Shona: Ireland: Apr 01, 2020

I am currently in the process of completing an online 120 hour TEFL course in order to prepare me to teach English as a foreign language. I have a BA degree in English and German, due to one of my majors being German I took a semester off from university in 2017 to move to Germany, where I worked as an au pair in Munich for 3 months. During this time I took care of a 6 year old little boy and helped him with his English language learning. It was after this experience that I became certain that I wanted to pursue a career as an EFL teacher after university.

From September 2018 – December 2019 I worked as a nanny for a family with 3 children, 7 year old twin girls and their older brother who has Down Syndrome. This job involved picking the children up from school, preparing meals for them, helping them with homework, putting them to bed and minding them overnight when their mother had to take international trips for work. It was this job that verified my love for working with children and confirmed to me that I would like to be in a job where I am working with children in some capacity.

I have a great interest in foreign languages and cultures, hence why I chose to study German at university. Teaching English abroad allows me to combine two things I am very passionate about, by allowing me to work with children while immersing myself in another country's culture and language.