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My time in Costa Rica doing TEFL was absolutely amazing. My group of training teachers have become lifelong friends of mine, and Barbara and Bill were such helpful individuals with incredible personalities. The course really taught me a lot about teaching, and I left feeling super prepared. Also, the location is breathtaking, and we had a lot of fun meeting locals and learning about the area. All in all, it was a life-changing experience, and I am so grateful I had the opportunity to learn at this institution.

The instructors are excellent, overqualified, intelligent, and overly understanding. They do their best to be accommodating with the resources they have, and provide an overall wonderful experience and education. Excellent job of presenting English grammar and the different learning styles of students, but doesn't go into any level of detail as far as the many different potential classroom environments the future instructor may encounter. While there are plenty of locals who prey on the tourists in any capacity, they are by and large opportunistic, and so long as one is smart and doesn't place oneself in a situation where they are destined for failure, there is very little to worry about.

Perfect preparation for a teaching job, and sets you up to work anywhere in the world. My teacher trainers (Greg and Christina) were coming to the end of their time in Costa Rica but still had so much passion for the job, nothing was lacking. Nothing to fault, set me up perfectly and I would recommend the course to anybody. Even though we had class 5 days a week and had practice teaching two days a week, I still felt like I was on holiday. I graduated from uni and had always considered teaching, so finally plucked up the courage to apply for this course. I met some brilliant people, learned an incredible amount in just four weeks and the practice classes gave me so much confidence. As the classes are free for the local students, they are extremely friendly and grateful, so even if you prepare the worst class in history you aren't gonna get heckled until you curl up into a ball and cry. I had originally planned on staying in Costa Rica for at least 6 months, but returned to the UK shortly after the course ended and two weeks later flew to Vietnam, where I have been teaching for just over two months (the job vacancy was sent to me by the staff from the course). Before this course I would have described myself as cynical, pessimistic, narrow-minded and happy with what I know. I applied after having endured a particularly bad day at work and it turned out to be the best thing I ever did. I was never blessed with confidence or any particular desire to travel, but that's all changed now and I'd definitely say it's changed for the better. If you're thinking about doing it but are worried you'll hate it, the most you've got to lose is a couple of grand and a month of your life. So basically it's the same stakes as flashing a nun (probably). And this way at least you get a qualification as opposed to a criminal record.