 our live session this week for I-T-T-T. Thank you so much for joining. Thank you so much for being here. I know it's been a while. I was actually off last week so I wasn't here and we had to skip, but yeah, I'm back now and I feel great and I'm so happy to be here and I'm so happy to see you all again. So yeah, don't forget to like and subscribe so that you never miss any of our upcoming live sessions, any of our content that we share on our social media platforms. As you know, especially on Facebook, on our Facebook page and also on YouTube, we share a lot of useful content. On our Facebook page, for example, we share job offers, teaching job offers. We share teaching materials that you can use in your classroom. We also share, of course, TEFL, TESOL, information and all of that good stuff. And on our YouTube channel, we also share a lot of that stuff in video formats. So like and subscribe. We go live every week. So that is what's happening. And today we are doing a TEFL and TESOL Q&A because it is the first Friday of a new month, which is what's happening every month. First Friday of a new month, we are doing a casual TEFL-TESOL chat where you guys can ask me your questions about TEFL-TESOL, teaching English abroad, teaching online, whatever it is you want to know that's related to TEFL and TESOL, you can ask me today. And first off, I would really like to know where you guys are watching from right now. Where are you right now? We are live on Facebook and on YouTube at the same time. So there should be a lot of people. Please, in the comments, we know where you're watching from. What time is it there? How are you doing today? And maybe also let me know if you're already TEFL or TESOL certified or not. That would also be really great. So let me know in the comments. And also if there are any issues with like audio or video that you can't see me, you can't hear me, also let me know. And then we can hopefully try and fix that. But yeah, where is everybody yet? I'm in South Korea, as always. It is 10.30 a.m. And yeah, I got back from Japan last yesterday afternoon. I forgot. I'm like time-wise. I'm totally all over the place from traveling. But I was in Japan for a week in Kyoto and it was amazing with all the cherry blossoms and all the temples. And it was great, but there were also a lot of people. So there was a lot going on. And I was running around every day. It was not very relaxing, but it was great. A lot of new impressions every day. So I came back yesterday and now I'm already back with you guys. So this is what we're doing. Let me know guys, where are you watching from right now? How are you doing today? I hope you're having a wonderful, you've had a wonderful week so far. It is Friday, so we're running into the weekend. I'm super excited about that. What are your plans? Let me know. And maybe also real quick, if you're seeing this for the first time by any chance, I just want to introduce myself real quick and also I TTT and what we're doing. So my name is Linda. I am many different things. I'm a travel writer. I'm a content creator. I'm also a language teacher. I teach English and German as well. And if you're interested in what it's like living and teaching and working in Asia, specifically in South Korea, where I've been for eight years or before that I also was living in China. So if you're interested in that part of the world, go and check out lindegoseast.com. That's my own personal website with a lot of information about these countries and how you can go and teach English there, for example. Also Instagram. I'm super active on Instagram. I love sharing my content. I love creating content and reels and photography. So if you're interested in that, check it out. I'm originally from Germany and the US. So my mom is German. My dad is American and I'm based in South Korea. I've been here for eight years. And before that, like I said, I was also in China teaching English in China and also involved in a marketing company in China. And yeah, now I am here for ITTT as a Teflon TESOL marketing professional and I've also been working for ITTT for eight years probably. Well, seven years full time, but then eight years probably in total. So a long, long time. ITTT, if you don't know, stands for International Teflon TESOL Training and you can find us at tefloncourse.net on the web. And I'm sure many of you guys watching today are familiar with ITTT. You've taken a course or two, but if you haven't yet, ITTT is a leading Teflon TESOL course provider worldwide. So there are a lot of different courses, online courses, the most popular. We also have in class courses where you go to an actual training center around the world for four weeks. And we also have combined courses and a lot of different variations of each course, especially the online courses. There are a ton of different online courses. And if you're interested in those, I can kind of go through them today if that's what you want. But just let me know what you want to talk about today. We also have a 30% off opportunity guys. So if you're not yet Teflon TESOL certified, but you really want to, 30% off use this link, you can scan this QR code right here. Or we also of course have a link for you. So you can use this link and it will lead you basically to the application page. And maybe I can show you, maybe I can show, excuse me, show you how it works. And then we can do this together. My throat is bothering me. Why right now? It was all good. Anyway, so this is the discount link. It looks like this. And if you click on it, maybe I can just show you real quick what happens if you click on this link. It's not dangerous. Of course not. Yeah, let me share my screen