Working While Abroad - Things You Can Do To Enhance Your Retirement Income
The Baby Boomer generation of African Americans is the best trained and experienced retirees of all time. Our group is made of of every profession and skill area known to the to the Western world. If you plan to retire to the Third World you'll soon learn that every developing nation wants to be just like the nations of the modern Western world and your well honed and experienced skills are in high demand. Over time I will post brief descriptions of the most popular work opportunities along with employment resources and contact information to people currently working in the area. You can meet and talk with people currently working in the field of your interest.
Teach English Abroad
English is the language of international commerce. Practically every person in third world countries speak more than one language. The parents who want their children to be successful make every effort to see that they learn English. They want the instructors to be native English speakers for Great Britain or the United States. Use the resources below to begin exploring opportunities to talk with people who are currently working in these jobs. They work all over the world and are very helpful resources. Use the links to recruiters and training programs. The CELTA certificate is the most recognized credential andthere are classes available all over the world. In many instances if you already have a professional teaching credential and a graduate degree you may be able to land a job without the additional coursework.
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Face Book Groups:
Black Americans Teach Abroad: https://www.facebook.com/groups/363882276968741/
CELTA Training Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3925889087/
Websites:
Dave's ESL Cafe( absolutely the best online resource for ESL opportunities and information): http://eslcafe.com/
Teaching Abroad Recuriter: http://www.teachingopportunitiesabroad.com/
English is the language of international commerce. Practically every person in third world countries speak more than one language. The parents who want their children to be successful make every effort to see that they learn English. They want the instructors to be native English speakers for Great Britain or the United States. Use the resources below to begin exploring opportunities to talk with people who are currently working in these jobs. They work all over the world and are very helpful resources. Use the links to recruiters and training programs. The CELTA certificate is the most recognized credential andthere are classes available all over the world. In many instances if you already have a professional teaching credential and a graduate degree you may be able to land a job without the additional coursework.
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Face Book Groups:
Black Americans Teach Abroad: https://www.facebook.com/groups/363882276968741/
CELTA Training Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3925889087/
Websites:
Dave's ESL Cafe( absolutely the best online resource for ESL opportunities and information): http://eslcafe.com/
Teaching Abroad Recuriter: http://www.teachingopportunitiesabroad.com/
Travel Writer/Photographer/Videographer
Lots of us Baby Boomers are born writers. We have gone to one or more colleges and had to do lots of writing in our career. Is now the time you can write about your travels, people, ad places that you enjoy? Do you have a yearning to capture your travels in still or moving images. Can you convey the pleasure you've found in the places you love; to others? Well even if you aren't an experienced communicator there are plenty of opportunities to learn the skills and magazines, ezines, and newspapers that are looking for well written and interesting articles about far away places. African Americans are just beginning to explore the world in growing numbers. You could write the definitive guide to those explorations. Below are just a few of the huge number of writing, photography, and video classes available to guide you along the way.
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Face Book Groups:
Travel Writers Exchange: https://www.facebook.com/TravelWritersExchange
Travel Writers.com: https://www.facebook.com/travelwriting
Websites:
Travel Writer's Life: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/
Book Passage: http://www.bookpassage.com/travel-writers-photographers-conference
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Paying to Volunteer for Non Governmental Organizations (NGO)
Found a whole new set of opportunities for working abroad that starts out as paying volunteer opportunity, including room, board, and in country transportation and then may roll over into paid work with an international non governmental organization (NGO). Check out these links:
Global Services Corporation: http://globalservicecorps.org/site/about/
Africa Development Corps: http://africadevcorps.org/programs-mainmenu-162/tanzania-mainmenu-182/70-classic.html
Lots of us Baby Boomers are born writers. We have gone to one or more colleges and had to do lots of writing in our career. Is now the time you can write about your travels, people, ad places that you enjoy? Do you have a yearning to capture your travels in still or moving images. Can you convey the pleasure you've found in the places you love; to others? Well even if you aren't an experienced communicator there are plenty of opportunities to learn the skills and magazines, ezines, and newspapers that are looking for well written and interesting articles about far away places. African Americans are just beginning to explore the world in growing numbers. You could write the definitive guide to those explorations. Below are just a few of the huge number of writing, photography, and video classes available to guide you along the way.
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Face Book Groups:
Travel Writers Exchange: https://www.facebook.com/TravelWritersExchange
Travel Writers.com: https://www.facebook.com/travelwriting
Websites:
Travel Writer's Life: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/
Book Passage: http://www.bookpassage.com/travel-writers-photographers-conference
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Paying to Volunteer for Non Governmental Organizations (NGO)
Found a whole new set of opportunities for working abroad that starts out as paying volunteer opportunity, including room, board, and in country transportation and then may roll over into paid work with an international non governmental organization (NGO). Check out these links:
Global Services Corporation: http://globalservicecorps.org/site/about/
Africa Development Corps: http://africadevcorps.org/programs-mainmenu-162/tanzania-mainmenu-182/70-classic.html
