From There to Here: Part 3

Teaching First Nations didn't feel like the right thing, but I was still convinced that I wanted a cross-cultural experience. I decided to attend an information meeting at an agency offering TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) courses. Apparently TESL is extremely marketable and sought internationally so what could it hurt?

I took a friend along for moral support. She didn't even kick or scream, but I'm sure she wishes she had. The meeting was painful. There were only 5 of us sitting around the table, including the host AND my friend. We sat through two hours of a woman reading to us, word for word, from a powerpoint presentation. Did you know that Thailand is pronounced Thigh-land?

One bad TESL presentation is not enough to discourage me, but the session was another (rather tedious) step from there to here. It's sometimes necessary to explore the wrong options before being able to discover the right opportunities.