here. Yeah. So if you click on this link, this is what you will see an application page. And right here at the top, it says congratulations, you're being granted a 30% discount on every online course and on every in-class course deposit. So if you see this, then you know, you clicked on the right 30% off link, because that's what it should look like. And then you can basically fill out your application here and register. So for example, let's just do a fake application. I'm just going to do a test application. So test and then just a test email address. So you can kind of see, then you pick your course. And for example, we want to do an online course. And let's say we want to do the 220 hour master package. That's actually my favorite. So let's do that. And then we can also choose a free course, which is the teaching English online course. So yay. And we filled all of this out. And then let's click on register now. And it's going to take just a couple of seconds. And then you will see this next page here. Your registration has been successfully submitted. And then you also, you will get an email, et cetera. You have a registration number. So if you have any issues, you can contact us with this number and we will know right away, which registration you're talking about. And then you can just go ahead and pay for your course. Basically, as you can see also here is how much you pay $244 instead of $249. You saved $105. So this is with the 30% discount code, for example. And then you just pick your preferred payment benefit and you pay. And then you can start with your course and that's it. And that's how you save 30%. So it's that easy. Hi, Crystaline. How are you doing? Good to see you. Good to see you. I hope you brought some new questions for today. Let me know guys. All right. Good. Yeah. So please still let me know where you are right now, what you're doing, et cetera, et cetera. And then what your questions are. So what are your questions about TEFL and TESOL in teaching? And I also have a couple of slides here that I can show you about just things that we typically get asked. But I would really appreciate it if you just ask me your questions and I'll try my best in answering them today. Okay. We usually do these Q&A sessions between like 30, 45 minutes, maybe even an hour if there are a lot of questions. So yeah, don't be shy. I always say don't be shy. There are no stupid questions. We're all on a different journey, along the journey, different parts of our journey. Some people are really at the beginning and don't know anything yet about TEFL and TESOL. While some people already took a course and are ready for this next step. So we're all at a different point in our journey and that's all okay. And we can all ask any question we want. Okay. So Crystaline says, doing great so far. And I do have a question. Yes, please. Yes, please. I'm excited. Ask away, ask away. All right. Crystaline says just to double check all the courses for the bachelor's transfer, right? Wanted to double check because this is the only way I can get both my bachelor's and everything on time. Okay. So yes, let's go over here. The bachelor's, bachelor's, let's see. So you want to transfer the credits, right? It's not because we also offer a bachelor's degree in TESOL. That's a separate thing. So great question. Credits. Yes. So it says right here and let me just share this too, maybe. I can share this screen. Give me one second. Yeah. Okay. So, and I'm going to make myself smaller or maybe I can, let's see. There are a couple new layout options here, but I think this would work fine. So this is the online courses, oh wrong, online courses page on our site. And it says here, right at the top, see the certificates gained by completing a training course with ITTT are the only 100% online TEFL TESOL certificates available that are validated, accredited and credit bearing from an internationally recognized university. So exactly. This is exactly what you're talking about. So, Crystaline, which course are you particularly interested in? Did you mention 170 before? Was that you, Crystaline? So let me know. Oh, she says I'm trying to apply for the JET program next year. Perfect. We can talk about that too. For people who don't know, the JET program is the, what is it called, Japan exchange. Oh, I always forget what it says. So bad. Here, the Japan exchange and teaching program. There we go. Japan exchange and teaching program. The JET program for teaching English in Japan is a super popular program that a lot of people want to get into for teaching English in Japan. And it's also very competitive, right? And you do need to have a bachelor's degree and you do need to have a TEFL certificate. So that's why this is the question. So let's say, for example, you're going for the 120 hour course and let's check it out with the credits. This is the page for that. I think, let's see. I think this says it's somewhere different with the university credits. University credits. Let's see. Here. Here, credit bearing, TEFL and TESL courses. Here we go. Okay. So this is the breakdown. This is what I wanted to show you exactly. So the certificates, this is what we said. The only 100% TEFL courses with the credits. So here it is as follows. Okay. So 120 hour course, for example, would be three credits for a bachelor's degree and one credit for a master's degree. If you do the 170 hour course, it is five bachelor's credits, three master's credits, 220 hour course is three credits and six credits for bachelor's, three credits for master's, etc. I'm going to send you this link. Okay. I've done almost all of the 550 hour courses, but courses from PCIE, do they transfer? So you're doing this one, right? So you get nine credits for the bachelor's. So that's really, really good. And this is a great question. So I recommend actually talking to our course advisor with this. So I'm not 100% sure how it all works with the process with the credits. But as you can see that it states it clearly here on this page that there are nine credits for the bachelor's degree. So please, if you already have a assigned course advisor from ITTT that you have spoken with in the past, please contact them. And if not, you can just reach out to the usual email address courses at tesla-tefla.com and explain to them exactly this situation with your 550 hour course and then how it works with the university credits. Okay. And they will help you out with that exactly all the paperwork that you need and everything that that involves. So, but yeah, that's a really, really great option. And yeah, ITTT is the only test course that has this possibility and this chance to get university credit. So that's why that is really, really awesome. Okay. Good. Oh, and let's put this back up. Great question. Very important. And that's something else is something that makes ITTT stand out from all the other competitors with these university credits. So that's really great. All right. Thank you so much for this question. Let me know other questions. Yeah, I'm sorry I couldn't explain more in detail, unfortunately, but my our course advisors, they just know this so much better with the university aspects. I know a lot about the courses I've taken them, but I haven't done that with the university credits. And that's also actually a newer thing. So when I did my course a couple of years ago, this was not an option. So it's certainly something that is newer, which we really love that we have this option now. And it's so useful for a lot of people like for example, crystalline, who wants to go to Japan into the jet program. So yeah, I apologize, but that's the best I can do right out. Great. Okay, cool. Then maybe because crystalline mentioned the the jet program. Let me show you guys what this what this means. Because there are a lot of other really cool teaching programs as well. So let me just go to the slide here, for example. So the jet program here is in the middle down here. This is what Chris Lee was talking about this one, oops, right here jet in Japan. And this is really a popular teaching program for a lot of people who want to go and teach English in Japan. There are a lot of really big it's a well established program. It's been around for a very long time, and very organized. And yeah, it's great. So a lot of people want to get into it. There are other programs like this as well, like for example, the Epic program in Korea. It's basically the same thing. It means English programming Korea. And as you can see, if you're interested in any of these programs, there is the official website. So you can go to them and check them out in more detail. They all have pretty much very strict application deadlines and all of these things. So you really need to apply at the right time. If you want to get into these programs and you have to have the requirements. So a lot of it varies, of course, every program has different requirements like for example, there's one program, the program in France, which is also very popular here, the Taepiff program in France, and they actually need you to have, I think at least be one level French. So be one or be two, I can remember exactly, but you need to have French language skills for this, of course, which you don't have to for Japan, for example, or for Korea. But yeah, so these are some options of teaching programs that there are at the moment. And a lot of countries are establishing new programs, you know, at all the time. So we do keep you updated if there's a new program that comes out as well, always do my research, is your new program, is your new program and I check it out. But these are the biggest ones in a nutshell. So definitely worth checking out. Yeah, as you can see, also in all corners of the world. So we have Europe, we have Asia, South America, the Chile program. But yeah, pretty much Europe and Asia have these programs. So there are a lot of options. Nice. So good. How's everybody else doing? Please guys, don't forget, there are no stupid questions. And today, this is what we're doing. We're having a chat. Ask me your questions. Let's have a chat. Don't be shy. We're talking about Teflon, TESOL, and everything related to that. So everything you're interested in when it comes to teaching English abroad or online. I'm here today to talk with you guys about it. So let me know. There are a lot of questions. It's a big decision to move abroad and to teach English. So I'm sure you guys have a lot of questions. You're curious about a lot of things. So Amitava said, hello, Linda. How are you? What happened to you last Friday? There was no show from your end. Yeah, no show. I love it. There was no Linda show. Yeah. So I actually said that in the beginning, but you just joined. So you didn't hear that. I was traveling. I was away traveling in Japan last week. So I took a break. I was on vacation. That's why there was no live session. I was in Kyoto. It was amazing. It was cherry blossom season, which was super magical. But also there were so many people there. So I pretty much got up early every day to avoid the crowds, to go to all of these amazing places without a lot of people. So it wasn't very relaxing. It was a workout. I feel like I walked like 20 kilometers every day, but it was great. It was great. Really, really nice. And I got back yesterday. And the first thing I do is come on here for you guys. So yeah, that's why. How are you doing, Amitava? I hope you're doing well. And maybe you've prepared some questions. That'd be great. But yeah, Crystalline, I don't know. Crystalline, have you been to Japan before? Or will this be your first time with the JET program? I really enjoyed my stay in Japan. It was great. The people are so friendly. So it was really nice. I will say though, I've never been to Tokyo. So I don't know. I imagine it might be different there. But in Kyoto, definitely, if you learn some Japanese before you go, it's super useful. That's what I actually did. I took a couple of Japanese classes. Those are really good. I could ask some simple questions and stuff and communicate a little bit, which was really helpful, because it was sometimes a struggle. So if you can learn some Japanese before you go, I think you do, right? I think, Crystalline, you can speak Japanese, actually. Can't you? I remember something about learning Japanese. Yeah. So yeah, that was great. Let's see. There's anything else. Brett is here. Hi, Brett. I do sound, I'll thank you. I sound a lot better. I'm doing a lot better, yeah. I think still it's a little bit of my nose. And actually what I think might have happened also is something I realized last week when I was in Japan in Kyoto, the air is really clean and fresh over there. But I think in Korea, when I was sick, it was not very good. The fine dust, I think, might have also contributed to my sore throat and my sinuses and stuff. So I mean, Teva says, oh, that's nice to hear. So you were on a sort of tracking tour of Kyoto in Japan. Greetings for a good Friday and happy Easter weekend. Yes, it is Easter weekend, right? While I was touring Kyoto, but there was a lot of walking involved, right? A lot. I love planning, travel planning. So I made a huge plan of all the places that I wanted to go to and to avoid the crowds. I woke up super early in the morning and then it was just a lot of walking around and exploring. And it was great, but it was also very tiring. And I'm happy to be back home now. A week of running around every day is very stressful and tiring, exhausting, but I'm happy. It was great. It was great. It was a great trip, but now I'm back and that's also good. Yeah. Nice. All right. Good chat. If there's anybody else who has a question about Tefal TESOL teaching English abroad online, let me know. Let me know, guys. I'm just kind of going through the slides here to see if there's anything that I want to mention. If there's anything that catches you guys' eyes, let me know. Oh, this is kind of a newer slide that I added because we've gotten this question also quite a lot. So maybe we can talk about this for a second. Some people asked before about the age limits for teaching English. So there are no official or for taking a Tefal or TESOL course, there are no upper age limits. So as long as you are at least 18 years old and you are a native or near native English speaker, a fluent English speaker, you can take a Tefal or TESOL course no problem. You should also know that older teachers can find jobs teaching abroad, particularly popular in the adult language learning and business English sectors where maturity and life experience can be an advantage. So we've definitely seen that, especially in business English, that they prefer hiring older teachers for these roles. And maybe you even have a background, a business background and that would be even better. So this is a great demand for business English and adult learning, adult students. But then there are some age restrictions in some countries for obtaining visas or work permits, and they are usually related to the local retirement age. So for example, China is always a good example where the retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women. So if you're older than that, it might be difficult to actually get a work permit in China. Same in Korea, it is also 60, 65, I think. So anyway, they vary from country to country, so it is important to research thoroughly before you're choosing where to teach and to make sure. But it is not impossible. It's not impossible to find positions as an older teacher. And in my career in China and also here in Korea, I've met many people who are older and who found positions. Yeah, even sometimes better positions than the younger teachers, like in universities, in the business English sector. So those positions are usually actually even better paid than like your regular private school. So there's just something about the age limits, because we do get this question quite a lot. So I wanted to talk about it and I just add it in the slide. It's quite new. So this is something I wanted to share with you guys, because I know this came up a lot in previous Q&A sessions and in previous live sessions. And yeah, this we talked about before, but yeah. Anything else I wanted to touch on specifically today? Yeah, so maybe just something like this, because we get this also quite a lot. So what can you actually do with a TEFL certificate, right? Of course you can teach. But I think, especially now in 2023, the opportunities for people with a TEFL certificate are just so much better than it was a couple of years ago. And this definitely has to do with the online component as well and the digital nomad visa situation. So for teaching English abroad, you can definitely do like the traditional way. You can do it the traditional way where you go abroad, you apply for positions, you move abroad, you sign your contract, etc. You do all that. Hot spots for teaching English abroad are still the same. So they're still number one. It would be Asia. Asia is basically the best market for teaching English