 and welcome to another live stream. My name is Linda from ITTT. Nice to see you today. Thanks so much for tuning in. As always please, if you can see me, if you can hear me clearly, just leave a quick comment in the comment section. We are actually live on Facebook and also on YouTube at the same time. Just making sure that everything is working well so that we are ready to explore today, the most affordable countries for teaching English abroad. We're going to go on a virtual trip around the world today. I'm super excited because I thought that it's kind of a fun thing to do. It's summer, we all want to go and travel. And I know most of us probably can't really do that right now. Myself included, I have not left the country in almost two years. And I'm super excited to go on a trip with you today. We have a lot of countries to cover and I'm super excited. Hi, hello everyone. Hi, Juliana. Hello. Hi, Tiana. Welcome, welcome. I hope you're ready to go on this trip with me today. We have a lot to cover, a lot of great places today. I'm super excited as you can see. I'm ready to go on a little trip today. How about you? Where would you like to go? Let me know. What country are you hoping to see today on this list? Keep in mind, these are the most affordable countries for teaching English abroad. So what do I mean by that? Those are the places, the countries that are basically, they have a very low cost of living. It's very cheap to live there and also to travel there if you don't want to commit full time. So yeah, those are the countries I'm going to cover today. And hi. Thank you so much for joining. Hi. Nice to see you again as well. I'm so excited. I love going live. Obviously every week it's always great and I really like this time because it's in the morning. I'm fresh. I'm motivated. I have my coffee right here. I started going live in the afternoon. I also really like that. It's a little bit of a different crowd. It's very nice to meet new people also. So I really enjoy that. So yeah. Okay. Maybe Italy or Canada. Interesting. Okay. We'll see. We'll see if we're going to go to any of those places today. Okay. Yeah. Awesome. Yeah. Let me just do my usual introduction spiel for everybody. So please don't forget to like and subscribe. Like our Facebook page. Subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you don't miss any of our future live sessions. We actually go live twice a week. Twice a week. One time me and then the other time my colleague Lisa who is actually a non-native English teacher from Russia and she is based in Russia but she lived in China before, taught English in China. She's teaching English online. She's also part of the ITTT team. So really, really great to get two perspectives from a native speaker's perspective and also a non-native speaker, a teacher. She covers a lot of great topics. So do I I hope. I always try to make my topics very interesting. But yeah. We do go live twice a week. 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So if you are interested in taking a Teflor course, then you might want to click on that link and fill out your application. What else? Yeah, we also always turn our live sessions into podcast episodes and if you're listening to this as a podcast, thank you so much for the download. Our podcast has become quite popular. It's really, really awesome. We've had thousands of downloads so far and it's really exciting to also see that grow. I myself am a huge fan of podcasts. I always like listening to them while I'm driving, especially I drive a lot by myself. I go on trips alone. I love solo travel and now because we can't really leave Korea, I live in South Korea and I just drive around there a lot and go places and then I just pop on a podcast and I just love that. So if you also love podcasts, you might want to check it out. It's called the Tefl and TESOL podcast by ITTT and you can find us on all major podcast platforms. Just type that into your iTunes, your Apple podcast, your Google podcast, your Spotify, anywhere, anywhere. Type that in and you'll find it. If not, let me know, but you should be able to find it. Yeah, and I think that is it. So let me just make myself smaller. We can get into the presentation and just let me have one more look at the comments. Thank you so much. Hi. There's Whale or yeah, Whale. Whalex. Whale from Vietnam. Hi. Awesome. And Juliana says, I would like to teach English in Japan, France in Singapore. Great. And Yusef from Algeria wants to see Russia, Thailand, South Korea in my live. Okay. We'll see. So keep in mind these are the most affordable countries for teaching English abroad. That means where the cost of living is the lowest you can, you don't have to spend a lot of money every month to live there. Those are the places that I'm going to mention today. Some good suggestions and we'll see if the places that you mentioned will be on the list today, but we are definitely going on that journey. A quick introduction just about myself and this picture. Fun fact. I just took this picture last weekend. I was at a bamboo forest in Korea with my friend and it was so, so nice. It was super hot, but it was kind of because it was shady in the forest. So it was really, really nice. And yeah, if you want to see more of my travels and what I do in my free time, you can just follow me on Instagram here at Linda Ghost East and you'll see pictures like that, pictures like that and more on my personal Instagram. Yeah. That also means I'm a travel writer and content creator. So I love sharing my travels, my experiences about living abroad, living in Korea. I also lived in China and my sort of handle, my name is Linda Ghost East. Because Asia, I've been in Asia pretty much, pretty much since 2012. And yeah, you can find my own content, my written content also on at lindegoseast.com. That's my travel blog platform. And I'm originally from Germany and the US. My mom is actually German. My dad is American and I'm based in South Korea. I've been in South Korea for six years now. Time really goes by so fast. My first year, I was full-time teaching English. And then I transitioned over to the other side here, to this part, to Tefal and TESOL marketing for ITTT. ITTT stands for International Tefal and TESOL Training. And you can find us at TefalCourse.net and also on Instagram at International Tefal Training. But we also have Facebook where you're watching from, YouTube where some of you are watching from. We also have Twitter and Pinterest and all of these other amazing socials. And ITTT is a leading Tefal and TESOL course provider. And I know that many of you watching have already taken a Tefal course from ITTT, myself included. I always have my certificates right here so I can show them to you guys. But yeah, I'm