During one of my trips while studying abroad a met a woman from the United States who was an Expat (expatriate). She was teaching English in the southern region of Spain and she told me about a program that the government offered native English speakers in North America opportunities to teach English in Spain.
So when
senior year rolled around two years later you can bet I made sure to look into
the Spanish program. Come graduation time, May 2014, I received news that I was
accepted into the program, and that summer I was placed in the town of Colmenar
Viejo in the autonomous region of Madrid, Spain. Although I originally applied
for the program solely to return to the city I loved, I learned a lot more this
second time around.
The unbelievable experiences didn’t stop in the classroom either. I was able to experience a multitude of cultural exchanges. Everything from bonding with the pizza shop owner down the street to the morning conversations with the teacher I carpooled with to school. Shoot, I had three separate Friendsgiving meals with new friends from all over the world!
Teaching abroad only expanded my interest in cultural diplomacy through cross-cultural exchanges, and taught me how to truly live independently overseas. Since returning to the U of A for my masters I have met so many that are interested in opportunities to live overseas. Many are now abroad themselves!
That is why we have decided to have three information sessions, this fall, solely about teaching English abroad. The dates are listed below. I can’t wait to see you there!
--Annie, Study Abroad Office GA
“Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” --Paulo Coelho
Join Annie to learn more about opportunities to teach overseas at one of these three meetings:
