First job

And so it just sort of happened, without knowing how, I had got a job. That seems to be how things work here. There isn't much of an application and interview system, just right time and place. Helen had agreed to do some teaching at a language school specialising in British English. They asked her if I would do a couple of hours next week, I could pop in to get the details on Monday. I turned up at 2:30 and was given my coming week’s schedule, my first class starting at 7:30. I only have about 10 hours per week of teaching time, but it’s enough to wreak havoc with my leisure time.

A language institute isn’t quite what I was after. But most of the work is in the evenings, so I can still look for some university based work. This also beefs up my teaching CV a bit, so is probably increasing my chance of finding an additional university job. I’ve heard that there is a desperate shortage of English teachers in China, 30,000 unfilled teaching posts at any one time. However, the market seems to be pretty buoyant in South America too, at least in Ecuador. Most, if not all of the CELTA trainees who stayed in Ecuador are now in teaching positions. The course only finished 11 days ago.