Top 10 Reasons Teaching Abroad Will Open up Your World and Change Your Life

Whether you are a new graduate, a retiree, or a seasoned professional who thirsts for a new and unique experience, international teaching jobs will offer you some of the most exciting opportunities for personal and professional development.

1. You will become immersed in the culture of the land.  You will have a daily neighbourhood routine, be invited to dinners, holiday parties and road trips. Unlike a traveler, you will see the culture from the perspective of a local.
2. You will learn. You may learn a new language, a new curriculum, and new methods of teaching, new cuisine, new geographies, new political and social thoughts and theories, histories, new art and artisan styles and new traditions. Your wealth of knowledge will last a lifetime.  The cure of boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
3. You will expand your teaching and learning skills.  International immersion through work is one of the best ways to develop unique skills that will make you a more versatile educator.
4. You will develop a stronger understanding of human relationships. If you are a people person, as naturally all educators are, working with colleagues and students in a different culture will foster greater understanding of human relationships that transcend cultures.
5. You will  develop more independence and self- reliance. There are a few things more challenging than relocating to a new country to work.  You will overcome language and cultural barriers, find new ways to integrate to manage isolation and manage bureaucratic demands.
6. You will make lifelong friends. Kind and curious local people or colleagues from around the world will invite and embrace you with open arms, introduce to you their life and ask you questions about your culture. People will admire your courage and curiosity to move abroad and teach internationally. These can be some of the strongest and most dynamic friendships to develop in your life. You will also have pen pals and friends to visit abroad and host.
7. You will be more marketable in your local job market. Bringing to  employers your breadth and depth of experience will show your versatility, maturity and self-reliance and allow you to bring to your future job invaluable experience and knowledge.
8. You will have a decent income.  Many international teaching jobs offer excellent, above average salaries, travel allowances and benefit packages.
9. You will travel.  You will see not only your new local surrounding, but have opportunities to visit nearby places that normally would not be accessible easily.
10. You will have the time of your life. Your memories will last a lifetime and you will feel a profound sense of accomplishment.

When choosing an international teaching abroad program, be sure that you have considered the support services for teachers and employer offered, their understanding of regional teaching requirements, their transparency and open communication, as well as the company's proven record of successful and satisfied placements and partnerships.