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Lizaan Herselman
Teach Enrich Empower
An Amazing Life-Changing Story – From Gloominess To Cheerfulness
My name is Lizaan and I am 33 years old. I am from South Africa. I am a mother of two beautiful daughters.
Last year I was a sales person in a retail shop. Every day I had to drive to work on a terrifying road. Some mornings I had to leave my sick daughter at home with daddy. She cried because she only wanted her mommy. It broke my heart. I was never able to take leave to go away with the family or to go to sport days at school and working like that just didn’t pay enough and I became depressed. What could I do?
I had all these ideas but it takes money to make money, right?
One day my mother-in-law told me about teaching English online. How could I do that? I didn’t have any experience and I didn’t know where to begin. Her friend said I could do the online course at The TEFL Academy.
I decided to give this teaching thing a go. Went to the website and enrolled. Got a nice special as well.
I enjoyed the course. It was inspiring and fun. I learnt a lot and I actually realized for the first time that teaching was supposed to be my career a long time ago. Wish I knew this before!
So I finished my course and then it was time to look for work. There are so many opportunities on The TEFL Academy website. I uploaded my resume and my information as required.
I think my biggest challenge was to make my introduction videos. I’m not a camera person, I love being the person behind the camera but not in front of one, so I had to get used to that quickly.
I got a job and quit my old one, YEAH!
Today I am a mother at home who can take my kids to school and pick them up again. I can be there when they are sick and if there is sport at school. I do online teaching to Korean kids in the mornings in the comfort of my own home and I love every moment. I can even go camping and still do my teaching as long as I have good internet connection – it’s so easy.
I learn so much about other cultures and meet so many friendly little faces. I tried teaching adults for a few months but I wasn’t comfortable in doing that and struggled a bit. I will try it again sometime in the future.
You will face challenges, disappointment, feeling negative sometimes but at the end it is the best feeling ever. I already feel that I have made good progress, but I know there is a big bright future ahead for me.
I’m forever grateful for this opportunity, and to have The TEFL Academy on my side helping me was amazing.
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