also, that's how I started. That's how I started actually with ITTT. As a customer, I took a Tefal course with them in 2015, I believe, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2014, something like that. And then I started, I ended up working for them. So that's how it goes. And we offer a wide variety of different Tefal and TESOL courses. We also have online courses, in-class courses, combined courses, operating worldwide. You know how it goes. Yeah. And so let's go back to, or let's start, let's jump right in. So the most affordable countries for teaching English abroad, you already named some countries that you would like to see. So like I said, what I mean by the most affordable countries, those are the countries that generally have a very low cost of living. That means you can, you don't have to spend a lot of money every month to live there. Rent is cheap, food is cheap. Like overall cost of living is just cheap in those places. And they also have a good demand for EFL teachers, ESL teachers. And that's what we're going to look at today. And I'm super excited because this means we're going on a virtual world tour today. So we are basically at the airport. And these are the places that we're going to hit up today. Actually more than that, there are a couple more, I think two more that I didn't put on the list. But these are the places. So I only listed the capital cities of each country. But so you get an idea of what kind of, what countries we're going to look at today. So in the comments, have a look at these capital cities and leave the countries that you think we're going to hit up today in the comment section. So we have Buenos Aires, Nopin, Beijing, Prague, Bangkok, Vientiane, Mexico City, Cappando, Lima, Manila. And then there's two more, I believe that didn't fit on the list. But these are the places we're going to travel to today. And just imagine we're at the departure gate. We're ready. We're traveling in a group together today. And as you can see, remarks, all of the flights are already boarding, so we better get going. So tell me, where are we going? What countries are we going to? All right, we already have a clue. China. Yes, we are going to go to China. We are going to go to China. Great. What other countries do you think we're going to go to today? Have a look at the cities. Awesome. Thank you, Tiana. Argentina, Vietnam, China, Czech Republic, Thailand. Yes, those are all among the countries we're going to go to today. And more, more, more, more. I'm so excited. I really miss international travel. So I thought we could just have a virtual trip all together. I'm sure a lot of you also aren't able to travel at the moment. So this is as good as it's going to get. All right, then we have Mexico, Portugal, Philippines. All right. Portugal? No, not really. But Mexico, yes, and Philippines, yes. But no Portugal today. I'm sorry. I would really like to go though. All right. Well, I have all sorted them alphabetically. I hope I think so. So we're going to start with A and we're going to go to Argentina first. Look at these amazing pictures. I have not been to Argentina. I really want to go to Argentina. It just looks so amazing. Like, look at the nature there. And I have these amazing key facts for you so about the demand. There is a strong demand for foreign teachers throughout the country, but the largest market is definitely in the capital of Buenos Aires. And that was on our departure list from just now. Significant markets for ESL teachers. They can also be found in other major cities, like Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, and the beach resort of Mar del Plata. The salary is ranging between $600 and $1,200 a month. And some requirements to teach in Argentina include a bachelor's degree and a TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours. And so if you don't have that yet, I just want to mention that again, in case someone missed it, we do have a 30% off opportunity during our live sessions. So you can take a TEFL course. We also have a 120 hour course, 30% off. So why is Argentina one of the best places or one of the cheats? What was it called? The most affordable places to teach because and I always, for every destination I listed the same things here. So three things, the price for a bottle of water, the price for one-way ticket of local transport, so that could be a bus or the subway, and a one-bedroom apartment outside of the center. The prices for those three things are on all of the locations. So we can sort of get an idea of what things cost. And you can compare that with your country or your city where you currently live. So for example, in Argentina, a small bottle of water costs 81 cents US, and a one-way ticket is only 25 cents. So that's either bus or subway, like I said, and an apartment outside of the city center costs around $238 dollars a month. So what do you think? Is that quite cheap compared to where you live? How is the price? How's the price compared to your place? I think that's really very, very affordable, especially the one-way ticket. Seems like traveling around Argentina is very, very affordable. And also the rent is very, very cheap, it seems. So that is great. And also you can make up to $1,200. So that means you can actually save quite a lot of money a month if you only need about $200 for rent. And so some of you might ask, hey, where did you get these numbers from? There's actually, and I mentioned this, I think in the live session, two live sessions ago, there's this website and I can share that with you real quick, where you can compare the cost of living of different places. So you can actually put in your city and compare it with the city where you want to go to. It's really, really cool, actually. So I'm going to paste it into the comments section and then you can just play around with that on your own. But you can basically put in your city and then the city where you want to move to and you can compare the cost of living. This is the link where you can do that. So it's called nambio.com slash cost of living. Nambio, n-u-m-b-e-o.com. That's a cost of living comparison site, basically of all the different places. So yeah, this is it for Argentina. Very, very affordable and also the demand is quite good. They are hiring at the moment as well. So if you're interested in this part of the world, definitely give Argentina a go. All right, let's continue with the next one. So buckle up. We're going to go to the next place and that is Cambodia, Cambodia. Also again, super beautiful landscape nature history. I actually really want to go to Cambodia. I have also not been one of the few places, I guess, in like East Asia, Southeast Asia that I have not been to yet. And I'm really intrigued. I really, really