Gotoco FUNDED TEFL Adventures (Bali, Thailand, Colombia, Europe, SE Asia!) Reviews

i would do this trip again and i would like to do it with a friend. i hope the next time i do this there is more organisation and i would like to work with children. I enjoyed meeting new people and learning more about Spain and the Spanish culture. making new friends who i honestly think ill be friends with for a long time. being pushed out of my comfort zone was really good and i feel ive improved my public speaking skills. there was a village fiesta one night. that was really fun and I feel that everyone bonded that night. one of the activities was to act out a movie scene and my group did mamma mia which was really fun.

When I read about gotoco I thought it was too good to be true, but I've just spent the most amazing two months in Bali with my flights, meals, accommodation and TESOL qualification paid for. I've made friends for life, memories I won't forget and gained experience which will be invaluable to future job applications. The TESOL qualification was challenging at times and more time consuming than I anticipated, but I think this will ultimately mean that it is more beneficial in the future. I really recommend Gotoco to anyone interested in teaching or travelling.

Please tell us about some of your most enjoyable moments of the trip?

During the programme, I really enjoyed the workshops that we attended each Wednesday. During these sessions I was able to be very creative and the interactions with the Polish participants was much more natural.

What was the best thing about your experience?

For me, the highlight was the Cultural Tour, which was excellent. I really appreciated having the tour guide to provide us with ideas for exploring each city and restaurant recommendations

Would you recommend participating to a friend and if so why?

Yes

This has been a unique opportunity to travel to places that I may never have considered before, and to broaden my experiences in a way that would not have been possible otherwise

I am very grateful to have had this opportunity and overall have been happy with Gotoco as a company. I think the people in charge are kind and helpful and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a fun and cheap way to travel. I was not actually placed with gotoco as, due to covid, china was unavailable so I was with a company called Educo who were good, but Gotoco were the ones who got me the placement with them. I am frustrated however at the lengths I must go to have my deposit returned as it was unclear how much we were expected to do before it would be returned to us.

I think my biggest highlight was the relationships I made with the group of volunteers I was with. Even though we were all very different, from different places, had different interests, etc, we still all got on really well and had such a great time together. Another highlight was just the fact I was able to spend a month in a country I never really had any desire to travel to but I will definitely go there again sometime. I also really loved the fact that this programme included a cultural tour part. At first I didn't think it was something I would have cared for but after 3 weeks of intense teaching, it was nice to just hang out with everyone in a very chilled environment. Lastly. I would say the relationship with the directors. Although they were technically our 'bosses', we were all still able to speak to them almost like a friend and they really got to know as well. Times when we weren't teaching, they would just hang out with us and get to know us more as regular people.

Amazing teaching programme that allowed me to stay for 6 weeks in Bali fully funded. Taught for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week leaving weekends free for travel around Bali. From fishing, nasi goreng, amazing coffee, swimming with turtles, Kecak fire dances, temples, nights out in Gili T, black sand beaches, stunning waterfalls, cooking classes, culture lectures, team activities, the programme was non-stop and incredible. Bali prices are very affordable and the programme is very supportive. Defo would recommend :)

The most enjoyable moments was when we were allowed to hold our lessons, this brought on a lot of confidence and encouraged our self-esteem. I also really enjoyed the teaching. Meeting the fellow Gotoco participants and making friends with other teachers. It was also really nice to go to a different country and learn some of the language and meet people who live and actually work in Greece. The fact that you gain a qualification is incredible and plus the stories and memories you create are amazing! I also love how funding is easily accessible through the university.

I would recommend Gotoco as it gave me such an amazing opportunity and I enjoyed all aspects of the program, including the teaching, the opportunity to meet new people, the freedom to explore Bali, the cultural excursions and other opportunities to immerse myself in Balinese culture, and the opportunity to work towards a CertTESOL qualification. I thought the balance of work and free time on the course was perfect; I liked the fact that I was doing something beneficial for my professional development and to others while I was there whilst I was also I was able to explore Bali in depth before I had to go home.

This programme encourages the individual to see more of the world and experience something new. Gotoco organises activities that are exciting and enriching.
This programme has benefitted me in several ways: living in a country which was far from home helped me to boost my confidence. I met incredible people throughout this journey who I learned a lot from. I saw beautiful places. I got to try new flavours. I learned a lot about Buddhism. I learned to use basic phrases in Thai to communicate with local people.

I had an amazing time on my Bali Gotoco trip. I met brilliant people who I will stay in touch with, visited places that I had never imagined I would and acquired many new skills along the way. It was such an easy process to sign on to Gotoco and the whole experience ran very smoothly. My highlight of the trip was definitely when we took a ferry to visit Nusa Penida island. It was so beautiful and unlike anything I had seen before. The sense of independence and resilience that I gained on this trip was so empowering.