But I also wanted to teach. The question was how to combine my craving for travel with my love for teaching. The answer hit me when I spotted an advertisement for a teaching job in Singapore. After a quick study of the country's history and its language policies, I knew I wanted to take on the new challenge. For a start, they are really interested in learning and are generally very motivated.
Parents here instill in their children the importance of studying hard and doing well in school.
This makes teaching so much more rewarding. Whenever I go into a classroom, I know I'll be spending time teaching interested learners, rather than wasting time sorting out discipline problems. On their part, the children will often take things from home to the classroom to show me, and, so, I learn things about them, too. This mutual exchange keeps the learning process enriching and exciting. I'm learning even as I'm teaching.