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When you're teaching abroad you can get to feel a bit isolated, especially if you've decided to take on this adventure on your own.  As a Footprints teacher, you are never on your own unless you want to be.  As a Footprints Teacher, you have the opportunity to connect with other teachers in our login section or get in touch with our Footprints Alumni Department who is available to help you on the first and last day of your contract and every day in between.

As a Footprints Teacher we proudly offer you support throughout your entire teaching contract and we aim to place you in your next teaching job. 

 

 

Footprints Alumni and our Alumni Services

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Footprints Alumni are an elite group of ESL teachers who have successfully completed at least a one year teaching contract overseas through Footprints.

Re-read that last sentence if you are thinking you want to get a position in another country where Footprints is currently only offers support services and placements for Footprints alumni.  We provide alumni support services exclusively to Footprints Alumni.

Footprints is committed to our teachers and the services and opportunities available to this group is really what set us apart from other recruiters and it is these services that add incredible benefit to those who become part of the Footprints family.

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International Advisor Program

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Footprints Recruiting would like to offer our services to your career center and your students. We have a wealth of information about living and working overseas whether as a teacher or otherwise. We can provide information about  opportunities, visas, living situations, political situations and culture shock that will enhance your services and inform your students. If you're interested please send us an email.
 

Footprints Teacher Mentor Program

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Since Footprints believes in doing things right, we decided that it was time we started a program to assist new teachers to the wonders of teaching in South Korea with a little help from our 700+ Footprints teachers already teaching overseas. That’s why we came up with the “Mentor Me Program”. This great new program gives current teachers the chance to take new teachers under their wings to help them transition from local somebody to international teaching sensation. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship that is sure to enrich both lives and make the experience of teaching overseas that much richer!

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Tax Advice for Canadian Teachers Abroad

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There are a couple things to consider, most of them are almost clearly delineated on the Canada Revenue Service website… some wordy stuff but it’s all there if you follow this link:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/nnrsdnts/ndvdls/menu-eng.html

 

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Footprints Alumni Teaching Jobs

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Alumni ONLY Teaching Opportunities

These jobs are available only to Footprints Teachers that have successfully completed 1 year contracts and have a good reference from their school.  These jobs are not offered to people in the general public so please do not send this information to your friends that are not Footprints Alumni.

 

Culture Shock - Survival as an International Teacher

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Sitting in an ex-pat bar, you find yourself uncontrollably sobbing into your beer because you can't buy peanut butter at the local grocery store. Are you crazy? No- you are experiencing culture shock- and you aren't alone. Everyone who travels abroad experiences culture shock to varying degrees.

Culture shock is caused by the stress of being in a new culture. It is a normal part of adjusting to new foods, customs, language, people and activities, A person with culture shock may experience some of these symptoms: irritability, headaches or stomach aches, overly concerned with health, easily tired, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of hosts, withdrawal from people and activities, painful homesickness, lowered work performance.

Although culture shock is uncomfortable, it is a normal part of the adjustment process.  There are a number of ways to deal with culture shock.

Check out this excellent article written by Dr. Carmen Guanipa and find out how you can combat culture shock.

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Footprints Teacher Ambassadors

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Footprints Ambassadors - Volunteer Experience to Share Your Knowledge and Experience

Returning to your home country after being abroad for an extended length of time can often be just as daunting as it was to adjust to teaching overseas. There’s the jet lag, unpacking, deciding where you’ll live, perhaps re-acquainting yourself to the ‘norms’ of your home country that you may have had to let go of while immersing yourself in another culture and looking for gainful employment.

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Tax Advice for American Teachers Abroad

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If you are an American living and working in another country, and if you pay tax in that country, and if you meet the “bona fide residence test” or the “physical presence test” you can file for tax exemption if you make less than $80,000 US/year.
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Tax Advice for British Expats Teaching Overseas

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An individuals liability to tax in the UK is largely dependent upon their residence status in the UK for tax purposes.

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Mez Lee

Mez Lee “Footprints Recruiting provided me with generous support in securing teaching employment in Taiwan. As a new comer to Taichung, Taiwan, Footprints staff were very accommodating in aiding my transition between Aussie living to Taiwanese living! The organization provided advice and support, and offered a position that suited me. Footprints also helped by providing support with travel/visa logistics, which was a great help. There is enough to think about when packing off to a new country, let alone what happens when you arrive. I was picked up at the airport and taken to a school which has great resources. I am pleased to have worked with Footprints. ”


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