abroad, specifically East Asia is very popular with good salaries and good bonuses like paid housing, all these parks. And of course, also Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, places like that. Great. But you're not going to get those high salaries like in East Asia, China, Korea, Japan, and not too many bonuses. But the cost of living is of course much lower. So the Middle East is also super popular. And this is basically the highest paying region for teaching English abroad. You find the highest salaries there and also in many countries in this region, you have tax-free salaries, which is amazing. You also get bonuses, but here their requirements are usually much stricter. So they want people with a degree, sometimes even a master's degree, years of experience and this and that. So it might be a little bit more challenging. So what a lot of people actually do, they start out in Asia and they get that experience. And then they're looking for a new challenge and they go over to the Middle East. So a lot of people are doing that. Latin America is also popular and there's also a demand there, but you're not going to earn a lot of money there. So if money is your focus, you don't want to actually go to Latin America, but there are many other reasons why somebody would go to Latin America and teach English. Of course, right? It's an amazing region, so much to see and do. So of course, it is also a hot spot. Salaries for teaching English abroad, yeah, between a thousand and $5,000. So this is a huge range and it really depends on the country where you go to your personal background with all the skill sets, the skill set that you have and of course, the type of school also that you teach at. So private schools, public schools, universities, international schools, they all pay differently. And then additional perks, like we said before, you can find positions with paid airfare, they pay for your flight ticket, they pay for housing, they offer health insurance, a pension plan, bonuses, etc. So this is the typical teaching English abroad way, right? However, there are so many, especially in recent years, and also thanks to COVID, I guess, thanks to the pandemic and these kind of changes. Teaching English online is super popular. So you can either work for teaching platforms, right? Or independently, you can make your own website and teach through that. And then you can really make how much money you want, basically. But for platforms, it's usually between $10 and $30 or more. And a lot of people, and maybe next time I should add this here, I don't think I added this. But what's also super popular and a great opportunity has to do with the digital nomad visas that many countries are coming out with, right? So we see that really in all parts of the world, we see it, I know there are a lot in South America, there are a lot in the Caribbean region, there are a lot in Europe, of course, and also Asia is rolling out more and more digital nomad visas now in many countries. So what this means, you can actually move abroad, live abroad, but teach English online. So work remotely online, but also live abroad. So there are really so many opportunities now in 2023 with a Teflort TESOL, it's really, really great. All right. We have Emilio here. Hi, Emilio. Greetings from Barcelona. Is Japan like South Korea or China in the way that you are required to be a native English speaker to process the right visa and work illegally in the country? So that's a great question. And Japan actually, also the JAP program, the requirements do not state that you need to be a native English speaker. So that's why actually Japan is great. And I've seen many people, also many ITTT graduates in Japan who are not native English speakers and they come from all different kinds of countries. So in that way, Japan is really great because in Korea and also in China, you do have that where you need to be a native English speaker from one of those seven English speaking countries, which is not very 2023, not very Boke. I mean, it's not great. I think we're going to see that change in the future. And this is something I said many times before, that this is really unfortunate, that this is how the Teflon TESOL industry is. But I think we're going to see that change in the future. And Japan is a great example. They do not have that requirement. So being a native English speaker is not a requirement to teach English in Japan, which is great. So there are a lot of opportunities in Japan for non native English speakers. Of course, I always say that as well as a non native English speaker, you want to make sure of course that you have some kind of English proficiency certificate, right? That might be an IELTS, that might be a TEFL, that might be any kind of Cambridge certificates or something. One of those major three or major three, four, five English proficiency certificates. And then of course, you want to get a high a level as possible, right? So yeah. But I hope that answers your question, Emilio. Thank you so much for asking that. That's good. All right. Yeah, please keep them coming. Keep them coming. Let's have a chat. Let's have a chat. Ask me your questions and I'll try my best in answering them based on what I know and what I've learned over the many years that I worked in this Teflon TESOL industry and from my own teaching experience. So yeah. Let me know. Let me know. I'm just going to go back to the slide. Oh, and again, we do have a 30% off opportunity. Maybe now is a good time to mention that again. So if you're not get Teflon TESOL certified, it's a great way to get started and just save a little bit of money that you can then use for your move abroad and