Meet Denise who once spent most of her days in the sky with Emirates Airlines, and is now a successful TEFL teacher. From flight attendant to fully-fledged TEFL teacher Denise wants to share how she did it! She will be live on Facebook Wednesday, June 23rd to share how she got a job teaching English with Preply, and how you can too!
Originally from Argentina, Denise has traveled the world and lived in many different places while teaching online. Watch the recorded webinar to learn all about her time teaching online at Preply!
Learn more about Denise:
“I started teaching part-time in 2017. Whenever days off arose in Dubai or maybe on a layover that I have done plenty of times. For example, London or Paris are cities I would go to monthly. Having the hotels so far away from the city was not ideal, so I decided to take this time to stay in the hotel and give a few lessons. Teaching online allows me to relocate wherever I want. Many of my ex-colleagues had to adjust to their current situations. Others had to stay in Dubai to find another job for a lower salary. Many others had been forced to move back to their home countries. I decided to relocate to Bosnia, where my husband is from, and I have the freedom to decide my work schedule.”
Find Denise on Instagram to ask her any questions about how to teach online with Preply!
Want to learn more about why changing careers to teach online with Preply was a positive experience for Denise?
“You made the career change during COVID-19, tell us about your career path with TEFL, have you taught abroad or just from home?
I started teaching part-time in 2017. Whenever days off arose in Dubai or maybe on a layover that I have done plenty of times. For example, London or Paris are cities I would go to monthly. Having the hotels so far away from the city was not ideal, so I decided to take this time to stay in the hotel and give a few lessons.
During the peak of all the craziness this past year, it was the best decision to make the career change during COVID-19. I worked full time because all of our flights had been canceled, and we were stuck at home, as was the rest of the world. After nine years of flying, I lost my job in the airline last year due to the heavy impact on the aviation industry. I was so grateful that I had already started my journey with TEFL.
It gave me a great advantage because I was working full time as a teacher and I did not need to worry about losing my job. The security of having that backup has been fantastic. Particularly in these times of uncertainty.
Always I have taught online and this allows me to relocate wherever I want. Many of my ex-colleagues had to adjust to their current situations. Others had to stay in Dubai to find another job for a lower salary. Many others had been forced to move back to their home countries. I decided to relocate to Bosnia, where my husband is from, and I have the freedom to decide my work schedule.”
Keep reading about Denise’s journey to becoming a TEFL teacher…
