So I made a choice in the fall to take a TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) course through Oxford Seminars, thinking to myself "English, how difficult can it really be?" Wrong question, because the answer is "very difficult!" So it has been a very humbling process for me. The first part of the course was a 60 hour weekend class at Macalester College in St. Paul throughout November. The in class part was more geared towards how to teach and also included making impressive velcro charts on uncountable and countable nouns.
Now I'm working on completing the online section, which is more based on grammar, the good stuff. There are dangling participles, interrogative pronouns and all sorts of other goodies. I have completed about 50% of the online component, so I have a little bit left to go. Once I have completed the online part I will get in contact (or in communicado as my dad would say) with a recruiter who will help me with sending out my resume to different schools in Kathmandu that they have connections with. The other amazing part of this, is that they will also help with reviewing contracts, so I don't end up signing a contract for a 32 year position located at a school on top of Mt. Everest that pays only in yak milk (which would still be pretty great). Currently I'm planning on finishing the online section soon and preparing to leave here in the next couple of months. That is my current update for now, I'm sure there will be a lot more to come in the next couple of weeks.
Oh yes, and I bought another suitcase that is big enough to fit my Ticket to Ride board game :)
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