for traveling or whatever you want to move, you know, spend your money on. So you can scan this QR code or you can use the link that I'm going to share with you guys in the comment section and you will save 30% off of your Teflon TESOL certificate from ITTT. Looks like this. The link ends with FB live minus Linda. And yeah. This does not expire also. So you can save this link and just apply later. That's fine. So no rush because there are many different courses. So you might need some time to figure out, Hey, which is the right course for me? Which one should I take? Etc. So that's understandable. Just make sure that when you're ready to commit to a course to sign up that you use this link and you save 30%. Do not pay full price, right? We also only share this link during our life session. So that's very special. You're not going to find this anywhere else. Nowhere else. Only for you special people who tune in and watch our live sessions. So that is our gift to you guys. Awesome. Yeah. Ask me your questions, guys. I'm still here for a couple more minutes. I can still take more questions. We are 38 minutes in. So maybe we'll do until 45 minutes. We'll see a couple more minutes. So now's a good chance if you are curious about something. Now is your chance to ask away. Ask away. Oh, yes. Amitabha. Amitabha says, I'm waiting eagerly for the day when this discrimination of the natives of those elite seven countries getting an undue advantage over non-native individuals like us would end certainly and surely once and for all. Me too. Me too. Certainly. And this is, I mean, a huge debate, right? And it's been a huge debate for years, right? Just because you're a native English speaker doesn't mean you're a great teacher. And yeah. So, I mean, this is so a very old stigma and it really needs to stop. I have known so many non-native English speakers who are amazing teachers. And usually those people actually know the grammar so much better than just because you're a native English speaker doesn't mean you actually know the English language. And you know, like the grammar, you know how it works. Actually, you know how to speak, but you don't really know anything else. That's also why we always recommend especially English native speakers to take a TEFL course, especially the grammar units. So that's actually what most English speakers find the most useful when they take a TEFL course. It is the grammar sections because they never really learned that like that. So yeah. And how are you supposed to teach if you don't understand the grammar, right? That's why it is so important to take a TEFL course. So as a native English speaker, especially for the grammar parts, but also of course, the teaching techniques. And we find in many cases, the non-native English speakers actually know the grammar much better than native English speakers, which is really good. So yes. And what Amitabh was here referring to, maybe for somebody who doesn't know, in some countries, it is a requirement to be a native English speaker in order to get a work visa to teach English there. And a lot of times you have to be from one of seven countries considered English speaking countries. So that is Canada, the US, Ireland, the UK, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. So those seven countries are considered the seven English speaking countries, even though we all know there are many other countries in the world that also have English as an official language. Or in many cases, there are a lot of people who are born in different countries. They hold a passport, but they are fluent in English, or maybe one of their parents is a native English speaker. But then if they don't have a passport from that country, they can't teach there. So it's very flawed. But some countries have this as a requirement. And so then there's nothing you can do, unfortunately. So that's what Amitabh is referring to. And we really hope that this is changing in the future. But it's up to the individual countries, right? How they have their visa regulations. And a lot of countries have this visa regulation. A lot of countries don't, right? So what we just talked about with Japan, they actually don't have that. Whereas like their neighbors, China and Korea, they do, they have that. So yeah, good point, Amitabh. All right, nice. Good stuff, good stuff. Keep them coming. I'm still here for a couple more minutes. Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on. Many comments coming in, let me see. Emilio, at the moment, I'm leaning towards Vietnam. I'm aware of the challenges as a non-native speaker, but on the counterpart, I have great qualifications and experience. So I think I'll be okay. Absolutely, absolutely. And so my advice would just be to, you know, don't stop. Don't apply literally to every position that you see. And I've said this before many times, actually for like your first teaching position, your first teaching gig teaching contract is probably not going to be your dream job or the perfect teaching position, right? But once you're, once you at least are in, then you can make connections and network and find other potential schools or you can make connections with other teachers and then they're leaving and then you can maybe take over their position. So that's what I think the first year of teaching English abroad is all about, networking. If you really want to stay in this industry, if you really want to stay in this country, use the first year of teaching English abroad as a networking and kind of finding out what you want basically is, do you like the school? What kind of school do you like? You know, what kind of teaching position do you like? What kind of