If you’re after an easy life, don’t bother going to Korea, says David Cox. But if you’re prepared for a bit of character building, read his ins and outs of working for a private institute in Seoul.
In recent years Korea has seen an increase in the demand for native English speakers to work as conversation instructors in universities and private language schools. Accordingly thousands of new teachers are flocking to Korea and the ex-pat community is swelling considerably. Want to get a piece of the action? Jonathan Adams tells what you need to know.
Elephant's are famous for being quite big so I didn't need to get so close.
Because it is what we do to make a buck we can be a bit guilty here at JAB of just equating location independence or digital nomadism with travel blogging. But there are plenty of other ways of making a living online to fund a jaunt around the planet.
Are you a certified diver with the travel bug, interested in enjoying the Egyptian sun? Start-up costs can be high to teach in this area, so working as an instructor is recommended for those who are interested in longer term opportunities rather than a quick few bucks.
Taking a pause from the road gives tired travellers the opportunity to replenish cash reserves by finding some work. As an added bonus, those that choose the right type of work will find that they can quickly develop their language skills at the same time.
When Sherrill started travelling in her sixties she found volunteering to be her main source of lodging, food, and new friends. Chris quit a job with STA Travel for a life on the road, working as a surf instructor in Ecuador and appearing in a nudist movie, while Leif worked aboard a Caribbean sailing yacht. They are just a handful of the hundreds of travellers we have listed in our updated Workers of the World Profiles
One way to stay longer in Amsterdam is to find work at one of the city’s hostels where both paid and unpaid jobs can be found.
We earned our backpacker spurs our first time around in Bangkok by flopping down in some real holes. We were grateful for them too but this time wanted better.
Arriving once again during Chinese New Year, after a long day of trains and flights, we were keen to avoid our Bangkok curse so we booked our room online.