Backpacking Teachers
I think some of the backpacker teachers have got the right idea about TEFL. Come on, they hit the road traveling, taking in the different sights, sounds and tastes of the places they visit. If they are interested in place then they stay a bit longer and maybe even find a job. Naturally, the easiest job to get is teaching English.
They stay in a location, have fun teaching English, save a little money and they hit the road again. The students benefit from having a teacher who is a worldly traveler and the backpacker benefits with money to travel some more. It’s actually a pretty good lifestyle when you think about it.
Most of these backpacking teachers do not consider themselves to be professional teachers, they are just doing it to experience life. There is nothing wrong with that.