want to go. The demand in Cambodia, the capital city, Phnom Penh, has plenty of great opportunities year round. And then there's other places like Siam Rap, Batam Bang, and Sianokville. They also offer a significant number of teaching positions. Those are the biggest cities in Cambodia. The salary ranges between 1000 and 1200 a month. And some schools, they also pay an hourly rate between 10 and 12 dollars an hour US dollars. The requirements, there is no requirement to possess a four year degree. So Cambodia is a great destination for people who do not have a university degree. Because a lot of people think, oh, I can't teach abroad without a degree. No, there are still actually places where you can find positions without a degree and Cambodia is one of them. But you should have a TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours. And now let's take a look at the cost of living. So we have a small bottle of water costs 45 cents. A local transport, a one-way ticket is $1.50. And an apartment, a one bedroom apartment outside of the city center costs around 138 dollars and 89 cents. That's really cheap. So definitely Cambodia seems to be definitely one of the most affordable countries to live in. And also the demand is quite good right now, also for English teachers. So yeah, I would actually really enjoy teaching in Cambodia, I think. It seems like a wonderful place. Look how green and beautiful it is. The rice terraces, here Angkor Wat, I really want to go to Angkor Wat. The ruins or temple complex ruins that's actually near Siem Rapp. So yeah, anybody interested in teaching English in Cambodia, I would love to know. Let me know. Oh, and I also just, if you're wondering, I always put the country map, the outline of the map up here in the right hand corner, unless in case someone's wondering, what is that? That's the country map, just for reference. So yeah, take away Cambodia, very cheap, especially rent is super cheap. And you do not need a degree to teach in Cambodia. So yeah, I think that's really, really great, a really great destination. And the cellaries are still quite good. There are some places we're going to cover that don't even have that high of a salary as this. So if your rent is really that cheap and rent really makes up most of the expenses, I actually did a live before about how to save money and pay off debts when teaching English abroad not too long ago. So you can check that out. And rent is actually one of the biggest expenses. So look at the price here, very, very affordable, very cheap. And you can definitely save a lot from your monthly salary in that case. So that would be a great destination. Okay, then let's have a look what's next. Yes, China, China next. And this is actually a place where I used to live and teach and work before. It's a shame I didn't realize this QR code would cover the map. Anyway, I tried. Yeah, so actually China is the biggest market for teaching English as a foreign language. There are more than 100,000 foreign teachers working in China, probably even more than that. I think it's definitely grown since since this number was put out, I think there's opportunities at public schools, at kindergartens, at boarding schools, universities, international schools. And there's like literally language schools on every corner pretty much in big cities. It's there's so many the demand is so big, there's actually a higher demand than or they're more vacant positions than teachers to fill them with in China. The salaries are also quite good and they have been getting better in recent years. So you can earn between 1000 to 2500 a month. I think definitely 1000 is maybe like in really small places, sort of like more rural places. I definitely think if you teach in like the bigger cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, all of these bigger cities, there's and there's a lot of big cities in China. They're like, we don't know them. We maybe don't recognize their names, but there's like cities that have millions of population of millions of people. They're considered small cities in China. It's really funny. I think you can even make more than 2500 in certain areas, certain schools for sure. Also, a lot of times in China, the schools, they will give you a lot of great benefits like free accommodation, paid airfare and an end of contract bonus. The requirements generally for teaching English in China are a bachelor's degree, two years teaching experience and a TEFL certificate of at least 120 hours. And now to the cost of living. Today's main point, so to speak, so a small bottle of water in China costs you 26 cents, a one-way ticket of local transport that could be bus or subway or something like that, 31 cents and an apartment, one bedroom outside of the city, $180. However, I want to say that this definitely depends from city to city. So places like Shanghai and Beijing are definitely more expensive. So the rent might be slightly higher. Actually put in the city where I used to live in, which is called Changsha in Hunan province. So it's one of those like they are huge cities, but they're not very well known. And I put the cost of living in for that part, for that city. So it might be different for Shanghai or Beijing. You can definitely go to Numbio and check it out compared to different cities in China as well. And yeah, I am a huge fan of, I really like China. You know, living in China, obviously, it's a bit also controversial, you know, with the situation. But aside from like politics or anything, it's a great place to live. It's a huge country. Traveling inside of China is amazing. There's a lot to see and do. And it's very affordable. It is still a very affordable place. However, I will say that when I was there, it was the first time I was there was 2012. And I lived in Guangzhou, that's kind of near Hong Kong south. And I think that prices have definitely gone up since then. So that's because that's like nine years ago. Yeah, that's nine years ago. Very bad at math. Anyway, that's nine years ago. And definitely prices have been on the rise. I've read lots of articles about that. But still it is remains a very affordable place to live. And especially with the salary and those bonuses that you get the free accommodations, you don't even even have to worry about housing, which is great. You also get paid airfare and end of contract bonuses. So that's what makes China so super attractive for teachers. So yeah, that is China. Love it. Love it. So let's move on to the next destination and feel free to just add your comments at any time. Don't worry about it. Just yeah. All right, the Czech Republic is next. So I'd like to mention I mentioned the Czech Republic in a lot of live sessions before actually, because it is one of the