alopezg1
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Hello Everyone
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I am very seriously considering doing a CELTA course . I wanted to ask you all what opportunities may be open to me and what I could do to improve them . Firstly I should explain a little more of my situation. I am 28 years old and hold no degree. I started studying for a degree in comparative literature in my early twenties but had to leave early ( very early in fact, after 6 weeks) after becoming unwell . I never returned to university and pursued other work options , totally unrelated to my degree for a number of years- in lots of different roles, horticulture , construction etc. I want to take the CELTA course principally because I want to travel , I feel happiest on the move , and this seems like a good way to go about it. South America appeals to me most of all- Chili , Colombia, Brazil , Argentina , Uruguay and Venezuela . I don't want to work in China and am not particularly interested in Asia in general ..... except maybe India . I am not interested in gaining a university job , or anything like that ; I just want to travel from place to place , for now at least , and see if I get on with the work. My question to you all is : will I need a degree to stand a good chance of finding work in South America? Will I be able to go straight from gaining my CELTA to a job abroad ? I am considering doing a degree , it certainly would improve my job prospects in this country at least ...... what I am passionate about is literature , and science , although these are not strictly vocational degrees , and by no means guarantee work . I have been considering a degree in Mental Health nursing as a purely vocational option . If I knew there was a good chance of getting reasonably paid work in South America without an undergraduate degree however, I would spend my money on that and follow that route . The problem is I am impatient and want to get out there as soon as possible. I am not particularly interested in doing things illegally , I have heard this is an option , but I wouldn't like to be in a foreign country working illegally somehow , t just doesn't sit well with me . Anyway, I have rambled on ..... sorry if the post is hopelessly naïve , I am just trying to get a sense of where I should go next , and any help or advice you good people could provide would most appreciated . Thanks
Alex
Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I am very seriously considering doing a CELTA course . I wanted to ask you all what opportunities may be open to me and what I could do to improve them . Firstly I should explain a little more of my situation. I am 28 years old and hold no degree. I started studying for a degree in comparative literature in my early twenties but had to leave early ( very early in fact, after 6 weeks) after becoming unwell . I never returned to university and pursued other work options , totally unrelated to my degree for a number of years- in lots of different roles, horticulture , construction etc. I want to take the CELTA course principally because I want to travel , I feel happiest on the move , and this seems like a good way to go about it. South America appeals to me most of all- Chili , Colombia, Brazil , Argentina , Uruguay and Venezuela . I don't want to work in China and am not particularly interested in Asia in general ..... except maybe India . I am not interested in gaining a university job , or anything like that ; I just want to travel from place to place , for now at least , and see if I get on with the work. My question to you all is : will I need a degree to stand a good chance of finding work in South America? Will I be able to go straight from gaining my CELTA to a job abroad ? I am considering doing a degree , it certainly would improve my job prospects in this country at least ...... what I am passionate about is literature , and science , although these are not strictly vocational degrees , and by no means guarantee work . I have been considering a degree in Mental Health nursing as a purely vocational option . If I knew there was a good chance of getting reasonably paid work in South America without an undergraduate degree however, I would spend my money on that and follow that route . The problem is I am impatient and want to get out there as soon as possible. I am not particularly interested in doing things illegally , I have heard this is an option , but I wouldn't like to be in a foreign country working illegally somehow , t just doesn't sit well with me . Anyway, I have rambled on ..... sorry if the post is hopelessly naïve , I am just trying to get a sense of where I should go next , and any help or advice you good people could provide would most appreciated . Thanks
Alex