Report - TEFL in Japan!
I spent two years in a small town in rural Japan working mainly with high school and university students focussing on teaching conversational English. I taught
weekdays and occasional evenings but always had plenty of free time to enjoy the culture and social activities.
I was able to attain a blackblet in Karate in my two years there, in addition to studying and learning the
Japanese language and other art forms. I made friends from around the world, both Japanese and other foreign teachers.
I also came home feeling as if I had learned valuable life skills in teaching English and working
with a wide variety of individuals, skills that made me very marketable.
Teaching ESL in a foreign country is the best way to live abroad. The money you can make both contracted, and on your own enables you to live a
comfortable lifestyle while you still get to travel, learn about foreign cultures and get in up-close look at the society.
You will meet wonderful people and make lasting connections. The feeling you gain from breaking through to even just one student can be so uplifting and rewarding. You
may even begin a new life-career. The best part is, you are teaching something you already know and requires little additional training. I
think everyone young person should teach overseas in their life.
The opportunities from various companies and organizations are endless in Japan and other Asian countries and you should take advantage of the
opportunity while you can..
Report - CELTA Grad
The 4-week, full-time CELTA course that I took is geared towards people who will put 108% of their personal energy and available time into the program, leaving little time left for the rest of your life. But what you come out with at the end of the course is well worth the sacrifice and effort that you put into it over the 28 days.
Be prepared to work hard, learn a lot, meet interesting and varied peer trainers from different backgrounds and age groups as well as gain a lot of invaluable information and experience from your instructors. The instructors are very well qualified, and have so much to pass on to the students, it can seem quite overwhelming at times. I do suggest you really brush up on your English grammar rules and terms before you start the course, or you will be a little lost by the end of week one, I bet!.
If you want to be an ESL teacher, and hold the most highly regarded and internationally recognized certification in the world, then go for the CELTA. You will get out of it, what you put into it and that can be an extremely valuable thing to you throughout your ESL teaching career in North America, or abroad!
Report - TEFL in Japan!
My only regret is that I did not begin to learn Japanese earlier. Working in Japan opened my eyes not only to their culture, but also to the importance of adapting rather than judging.
If you are thinking about teaching in a foreign country, then I would encourage you to do so. One thing that you will not regret is the emotional journey you will take. The person you become will be invariably different than the person you are now which testifies to an experience that is invaluable.
By L. Hodgson who taught TEFL in Japan for 2 years
Teaching English in Japan was the best thing I have ever done.
By M. Haldenby - CELTA in Toronto 
Taking the CELTA was an amazingly educational, challenging, eye-opening and sometimes nerve-wracking experience for me. For 4 intensive weeks, you throw yourself into a world of lesson plans, practicum, theory and team work like you may have never experienced before.
By NJ - who taught TEFL in Japan for 3 years 
Many people have preconceived notions on what teaching in a foreign country will be like, and almost all of them are wrong. I was extremely fortunate since I did not have any expectations, but was open to experience the country where I
would be teaching. I traveled to Japan where I taught English for 3 wonderful, turbulent, exciting, and emotionally exhilarating years.