best places to start teaching in Europe. And it's one of the most affordable places for EFL teachers in Europe as well. All the other countries like the popular ones, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, all of these kind of countries are very expensive. The cost of living is very expensive there. So that's why they didn't that's why they didn't make the list today. They're just very they're not very affordable to live in. They're really not. So Czech Republic, the most common form of employment for foreign teachers in the Czech Republic is through private language schools. And also what's really great about the Czech Republic is that non EU citizens, they are they can find positions there because the visa, the visa regulations aren't that strict. That's also a big problem in other European countries because they pretty much only hire people with the EU passport, because then they don't have to worry about any visa, the visa process. But the Czech Republic, they have really like looser visa regulations. So also non EU citizens can find work there. But it's recommended to secure position from within their home country and then apply for a work visa through the school office on arrival. That's just but once you found a job, they the your employer, your potential employer, future employer will definitely help you and walk you through that process. The requirements for teaching English in the Czech Republic are a TEFL certificate and a bachelor's degree in any subject. So that's also that means the bachelor's degree does not have to be in English or TESOL or teaching. It could be any any major is fine. Salary is between 700 and 1200 dollars a month. At many teachers, they also supplement their income by taking on private students. And this definitely goes for any location. You can always top up and supplement your income as an ESL teacher, be it by private tutoring, face to face, or also online. That's become super easy to do, super popular. There's so many teaching platforms out there to supplement your income. The cost of living for comparison. So it is a little bit more expensive than the previous destinations that we talked about. So a small bottle of water is $1.33, a one way ticket, local transport, bus or subway. That's $1.18. And an apartment, one bedroom apartment outside of the center is around $627 a month. So still affordable, cheaper, definitely cheaper than other parts of Europe for sure. So that's why the Czech Republic is on this list today. All right. Great. So we went from Argentina to Cambodia to China. Now we're in the Czech Republic. Let's see where we're going to travel to next. Buckle up. We are going to Ecuador. Super exciting. This is actually the first time I think I've ever mentioned Ecuador. So if Latin America excites you, interests you, Ecuador is a great place, super affordable. And also the country has seen a significant growth in the demand for foreign teachers in recent years and teaching positions can be found in big cities like Quito, that's the capital. We have Guayaquil and Cuenca, I don't know how to pronounce it. I'm sorry, as well as in smaller numbers in other towns and cities across the country. So you can really find positions pretty much all across the country, which is great. The requirement is basically a degree and a Tefl qualification will significantly enhance your earning potential. So that's actually also something I mentioned in my life about how to save money and how to pay off debt while teaching English abroad that the first step is definitely getting a Tefl certificate, a Tefl qualification, because a Tefl usually means you will earn a higher salary. So you want to start with the highest earning potential, the best situation. So that's why you should get a Tefl certificate so you can get a higher salary. And yeah, in Ecuador you can earn between $500 and $1,000 a month, a small bottle of water. Let's have a look at the cost of living. A small bottle of water will cost you 63 cents US, a one-way ticket of local transport, 25 cents US, and an apartment, a one bedroom apartment outside of the city center in Ecuador will come to around $260 US. Very, very nice. It's also very, very affordable and there is a demand. The salaries aren't great, but also not that horrible. So you're definitely going to be able to live. And maybe even save a little bit of money a month and just look at how beautiful this is. I've also never been to Ecuador. So I don't know where these places are, unfortunately, but it just looks so beautiful, so colorful, so vibrant. I would really love to visit. So yeah, I might be looking into a Latin America trip very soon. I might be doing some volunteer teaching. Who knows? There's a lot of opportunities, obviously, in Latin America, that region also for volunteering. So I think actually more than actually paid positions. But yeah, anyone who wants to go into volunteer teaching, you will definitely find a position pretty much anywhere. They always like volunteers, obviously. But yeah, that's another thing. So yeah, let's see. We went from Europe to Ecuador, and now we're going to Laos. We're back in Asia. Yay. I love Laos. I've been there once. It was too short. I was on a visa run actually from China. I took a bus all the way to Laos to Luang Prabang when they're I think the second largest city used to be a capital city in like the Kingdom times. So I really love Laos. I really want to go back. It's such a beautiful country. There's so much amazing things to see. The locals are amazing, super welcoming, and friendly. So I definitely can recommend Laos. Almost all teaching jobs are located in the capital in Vientiane. And there's also a lot of volunteer positions that are available all across the country, including remote and rural areas. And I'd be super interested in that. Imagine like just living in the countryside in Laos, like with amazing rice terraces like this, and you volunteer there for a month. I mean, that would be so amazing. Such a cool experience to do. It is easiest to look for teaching jobs once you are in the country, as there are few listings online. So maybe if you're interested in teaching in this part of the world, you could combine your job search with like a backpacking trip. A lot of people obviously backpack through Southeast Asia. So you could do that. And then while you're doing that, you could figure out a job. I think that would be a really good way to do it. The requirements for Laos are a TEFL certificate and a bachelor's degree in any subject. Again, in any subject means it does not have to be a TESOL bachelor's or a bachelor's in education, anything like that. It can be any major. You can earn between 800 and 1500 US dollars a month in Laos, which is actually really good for this