Teaching English in Ethiopia

The following comments are from teachers who have taught, or are currently teaching, in Ethiopia. If you are a teacher and have some advice to share, please add it here.

Anonymous on 20 September 2007

quote I have never taught in Ethiopia but I have lived there for about 12 years. The people are great and the culture is so rich. I would think teaching there might be a little difficult because of the government. It is hard to get anything done with the government. Even something as easy as getting your license renewed takes days. Besides that the weather is great and you can walk anywhere. You don't need a car transportation is easy. The only advice I have is if you are the type of person who is so used to having a government that is so cooperative then it might be a little hard to live in Ethiopia.

Kalkidan Sisay on 12 February 2009

quote I'm Ethiopian. I left my country at a very young age. I recently went back to visit and I was just amazed by everything. I went with the expectation that wasn't really good at the same time pushed myself to be open-minded before I got there. So once I got there it was pretty nice. They highly welcomed me. I felt a sense of belonging right then and there. They took me places and I had a great time. Don't get me wrong, I was shocked by things like transportation, how they fit so many people in one taxi. And I would definitely have to say Ethiopia is over populated. Other than that I would have to say my trip back to Ethiopia was definitely worth it. Great place and people.