students do you like? So your first year of teaching can be this exploration where you find out, oh, is this really for me? What do I prefer? What do I like? And also networking, excuse me, networking, you can meet new people. And a lot of times because teachers, English teachers are leaving every year, right? And then somebody's leaving and they ask you, Hey, I'm leaving. Do you want to take my job in my school? I love the school. And then you can go there. So use that. So, Emilio, I think you'd be great. You'd be good. Once you're in, then you have a lot more opportunities coming towards you. I mean, Tava says, recently there was an ad on the ITTT website which stated that the maximum age limit for non-natives is 55 years old for work permit and visa purposes in Indonesia. Okay? Yeah, that might be. So every country has different regulations. So you would have to figure out where you want to go. And then if you're older, you have to figure out what is the retirement age? What's the maximum age? I just talked about that a couple minutes ago. So it depends on the country and their visa regulations. Yeah, it's not the same for every country. Brett says, I'm thinking of teaching online along with at a school when I eventually move still liking Italy. Nice. How difficult is it to fit the course in with my full-time work schedule back here in the US? Is there an average time span to complete the course? Let me read this again. I'm thinking of teaching online along with at a school when I eventually move. Okay, so you want to move, you want to teach English at a school in Italy and then also teach English online. How difficult is it to fit the course in with my full-time work schedule back here in the US? Is there an average time spent to complete the course? Are you talking about the teaching English online course? So you have a four-week, you completed the four-week in-class course. So you have the standard testful certification. So what you can do is you can just do, yes. Okay, what you can do is you can just do the 50-hour small like online, where's it? The online, the TEO, Teaching English Online Specialization course. There we go. That's what I'm talking about. You can just do that. And that's really doesn't take much time. So you can totally do that. Okay, 60 hours. 60 hours teaching English online course. You can totally do that along with your work full-time, no problem. It's what I did too, actually. So yeah, you have up to six months with this course as well, I think, up to six months to complete it and easily you can easily finish that. So no problem. And then if you decide to do this course, use the link, use the 30% off link. All right, Brad, use that link. And then you can save even more money. So don't forget, right? Don't pay full price. Just use this link. Sign up. That'd be great. Cool. Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. That's a good, and that's what a lot of people do nowadays, you know, people who are teaching English abroad, they do their job at school, but then they also have private students in their free time or they do online teaching on the side. So why not? Why not, right? You can make more money. That's great. That's why I'm saying there's so many opportunities nowadays with teaching English in general online, abroad, abroad, but then remotely online. So it's really awesome. It's really awesome. It's an exciting time to do this right now. It's an exciting time. Good. Nice. Good stuff coming. Good stuff. Yeah. We still have a couple more minutes. So if there's somebody else out here who wants to ask a question, now is your time to do it. These are the last couple of minutes now of this live session today. But it was so good to see everybody here in Crystalene and Amitava and Brett, Emilio. We had a good crowd today. I really appreciate you guys. Thank you so much. Final minutes. So if anybody still has a question, type it now in the comment section and then I'll get back to you. Even if you're watching this, by the way, as a replay and you leave a comment after this live is over, we'll still get back to you, of course. Even if you're watching this later and you have a question then, just write it in the comments and we'll get back to you. I also shared this email address with you guys. Yeah, I did. So if you have any questions about anything related to ITTT or our courses, courses at tso-tetful.com is always a good place to start and to reach out to our team about any questions like here in this live session, what you have. So Lisa says, Lisa, Lisa Fondenberg. Hi, missed most of the show. We'll watch the replay. Hope you have a great day. Oh, thank you so much. You too. You too. Please do watch the replay. And like I said, you can still leave comments and we'll get back to you or you can email us with your questions as well. Thank you, Lisa. I hope you have a great day too and a great weekend. All right. Well, this was really nice, guys. I think there are no more questions coming through now from what I can tell. So thank you so much for welcoming me back after my one week break. It was really exciting. It was really good to see so many familiar faces and some new faces. So thank you so much. And yeah, I will be back again next week, same place, same time. So I hope to see you there with another exciting topic. And yeah, stay happy, stay healthy. Thank you for your questions and your support as always. And I hope to see you all again next week. Have a wonderful weekend. I hope you're having fun. Enjoy the good weather. If it's good weather where you are, I hope it is. And yeah. Thank you, Brett. Thank you. See you again. All right, guys. Thank you so much. And I'll talk to you later. Bye.