region. Looking at the cost of living now so we can kind of get a sense of why it is one of the most affordable countries to live in or teach in. A small bottle of water is going to cost you 68 cents, as well as a one-way ticket of local transport, also 68 cents. An apartment, a one-bedroom apartment outside of the city center is going to come to 298 dollars. So just a little bit of a range here. Hey, hi, Joseon. Hi, just saying hi. Good to see you here. So yeah, this is Laos. Definitely very affordable and the salaries are actually not bad. But as you can see, most of the countries, most of the countries that I mentioned today actually don't have any benefits. Except for China, we just mentioned. But benefits like free housing, free airfare, most of these countries do not give any benefits, any of that. So you're only going to get your salary. But because the cost of living in all of these places is so low, it's still a great place to actually spend some time abroad and teach English. All right. Okay. So Laos, let's see where we are flying to next in our virtual journey around the world today. Next up we have Mexico. Oh my God, I'm so excited, Mexico. I have never been, unfortunately. I really want to go to Mexico. So let's take a virtual trip and see what Mexico is all about from a Tefal and teaching perspective. So definitely Mexico is a very good demand because of Mexico's close ties to the US. So there's a very strong demand for the English language in pretty much any town in any city, no matter how big or small. And opportunities are a lot for business English, actually, but also just general English and also teaching children. But definitely a lot of more like professional and business kind of English in companies and also like beach towns, resorts for hotel staff and things like that, like tourism staff requirements, a Tefal certificate. If you do have a degree, definitely a plus, but it is not necessary, actually, but a Tefal certificate, you should definitely have that. A salary in Mexico is between $500 and $1,000 a month. And the cost of living, let's have a look. A small bottle of water in Mexico is going to cost you around $0.65. And one-way ticket, local transport, $0.48. A one-bedroom apartment outside of the city center is going to cost you around $376. So quite affordable, actually, just had a friend or have a friend who just moved from teaching English in Korea back home to the US. And then she actually spent a couple of months in Mexico living there. And it was just so affordable. She loved it. She really wants to go back there. And yeah. So this is also, that's the great thing about the teaching career, teaching English abroad, you don't need to stay in one place. You can teach there for a year, finish your contract, move on to a completely different part of the world and also get hired there and teach there because you do have teaching experience from your previous job. And so you could build on that and literally move around the world what we're doing right now virtually. So that's the great thing about teaching English abroad. So compare that with the cost of living where you are. If it is higher or lower, let me know. I'd be really curious. And I just want to mention that again, because we have some people who just joined. There's this website, numbeo.com, where you can compare the cost of living of any city with another city or just look up cost of living in a city. So you could put in your city and compare it to a city in Mexico, a city in Germany, a city in anywhere, and you can see, oh, how does that compare? What's more expensive? What's less expensive? So you can kind of get an idea before you move abroad. I highly recommend that. So yeah, this is Mexico and look at the pictures. I've, I just, that's actually my favorite part about preparing these live sessions, the photos and like the presentation. I don't know. It just makes me so eager to travel and go there. I'd love to see the pyramids in Mexico and Latin America and the beaches, obviously. So imagine like living there and it's actually affordable to live there. I just think that's so great. So great. Anyway, let's move on. There's a couple of more places that we need to cover today, and I'm so excited to do that on our journey around the world. So let's see. We went from Argentina to where do we go? Cambodia to China to Ecuador. Then we went, no, we also went to the Czech Republic. And then we went to Ecuador and we went to Laos, right? And then we went to Mexico. I think that's it so far. Let's see where we're going to go next. We are stopping by Nepal. I think that's also the first time I mentioned Nepal in one of my live sessions. And Nepal is actually also a place I have been to and visited so I can actually, you know, give you my personal thoughts on that as well. The demand for Tefl teachers in Nepal is actually on the rise, but fewer than 1% of the population, they actually speak English as a second language. But that's also why it's on the rise. And the desire to learn English mainly comes from the younger generation who are hoping to succeed in international business and work abroad. So you're going to have a lot of business teaching and also general English teaching to children in Nepal. And I just want to mention that right away, almost all the positions in Nepal at the moment are volunteer positions. So that means you're not going to earn a salary actually. But let's say if you have taught somewhere and you saved a bit of money and you're like, Hey, I love Nepal. Super interesting. I want to go there for a month and volunteer teach the cost of living is actually super low. And it's not going to cost too much to do that. So, you know, it always depends on what your personal goal is for some people. They love, you know, maybe doing a month of volunteer work somewhere in a place. And also, they have to spend a little money, a little bit of money to do that. But it's just such an amazing experience. I would definitely recommend that to anyone. So the requirement, obviously, there are no real requirements because they are volunteer positions. But if you do have a TEFL, then that is definitely recommended. And then pretty much with a TEFL you will then be able to pick and choose where and which program and so on you want to go and volunteer at. The cost of living in Nepal, I think is the lowest we've had so far in this presentation today. So a small bottle of water is going to cost you about 20 cents US, a one way ticket of local transport, 17 cents, and then an apartment outside of the city center around $91, which is really, really cheap actually. But I'm pretty sure like if you do, you know, excuse me, if you take on a volunteer position, they would provide you with housing. So I don't think you