Comments on: So You Want to Teach in Prague (A Guide)

By: AmyMacWorld

AmyMacWorld — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 04:46:00 +0000

Hi Stephanie! So sorry it took me forever to get to this reply (can I blame my baby? ;P). I definitely started working at several jobs while I waited for my freelance visa to come through! Most schools/companies recognize that the process is not that quick. The most important thing to get was an address!! However, if the school you are working with is sponsoring you (which I’m not sure is such a common thing anymore in Prague–it wasn’t when I was there), you might need to start to process before you even move to Prague.

By: Stephanie Menard

Stephanie Menard — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:06:00 +0000

Hi, I’ve been reading about teaching in Prague and I’m a bit confused about the visa process. Can you start working at a school without the visa, while it is being processed? Or do you need to wait several months before working? Thanks!

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24 Hours in Budapest - Amy and the Great World — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:54:03 +0000

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By: Carrie Zimmer

Carrie Zimmer — Tue, 03 May 2016 07:59:00 +0000

Amy, yes! I have three degrees in Education in fact. Far too many for any one person! I don’t know what I was thinking! Several people I work with were Teach for America teachers before heading abroad, so the path for everyone is different!

By: AmyMacWorld

AmyMacWorld — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:47:00 +0000

Thanks for reading, Carrie!! I’m glad you were interested to hear this perspective. I’m thinking about getting certified to teach, as I think it would open up my options both in America and abroad. Do you have a degree in Education? 🙂

By: Carrie Zimmer

Carrie Zimmer — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:34:00 +0000

It’s interesting to read how to go about moving to Europe from the TEFL perspective. I’m a classroom teacher and got a job in Italy through one of the “headhunting” organizations that helps hire teachers for international teachers. Thankfully, my school pays for all our Visa expenses and has a lawyer to basically babysit us through every step of the highly bureacratic and unpredictable experience!

By: AmyMacWorld

AmyMacWorld — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:46:00 +0000

Haha thanks for reading! I get so many emails about this I thought I’d do a more informational post. So far not my most popular one ha ;). But it will be useful to anyone who’s looking to move! I think we were really smart (accidentally) to come in August/September, so many jobs opening up then! I would have assumed that December/January would be good though, too? maybe it was just the year?
Sorry you have such a busy year! It’s so hard to say no though, isn’t it?? I only raised my rates when I got new clients, I could never bring myself to raise them with clients I already had! Most people though considered me a bargain since they were paying me less than they would pay a language school–at least that’s what I was told?? Maybe I was totally underpricing myself, lol!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:51:00 +0000

Wish I knew all these things before I started!! It’s truly a wonder I even made it this far, hahaha. I was expecting a pretty good job market at the end of December/January and I was totally wrong! But I think it was just a really weird time… none of us were finding jobs at that point! I would advocate bringing over even more money than you think just in case for that reason 🙂
And also, every Sept. I get sooo paranoid that for some reason I’m going to have no work that I say YES to everything: huge mistake, especially this year (sooo busy!) Next year I think I’m going to take it easy…. I feel so bad raising my rates though because I know it’s already so expensive to pay the native English speaker price (for private students, I mean) 😛