[ID:0108]There are almost as many reasons for going abroad to teach English as there are teachers who do it. Teaching English can be used to pay off personal or school debts, as a stepping stone to an international career, to fulfill a retirement dream, finance travel, or to build cross-cultural experience. This article will give you a few pointers on how to take your English teaching experience and transform it into an opportunity that suits your specific goals and objectives. You’ll need to be willing to take risks, go out on a limb, and be an international self-starter, but the payoff is virtually guaranteed.

Teach English to Achieve Your Country-specific Goals

Unlike other international job searches, it’s easy to do a country-specific search for positions teaching English abroad. In most professions, the international employer who has hired you will select your destination, but when teaching English, you can choose just about any country where citizens are not native English-speakers and make a living there. This makes teaching English an ideal stepping stone for achieving any...