Tag Archives: tefl

Only three days left, and I don’t want to leave. Ah well, all good things come to an end. There are a succession of comedy characters here. Esp. the serving staff at the hotel who remind me of my former … Continue reading →

In the mountains, having an amazing time. Weather cold, food great, beer as good as ever. Being paid 4500 crowns for being here. (Bet you) wish you were here. Teaching starting at 9am every day, so getting up at 6.50 … Continue reading →

This weekend I have mainly been in a hotel in Zlicin (North Bohemia) teaching ‘conversational English’ drinking local beer, eating in a canteen, trying unusual meat products and generally wishing I had brought more than one CD and maybe even … Continue reading →

Thankfully I am feeling a little less stir crazy today, even though my new boss has a rat living on her neck with gigantic testicles. Jesus, I wish I was making this stuff up. The house hunt has stepped up … Continue reading →

I just taught my first paid lesson, at ČSOB bank, was OK, nothing to write home about. The most satisfying bit will be when they give me the money. Meanwhile I can’t be bothered sitting around here much longer.

Before I start…. perhaps the greatest flash animation of all time… or at least since that kung-fu one – http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=90739 the mourning leopard. Class. Meanwhile I am only 24 hours from being a qualified TEFL teacher, Trinity cert, proper shit. … Continue reading →

The teaching is becoming easier and less stressful as the weeks progress, thankfully. Now standing up in front of Czechs and telling them what to do seems like a perfectly natural thing to do. I even had enough time to … Continue reading →