Five Continents Goal For Longford Teacher Adrian

Friday, September 03, 2010

A Longford local is about to continue his quest for living in five different continents – by the help of an English teaching qualification.

24 year old Adrian Bratten has already worked in America.  And he has just completed a year long contract in South Korea teaching English to school-children.

With two continents under his belt, Adrian is leaving in August to further his great adventure by teaching English again – this time in the Czech Republic.  And his journey doesn’t stop there.

Adrian, who graduated in software engineering from Dublin City University, explained: “After finding it difficult to get a job in software engineering, I thought I should do something I love – travelling – and that’s when I took a 100 hour Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course with i-to-i.  This enabled me to work in South Korea – it was fantastic.

“Now I have this certificate, I can work around the world.  I’m now going to teach English to business people in Liberec through a language school.”

Adrian is one of thousands of people every year who take a TEFL course through County Waterford based i-to-i, and who also realise that in many cases, just the certificate is needed to open the gateway to a rewarding teaching experience around the world.

And why the five-continent ambition?: “It’s great experiencing different cultures, languages, food, having amazing adventures – it opens up your mind and is brilliant character building.

“After the Czech Republic, I plan to use TEFL to work in Columbia.  Then on to Africa, and teaching in Australia - and hopefully my goal will be achieved.”

In the meantime, Adrian is looking forward to sampling the many beers in the Czech Republic, and another passion of his – snowboarding.

For further information on how Adrian gained his life-changing TEFL certificate through i-to-i, visit www.teflcourses.com or call 058 40050.

Adrian Bratten with students in South Korea