TEFL on & Pura Vida!

As many people in their 20s, I am confused what is my purpose in life. Somehow life took me to Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica for Maximo's TEFL program. The course itself is very demanding and time consuming BUT absolutely worth it! ! I started very uncertain because I am not a native speaker so my confidence was at the lowest point possible at the beginning of the course. Their method of teaching us how to teach is incredible so by the end of the course I gained so much knowledge, confidence, but most important - I found my purpose in the most rewarding job - teaching. We had awesome instructors - Jackie and Claudia made every single day so fun and exciting! They always had our backs and never let us fail! The entire Maximo staff is so nice and helpful :)
Throughout the course you meet so many beautiful people, you connect with your students and you become a Team with your classmates because you share all these embarrassing but unforgettable moments of your first hours in the classroom together. If you want to do the TEFL program, I highly recommend you to do it in person - 1. You will never get this learning experience from the comfort of your home (it's HUGE difference) 2. Traveling to another country and diving into absolutely different culture is such a valuable experience! Also Costa Rica is gorgeous! ^.^