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

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

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

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

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting TEFL Certified: 1. Get certified while you’re still in an academic mindset. If you think early on in college you might be...keep reading

I’m four weeks in, and I don’t love this. Well, I love the learning part. I feel like I’m truly retaining the takeaways, and I’m doing well on the quizzes,...keep reading

Let’s break it down. The TEFL 60-hour certification is entirely autonomous. Your teacher is the computer, and the class times are for you to decide. I chose to break the...keep reading

As I mentioned in my last post ( Winter in Spain ) teaching in Spain with CIEE doesn’t require the traditional 150-hour TEFL certification. There are countries where it is...keep reading

Are you considering teaching English abroad and getting TEFL certified? Are you somewhere in that awkward thought process right in the middle of: 1) “If I teach abroad, I could...keep reading