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Imagine teaching in Greece, a country filled with history, beauty and cultural gems!

Sounds like a dream come true doesn't it? But what's it really like to live and teaching in the intriguing destination? Dave Jennings has done it and he's been so kind as to write us a short article telling us all about it.

"A little over a year ago I wasn't famous, now I have done a podcast and am writing an article for a website. Basically, this could go the same way as the Arctic Monkeys!


So, how did it all start? I took an online course with i-to-i, admittedly it was last minute. I was working in a boring tax office and met someone who had taught in Greece. After a few minutes I was sold (you can imagine: boring tax office or sunny Greece?).

I did the course in just over 2 weeks and scooted off to Greece. I didn't have time to think let alone learn Greek. So there I was at Athens airport clutching a phrase book about to battle with local taxi drivers!

From then on that was me! It was new experiences for about 10 months solid. If I had more time I could write a book. Just getting to this small town up in the mountains of Greece was an experience. I shared lunch with a woman dressed in black for pretty much the entire 2 hour drive to the heart of the Peloponnese. She was like a magician pulling olives and feta out of her bag. To be honest I had hated olives until that moment now I am an evangelist in my conversion to them.

I guess what I should be writing about is the teaching, it would be more relevant. But it's hard not to get side-tracked by olives, trips to the beach and nights out in Greek only tavernas. But here goes.


I hadn't organised a job, but my friend assured me I would find something, I just needed to do a bit of pavement pounding. I dumped my rucksack and went straight to it. I had got there just before the beginning of summer school and the timing couldn't have been better.