s magic.

I’d love to teach in South America, where I think my students would be always fun and friendly (if not all punctual). I’d love to teach in Africa, where I could learn so much from my students about a continent I barely understand. Heck, I’d teach English on another planet if they found lifeforms there. It’s the best job in the universe!

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