Figuring out this ESL teaching thing is not easy when you’re somewhat above the median age of “right out of college.” I have done my dues, taught for over twenty-five years at a higher level (University) than most, plus made the effort to get my TEFL certification. My plan is to actually show up in-country (Siem Reap, Cambodia) and pound the pavement to look for a job. I have already, via email, reached out to several schools, and even have a lead at a local Pannasastra University branch. But there are pitfalls along the way that most will not be…
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Here’s a question to consider: What does someone do at 61 years old who left a 25-year career six years ago, has since drifted through unfulfilling jobs, feels a loss of purpose, and wonders how to move forward when they’re too young to retire but feel too old to start a new career? Well they decide to go to Cambodia, of course! Isn’t that exactly what you would do? Especially when the whole idea started from watching too many YouTube videos of expats and travelers discovering their spark in a tourist town in Cambodia. Well, that’s precisely the journey I’m…