| Thoughts of warm beaches and tropical landscapes | | | | as easy as watching a movie or television program in |
| hit many of us while walking down a slushy road in the | | | | English, listening to music and reading lyrics, or simply |
| middle of a bleak winter day, heading towards a job | | | | conversing in English. For creative teachers the |
| that we can hardly stand and that barely pays the bills. | | | | possibilities are endless. |
| Making warm weather desires become a reality are | | | | Homestays are an excellent way to get to know a |
| not as difficult as once imagined. It is now easy to find | | | | new country. In Brazil the culture is extremely open |
| a free homestay in Brazil in exchange for some | | | | and friendly and you will find that you quickly become |
| weekly English lessons. | | | | part of the family. You can decide how much or how |
| The Power of English | | | | little you would like to be involved in family activities - |
| English is the language of academic papers, business | | | | such as cooking, parties, church, and family |
| deals, international social circles and world travel. For | | | | get-togethers. The more you get involved, the more |
| many, English is the language of power. In a country | | | | you will learn about Brazil and become comfortable |
| such as Brazil, knowledge of English is necessary to | | | | communicating in Portuguese. Before moving in with a |
| apply for many jobs. Parents are putting children into | | | | family make sure to conduct a background check. It is |
| English lessons at a younger and younger age. | | | | easy and free to conduct a professional background |
| Teaching ESL in Brazil | | | | and reference check. |
| If you were raised with English as a first or second | | | | Travel is extremely easy in Brazil with comfortable |
| language, you were given a great gift. You can share | | | | buses and ample hostels and cheap hotels. If you |
| this gift with others by teaching ESL, English as a | | | | decide to live with one family for an extended time |
| second language. English is taught in all public and | | | | frame, you can work in small trips throughout your |
| private schools in Brazil, as well as thousands of | | | | stay, with a larger trip near the end of your stay. Or |
| private language schools. You can make a modest | | | | you can try to arrange several families in different |
| income teaching 20 hours a week and cut your living | | | | areas to allow you to explore more of Brazil and get |
| expenses by 75% through exchanging English lessons | | | | to know different regional cultures. |
| for a free homestay. | | | | For recent or upcoming high school and college |
| Free Homestay for Teaching ESL | | | | graduates, or anyone in between careers, teaching |
| Many upper class Brazilian households have ample | | | | ESL in Brazil in exchange for a free homestay is a |
| space to provide a private room and free board for | | | | great opportunity to gain worldly experience, build your |
| an English speaker. Depending on your particular | | | | resume while getting a fantastic tan and having a |
| arraignments, you can expect to teach for one hour a | | | | grand life adventure. |
| day, several days a week. Teaching activities can be | | | | |