Departure Gate Blog

Ready to teach English as a foreign language somewhere abroad? Well, you’re in luck. There are millions of people all over the world seeking to learn English right this minute...keep reading

Free Time in Cartagena As a Language Assistant working just fifteen hours per week, I find myself with excessive amounts of free time. Weekly three-day weekends and hours of leisure...keep reading

The first time I went abroad was at 16 - Italy. The first time I went abroad solo was at 19 - Canada. The first time I backpacked was at...keep reading

If you’re interested in getting TEFL certified or Teaching Abroad, you’ve probably run across the Visa . So, what is this, and what do you need in order to teach...keep reading

This isn’t a vacation. This is life. If MTV called a week ago, my episode would have been called “True Life: I Accidentally Moved to the South of Spain and...keep reading

Two weeks in, and the name of the game is Wing It. The game is terrifyingly fun. You never know what might happen when you get to a class, and...keep reading

January is here. So naturally, that means we’re all daydreaming of warm summer days through these cold winter months. Perhaps the snow and cold has you daydreaming of beach hopping...keep reading

Maybe you’re in your first years on your own, wondering how you can get abroad or begin your teaching career. Maybe you’re wrapping up college and you want to make...keep reading

I. live. on. the. Costa. del. Sol. Unreal. True to its name -the Sun Coast- the sun has shone every single day so far. I repeat, for nineteen days in...keep reading

Week one was intense. I went into school on Tuesday, and was pleasantly surprised to learn that my Bilingual Coordinator -the teacher who requests the auxiliar from la junta (government)-is...keep reading