My New Journey In Life

Hey everyone

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything and I would just like to say that I am extremely excited to get back to my writing and sharing my journey with you all.

For the past 9 weeks I have been studying to become TEFL certified. For those of you who don’t know what TEFL is, it is Teaching English To Foreign Language people and I am studying online through the International TEFL Academy in the USA. My studying experience has been long and hard, but I have enjoyed every moment of it, even the assignments and all of the quizzes. I had to complete a 20 hour practicum where I have to do at least 14 hours of observing a class and 6 hours of actually tutoring. My Culture Connect is a non- profit organization based in Taiwan and that is where I did my practicum, I did it online though. Since I am in South Africa and My Culture Connect is in Taiwan the time difference is a bit weird, so I had to wake up around 3am or 4am for 50 minute observation sessions. I have to point out that I am not normally the type of person who likes to wake up that early, but waking up at that time was definitely worth it because I learnt so much while I was observing. I tutored a boy who is in grade four and he is from Taiwan. This was my very first time tutoring so I was a little nervous because I had no clue what to expect, but I enjoyed every single minute of it, it was the most amazing experience. He was such a nice kid and I got to know a lot about him and his traditions, we did some comprehension work and grammar.

I have 2 weeks left of the course then I am officially done and I am so excited for what is to come next.