Travel With English - Slow English Podcast

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   Chapter 1: Let me tell you how English changed my life. 95s · Speaker 1

   Let me tell you how English changed my life. Growing up without money in my family, but still being able to travel from Mexico to Thailand to Portugal, Brazil, and beyond, all by myself. I wasn't traveling in luxury. Sometimes I didn't know…

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   Chapter 2: then just speed up the video. 92s · Speaker 2

   then just speed up the video. Give yourself a little challenge. First, let's get in to how I became a teacher. My mom and my dad are both English teachers. And when my sister... turned 18 years old. She became an English teacher as well. Sh…

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   Chapter 3: just by teaching. 324s · Speaker 1

   just by teaching. That's an expression in English. My sister walked so that I could run. It basically means my sister set the path for me to follow. And that's what I did. I got my TEFL certificate when I was 17 years old. So the second I t…

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   Chapter 4: about teaching in Thailand was the time difference between Mexico and Thailand. 325s · Speaker 1

   about teaching in Thailand was the time difference between Mexico and Thailand. If I was teaching at 2pm in Mexico, that would be 3am in Thailand. It was brutal. Being nocturnal during that time. Staying up until 5 a.m. Teaching. It got to …

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   Chapter 5: working at a hostel. 208s · Speaker 1

   working at a hostel. I worked at reception 20 hours a week. And in exchange, they gave me a free place to sleep and free food. A really good deal, in my opinion. And I also taught English online two or three hours a day to make money and sa…

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   Chapter 6: for the winter in New Zealand. 62s · Speaker 2

   for the winter in New Zealand. And I said goodbye to my family. But he called me a few days before leaving and told me he cheated on me. I was destroyed, obviously. But... Blessings always come out of misfortunes. At least for me, they alwa…

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   Chapter 7: and get new students so I could save more money and travel by myself again. 182s · Speaker 1

   and get new students so I could save more money and travel by myself again. So I set up my camera and I read a very simple script in slow English. I started the video with hello and welcome back to my slow English podcast. I posted it and I…

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   Chapter 8: If I wasn't an English teacher, probably a scuba dive instructor. 59s · Speaker 2

   If I wasn't an English teacher, probably a scuba dive instructor. That used to be my dream job. Or owning a hostel. Because I love hostels. I love the way people connect, share stories, and let go of any prejudices. They might have about ot…