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Footprints Recruiting
Founded by two English teachers, Jeff Strachan and Ben Glickman, Footprints Recruiting® recruits ESL instructors from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States and places these university graduates in teaching positions in safe, reputable English institutes and government programs worldwide.
While living in South Korea, Jeff and Ben were widely recognized among their peers as leaders within the foreign community and other Western teachers often turned to them for legal, cultural, linguistic and employment advice. In October of 2001, Jeff and Ben decided to utilize their wealth of international experience to found an employment agency specializing in placing English teachers abroad.
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28 of 69 people found this review helpful
Footprints was great
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40 of 76 people found this review helpful
Definitely not what you expect
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When I came to Georgia, I was looking for a challenge. I definitely got that and more.
It's not exactly for the faint of heart; crowded and run-down mini-busses, questionable hygiene, and general confusion is what you're going to find. However, there's three main lures here: the nature, the excitement, and a peek into a politically and historically exciting region.
You'll definitely have enough money to travel within Georgia, and you'll soon wonder why the Caucasus Mountains aren't more renowned. And you don't even need to hike or travel out to them. The mountains are always visible, and you're bound to travel through them even.
Its also exciting since its a pretty fluid society. You can get around and what you need without much trouble. This make it easy to hang out with friends, party, and just come across new and exciting lil' adventures day-to-day. If you've google'd this country, you've probably read about the hospitality. Yes, its true. Get ready for free food and drink sent over to your table time-to-time, easy new local friends, and fun trips.
As for the politics and history, its developing super quickly. Its been ranked highly by the world bank, and even Donald Trump has invested a ton of money into the country recently. And all this is built upon a turbulent modern history, creating a very interesting look at country which won't be in its current state for long.
33 of 70 people found this review helpful
Experience of a lifetime!
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Teaching abroad is truly an experience of a lifetime that everyone should try to add to their must-do list. Georgia was a remarkable place to teach, with its cultural mixes of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Footprints Recruiting offered a ton of support with documents and while in country. You have to be flexible for these type of teaching jobs, and you will gain in useful skills as a reward.
24 of 48 people found this review helpful
NOTlanta
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This program is wonderful.
The recruiter, Footprints Recruiting, did a wonderful job during the application process. They responded to e-mails expediently, and processed all of my documents smoothly.
The program itself, TLG (Teach and Learn with Georgia) is an impassable opportunity. The wage of $USD is more than livable, and the host family placements are so rewarding.
I am working in a big city near Tbilisi. My host family is generous and fun. We are constantly inviting neighbors over for dinner, going to relatives' birthday parties, etc. Everything is an occasion for a party in Georgia. Georgians welcome guests as a gift from God--so it's impossible to feel hungry or lonely.
I teach at a school with 2 Georgian co-teachers. I am learning as much as I am teaching. The students are very sweet and eager to learn. I am constantly engaged and the days are NEVER dull.
I recommend this program to anybody with a heart for adventure, learning, and loving. Don't pass this opportunity up!
22 of 42 people found this review helpful
Great experience in Ulsan
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I went to Ulsan in 2011 with Footprints. Initially I wasn't all too sure about this whole thing, but I chose to push ahead anyway as I really didn't have much to do staying at home in Missouri.
Upon arrival I was put at ease immediately because we were received at the airport by Scott, who runs the Footprints office in Korea and is the go-to guy for the teachers. We got a footprints arrival package which was really cool, and were taken to our apartments. Scott is a great guy and as we were heading to town from the airport I really did feel like Footprints was the right choice to make.
I gotta say that I'm not a huge fan of the Korean housing, it's tiny and a little spartan in terms of decoration... however it is comfortable and you get used to the small space, if 25 million Koreans can get used to it I can too. Over the months I decorated the place a bit and it did become home.
Teachign was an awesome experience, very different from working with kids in the states as they're way better behaved. The school was great, the co-teachers were friendly and I was lucky enough to have a great restaurant around the corner with awesome Korean dishes... and some cheap soju for after work :)
13 of 23 people found this review helpful
Teach in a public school in Incheon
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I taught English in a public elementary school in Incheon, South Korea. I have fond memories of my whole year in Korea. While there were many challenges to living in a country where foreigners are such a small minority there were also many perks.
Incheon is a large city approximately thirty minutes by subway to Seoul. While it does not have the wealth of activities and culture of Seoul, there is plenty to do in the city and Seoul is an easy subway ride away. I lived a mere fifteen minute walk from my school and most of my friends could either walk or take public transit easily to their schools. Teaching in a public school means less classes to teach than private, and more dependable salary and more respect of the contract, more vacation days (more travel!). You also get a Korean co-teacher who helps teach and control the classroom with you. Co-teachers can often make or break your public school teaching experience. Sometimes if the level of English is low at your school and your teacher does not assist you, teaching can be incredibly frustrating. Also, public school teaching can be more monotonous than teaching at a private school because there are less individual lessons to teach in one day. Overall, I think public school teaching gives you more opportunities for travel, and more a cultural experience since you are generally the only foreigner in the entire school.
I thoroughly enjoyed living in Incheon, mainly because it is so close to Seoul which is a lively city with a wealth of music, art, museums, good restaurants, shopping, and cultural activities. Lastly, if you're missing home Seoul is the place to find familiarities from your home country.
Over the years Footprints has been great in answering any questions I had for any opportunities that I was interested in. The Georgia program sounds really exciting since it's a new area.