Traveling Job

Education, being a teacher, isn't the most glamorous job on the market--but that's not why we teach. We teach because we love children or we happen to be great communicators or we really wanted to be able to take summers off.

My latest crazy idea: Teach in Croatia.

Teaching in Croatia sounds pretty glam to me. I was fortunate enough to visit this up-and-coming country while studying abroad last summer; i fell in love with the landscape and the vibe of the seaside cities. When I realized that trips to Europe may be very very very far in the future on the salary I anticipate, I remembered that I (and YOU) have a very valuable asset: We are native English speakers.

www.eslemployment.com offers up-to-date requests for ESL teachers around the globe--you can search by country or region; this site tracks both school teaching jobs and private tutoring, from Berlitz to the upper-class Turkish family.

The awesome thing about these jobs is that you don't have to commit to a permanent move abroad, most programs are 9-24 months long--enough to get a flavor of the country and invest in the community, but you won't forget what a Big Mac tastes like!