actually have to worry about that at all. So yeah, I think and look at the pictures like Nepal and I have been to Nepal only Kathmandu, the capital city. But it's such an amazing country. It's so colorful. There's so many different festivals going on all the time. It's a really great mix between like Hindu and Buddhist. These two religions are predominant. So you have like a lot of religious festivals everywhere. And they all live like pretty much peacefully together. It's really, really great. You have Mount Everest, the Himalayas, you can do hiking there if you're into hiking. It's a great place to do that. So Nepal is definitely a place that I really, really love and I really, really want to go back to. And I might be looking into doing some volunteering there as well. That seems really cool and totally affordable. So yeah, maybe something to do during like a summer break for sure. And then also this is a great way to also gain some teaching experience, right? Imagine doing like a one month volunteer teaching thing in Nepal. This is definitely also going to set you apart then for other teaching opportunities in places with higher salaries, for example. So yeah, definitely something to look into. All right, I'm excited. So we went to Nepal now. Let's see where we're going to go to next and place at any time. Feel free to just add some comments into the comment box, ask questions. There also be a Q&A at the end very soon. I think we're through it very, very soon. But yeah. All right, let's see. Next up, Peru. Okay, great. Peru, a place I've always wanted to go to. I have not yet so far. But the demand for TEFL has definitely risen in Peru in recent years. And especially since their economic growth since 1993, there's a growing demand, especially business English is growing and popularity and the tourist industry also means that many Peruvians, they want to brush up on their language skills. So there's a real need for that side of English language teaching in Peru. Requirements are a 120 hour TEFL qualification for most positions and having a degree is preferred but not required for all jobs. And yeah, the salary is between $500 and $700 a month and also freelance teaching can earn you around $5 to $20 a month depending on your qualifications and maybe where you're located. Looking at the cost of living, it's also very, very low in Peru. So a small bottle of water is going to cost you $0.44 US, a one-way ticket of local transport. Again, there can be bus or subway is $0.49 US and the one bedroom apartment outside of the center is going to cost around $300. That is actually quite high compared to the salary. So you might want to look at that. That's going to be the highest cost but then everything else, the food and transportation and things like that are very low. So it's manageable but you probably won't be able to save a lot of money when teaching English in Peru. So yeah. And just look at the pictures again. So beautiful. I really, really want to visit Machu Picchu and just see their colorful culture and the llamas and alpacas. I just, I love that. I really would love to go. Has anyone been there? Let me know. I will be very jealous though. I don't know. Peru has always been a place I've just really wanted to visit for some reason. I don't know. It just calls me. Maybe in my previous life I was a Peruvian or I don't know what it is. It just really, really calls to me and I hope to visit soon. So yeah. That is Peru. Next up, we have the Philippines and I think after the Philippines we only have two more and then we are done. So stay tuned. There's still some two really, really important ones coming up also that you have mentioned at the beginning in the comments. So stay tuned for that. So the Philippines is a very interesting place in terms of teaching because English is actually widely spoken in the Philippines, right? They used to be a US colony actually and pretty much everyone in the Philippines they speak English. But because of that actually a lot of people from neighboring Asian countries such as China and Korea and I think also Japan they actually travel to the Philippines to learn English and actually I have someone in my family, my husband, my husband is Korean and his brother actually did that. So he actually went to the Philippines I think for a month and attended English classes there in the Philippines. So that's a real thing because it's very close to other Asian countries. You don't have to travel far and yeah there is a demand for people to teach English to these eager learners in the Philippines for sure. But that also means actually that the competition is very, very strong among teachers in the Philippines. There are a lot of English teachers. There's also a huge like online teaching market actually in the Philippines. So that's why it's important to have a bachelor's degree teaching experience would be preferred and also a Tefl certificate of at least 120 hours to stand out from this huge competition. You can make between 700 and 900 US dollars a month in the Philippines and then like I just mentioned the online teaching and freelance teaching situation is very, very strong in the Philippines as well and you can earn between five and 20 US dollars per hour depending on you know how much you want to charge and your qualifications. The cost of living in the Philippines is actually very similar to what we just discussed. So a bottle of water is 44 cents a one-way ticket also 49 cents and then an apartment a one bedroom apartment outside of the center is going to cost you around 300 dollars. So yeah that's what it looks like in the Philippines. Very, very interesting and also I have actually we had our honeymoon in the Philippines and it was amazing and I could definitely see myself living on one of the beautiful islands in the Philippines and just living life, low cost of living, teaching and just really having a beautiful time there. I'm dreaming, dreaming. Oh Juliana says thank you for mentioning the Philippines. Yeah of course definitely the Philippines should be on this list but like I said they have a very special and unique position because they actually have a very, very strong local ESL market and the competition among local Filipino and Filipino teachers are so so high that yeah it might be there might be a lot of competition there but once you are in and you get in or maybe someone might want to want to start their own English language school there definitely there's a lot of a big market for that there so especially if you taught in like I imagine if you taught English in China or in Korea in Japan before and you know that all of these East Asian people or a lot of them go to the Philippines for English that might be a good way to actually set up a business there