Wonderful

I really enjoyed the people I was roomed with and got to know more about them and where they came from. I enjoyed learning about the teachers, Jaime and Tam, and they gave us on top of the purely academic slides of what they are supposed to teach, their own experiences and advice. It was like one of my classmates said, “we can read the slides at home or even overseas, we’re here and paying for their experience in the field.” The staff were all friendly and helpful. I arrived earliest at my apartment and had no wifi. I was running out of my plan and had texted staff to ask what to do. They were at my apartment within an hour and within 2 I had wifi again. They were always quick to respond to questions and understanding about being sick or unable to do something. We also did a lot of fun stuff in the first week with excursions and what not. Plus we got to teach at two actual schools to actual kids to get hands on experience teaching. The literal ONLY complaint I have is that we did essentially all the excursions and culture stuff within the first week. So the next three weeks we did all the coursework and all the deadlines were essentially right on top of each other. I think if we did course work in the first week as well and moved some excursions to the following weeks it would’ve felt more balanced. But I do understand they likely have little choice as they have to juggle the deadlines of multiple places to ensure it runs smoothly. All in all the program was worth it, I got my TESOL and made new friends I can contact while there and learned a lot from the teachers. If you have the money and the will it’s a great opportunity!