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bitofarambler
Q&A for any and all questions you might have about traveling.
FAQ
are there requirements to be an ESL teacher other than being a fluent English speaker?
nope.
some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
how can you afford to travel long-term?
The cost of living in most countries is around $500 USD a month for transportation, rent, utilities and food altogether; teaching English pays $2000 USD a month with zero qualifications or experience.
every month I taught English, I had a few extra months of my cost of living.
I taught English for about 7 years.
as long as you're making more than 500 USD a month remotely in any job, you can travel long-term.
What's the best country?
Depends on what you're looking for.
For backpacking, Japan. For natural history museums, Ireland. For food, China. For cost of living, Cambodia or India.
moving forward, you should clarify the NOT florida panama city
lots for me to think about here, thanks.
I didn't even know there was a floridian Panama City until yesterday.
I definitely don't know what it's famous for or how culturally relevant it is, do you think anyone outside of US Americans would think of PC Florida before the Panamanian Panama City?
I do mention the Pacific Ocean, which feels like a solid identifier.
you know what, I don't think I like writing the word Panama twice so close to each other, it feels like I'm making a mistake.
since that's a bad reason not to be more clear, I added a Panama in the body paragraph for clarification.
I’m an American and well aware of Florida. I knew immediately that you were talking about the city in Panama.
got it, thanks.
is the one in Florida known for anything in particular?
Not sure if the initial poster is joking but "foreigner" here and there's no chance anyone would think of the American version before the original, for that very reason.
Now, if someone said "Boston" I'm in the UK so would think we're referring to the original town in the UK but would assume pretty much every other non-American would think of Boston, Mass.
thanks, I appreciate your input.
Thats a crazy ask