might be something I should look into with my experience but yeah. Hey Fauslan yes I saw your comment and I'm actually going to answer that after I covered the other two countries real quick I saw it's about online teaching so I'm going to get back to you very very soon okay I do see your comments thank you hello good morning all right so next up we actually have Thailand oh I'm so excited Thailand I love Thailand I've been a couple of times and I've actually been to this beautiful lantern festival that was one of my bucket list items and I think in 20 it was in 2016 or 2017 I went there and I did it and I it was it was amazing anyway side that was just a side note um to demand in Thailand very very big demand for EFL and ESL teachers so most teachers in Thailand they work either at government schools or in private language academies and most positions are in Bangkok which is the capital city and Chiang Mai and Phuket the salary in Thailand ranges between 800 and 1000 US dollars a month and the requirements you should have a degree in any subject that is a four-year bachelor's degree and also a TEFL you should have completed a TEFL training course TEFL certificate um yeah let's have a look at the cost of living so you can compare that with your place and then see um how it matches up a small bottle of water is around 39 cents a one-way ticket of local transport 91 cents and an apartment a one-bedroom apartment outside of the center is going to cost you around 295 US dollars so yeah Thailand continues to be a very very popular destination for teaching English abroad it has always been and I think it will always be I know so many people who have taught English in Thailand and they love it many of them are still there they love it um and I totally see why um Thailand's culture the locals it's so warm and welcoming the food is great the culture it's so vibrant and colorful there's so much to see and do there in the north there's so much to see and do um also in the south with all the beaches it's just overall a beautiful country and I actually have a lot of Thai friends also in Korea I think yeah there's a lot of Thai people in South Korea actually and yeah they're all great they're great people and this is a great country so yeah that's definitely definitely a great country to be on this list of the most affordable places to teach English abroad and next up we have the last one for today and some of you have mentioned it already it is very close to Thailand Vietnam Vietnam I also love Vietnam I have been one time so far I really want to go back um the demand in Thailand most teachers in Vietnam are actually employed by private language schools and most positions are in Ho Chi Minh City which is the capital and Hanoi the salary and benefits are also quite good so it's between 1200 and 2000 US dollars a month and they also give you free hair care and a signing and completion bonus of their teaching contract in most cases oh hello you're from Vietnam so maybe you can give us a little bit of input if this information is still valid in terms of the salaries for foreign teachers and the requirements have been really great um yeah a requirement you should be a native English speaker you should have a bachelor's degree and many employers will also insist on a TEFL or TESOL certificate of at least 120 hours duration the cost of living let's have a look at that very very low a bottle of water is going to cost you around 31 cents as well as a one-way ticket of local transport so bus or subway 31 cents and an apartment outside of the city center is going to cost you around 356 dollars so that means you will still be able to save quite a lot of money from your salary and then live a great life in Vietnam travel around see all of these amazing places eat amazing food yeah oh me too Juliana Juliana says I would love to visit Ho Chi Minh city me too I actually have a friend in Ho Chi Minh city and I have not been to Ho Chi Minh city yet and I really want to go and visit her um all right that's exactly my teacher great so I guess this is still valid the information so thank you so much for the input and feedback that's great yeah Vietnam I think is a really really beautiful place great I have a yeah like I said I have a friend in Ho Chi Minh and um yeah I would love to visit her she loves Vietnam she loves living there and yeah it's a really really great place in Southeast Asia great to be based and then explore all the other amazing countries near there as well okay oh then I I said that wrong I said Ho Chi Minh is the capital I'm sorry Hanoi is the capital great but Ho Chi Minh I think Ho Chi Minh city is the biggest city is that correct so Hanoi is the capital city and then Ho Chi Minh city is the biggest city in Vietnam I believe correct me if I'm wrong ah thank you hope that you can visit Vietnam and I will be your guide yes I would love that I would love that I have been to Hanoi and then Hue um Hue Danang is that it those three places I don't know Hanoi Hue Hoi An and Danang those are places I've been to not Ho Chi Minh city okay that's right all right so Hanoi is the capital city but Ho Chi Minh city is the biggest city and those two cities have the most positions in Vietnam great thank you for clarifying and LaTerk says I'd like to visit Vietnam too yeah I really want to go back to Vietnam such a great country for traveling and also probably living and teaching so yeah awesome so those are all the places that we cover today in our virtual journey around the world I hope that you enjoyed this journey um and you learned a little bit about the different costs of living in places and why these places are the most affordable when it comes to teaching English abroad um let me know in the comments which one was your favorite and why where would you like to teach and why um also even if it if it's a country I didn't mention today another country you want to teach in also let me know in the comments real quick and then we can jump into the Q&A part of things and I'm going to answer your questions that you have for me and also just another quick reminder you can scan this QR code and get 30% off your Teflon TESOL course um or also oh no not this one or also by clicking this discount link I'm just going to share this link one more time into the comments and then you can click on that and get 30% off when you apply for Teflon TESOL course from ITTT and then I have a question from Fausan from earlier who says Linda what about online teaching what do we need materials etc so it depends on you know what kind of online class you teach do you teach independently or do you teach for a platform most of the time if you work for a platform or like online teaching company like you know VIPKID or QKIDS or data ABC and all of those companies they will actually give you the material they will give you the material um that you need to teach so you don't actually have to prep anything but in my case I actually work for a platform where I work on a platform called Cafe Talk and I like this platform because it's so flexible and I can actually just teach the lessons I want to teach I can make my own lessons and in that case I need to create my own materials so that's it depends it depends sometimes you do have to make your own materials and you can find a lot of that online you can find a lot of those materials online if you just do a quick google search you know for the topic or also on Pinterest there's a lot of great information there or like worksheets and things like that so I recommend you check that out and then also join Facebook groups I know I mentioned Facebook groups a lot they are great Facebook groups um you can search like online teachers or something and there'll be a group with thousands of online teachers and you can ask them hey where do you find materials and then you can like maybe get something from them they share their materials and you share your material materials in turn so yeah good another question here could you please make a live video about how to answer situational interview questions linda many job recruiters ask about what type of visa that I have because I am from Algeria so how can I answer this question thank you so much well I think when it comes to a question like this what type of visa do you have you should always answer truthfully so just tell them which kind of visa you have do you live abroad or are you in Algeria I don't really know the details here so it's kind of hard to answer but my I would say always answer truthfully just tell them this is the visa that I have I don't know maybe maybe that's the right one I don't know all right then we have Tiana I have had a love for Canada since I was 15 years old I even had a work and permanent residence visa application so I'm looking into that because it's close and there's a big demand for teachers that is great yeah why not why not is it easy actually to move to emigrate from the US to Canada is that easy to do then someone asks do you use Facebook my teacher yes I do use Facebook I do use Facebook but yeah if you have any questions let me know you can just send me a message on Instagram here at linda goes east Instagram that's actually what I use the most so if you message me there I'll definitely read it and I'm also gonna read Faustans later okay because Faustans says I've left a couple of questions on Instagram yes I will answer that as well thank you okay yes I am in Algeria are you in Algeria and also from Algeria then you wouldn't have a visa right you just have a passport I'm not quite sure I understand this question I'm sorry Tiana says they don't require too much so it would be a lot easier and it won't cost as much that's great yeah maybe you should do that why not why not yeah you should give it a go definitely love it cool cool so I'm gonna stay on just a couple of minutes more so you have a chance to ask me your questions before I leave and yeah oh they just open to borders to the US oh they were closed I didn't even know because of COVID and now they're open again that's great I've actually never been to Canada I really want to go I have a great friend that I met in Korea and she's also she's from Canada and she's also married to a Korean and now they moved back to there actually uh hi yeah so actually if you want to contact me you can just come here at Linda goes east or on Facebook I also have a Facebook page also called Linda goes east same so if you search for that on Facebook and then you can message me there then I'm gonna get back to you all right are there facilitations to get a visa in case of applying anywhere so it always depends on what country you want to go to the visa regulations are different in every country and you know depending on your nationality so it's really hard to say but typically if you get a job abroad your employer they will definitely help you get a teaching visa or a work visa for that place usually you don't have to do that by yourself they would help you with that but it depends on where you want to go and teach so it's kind of difficult to answer this question okay all right yes Canada is so beautiful that's the reason I got a passport oh cool yeah I should go sometime great yes you're very welcome all right just a couple of minutes more and then I'm gonna head off but it was great I hope you enjoyed this little world trip today that we did together virtual world trip uh yeah I think was good I had a lot of fun I always loved talking about different countries and seeing all the beautiful pictures it really inspires me I just really want to travel I really want to travel yeah good just a really quick reminder I think this is yeah that's the last slide just do give us a like and subscribe so you don't miss any of our future live sessions we actually go live twice a week Friday usually is me and then Tuesday or Wednesday my colleague Lisa who's a Russian English teacher based in Russia but she's taught actually English in China before and also online so don't miss that oh no Fauzan it's 3 a.m. here and I have to wake up after two hours oh no yeah go get some sleep I'm gonna get back to you later okay great all right cool well thank you guys so much for being here and going on this journey with me today I had a lot of fun oh thank you I waited for you thank you Fauzan it's so sweet good night uh yeah I'm actually gonna I'm gonna go I'm gonna sign off um and yeah I can't wait to see you all again next week please tune in if you have any recommendations and actually this is this was a good recommendation for another live session the one with the interviews can you do a live about where was that about interview questions yes answering interview questions so I was actually going to do that and probably with one of our recruitment partners um because they know what schools actually ask so I think that's what I'm gonna prepare and I'm also preparing a live session all about teaching English in Latin America so that's also coming very soon um so stay tuned for that uh yeah and um what else I think that's it uh yeah so please stay tuned uh tune in again next week I'd love to see you there again and I hope you have a great evening or day or whatever uh time it is where you are and uh yes I'm definitely gonna check my inbox for sure thank you I'm gonna check it out all right then thank you so much for tuning in don't forget to like and subscribe and I hope to see you all again next week all right signing off now thanks so much for being here today have a lovely day see you next time thank you