Chinese New Year and Teaching Opportunities Overseas!
Posted by Info Info on Mon, Feb 01, 2010 @ 12:00 PM
New Year's brings about many images and feelings - a fresh start, the chance to kiss strangers when the clock hits double zero, and of course the embarrassment of writing the wrong year on documents and emails your first week back to work!
These are all rights of passage that signify the end of one period and the beginning of another. In the U.S. we are used to only celebrating the New Year for one night...and maybe the next day... if we are feeling up to it... and it does not interfere with college football!
The Chinese people have the right idea - spread the New Year celebration out over a week and live up every moment to its fullest! That is the Chinese Way!
The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year is a time when thoughts drift to the possibility of experiencing this monumental party and celebration in the headquarters of it all - mainland China! Why not go to the source!?!
The truth is that this idea is more than a possibility. Working in China is a reality which is easily attainable! TEFL Institute offers the 120-Hour TEFL certification course that opens the flood gates to jobs and travel overseas.
Once overseas in China, you can do the things that others only dream of, like celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival with the Chinese people who have been doing it for centuries.
February 14, 2010 is the first day of the Chinese New Year, celebrating the tiger. The partying and revelry that ensue is the stuff of legend, and rivals the New Year's celebrations in New York, London, Madrid and even the moon festivals in Thailand!
The Chinese New Year commemorates the second new moon after the winter solstice. It is considered the most important of all traditional Chinese holidays, emphasizing themes like happiness, wealth, and longevity - the good stuff.
If you think Christmas and Chanukah are the only times of the year for generosity and kinship than you 'aint seen nothing yet! The Chinese New Year is celebrated with an outpouring of money and gifts between family,friends and loved ones.
It is not all play though, as traditional Chinese celebrants also engage in thorough house cleaning. The belief is that with homes in a sanitary and immaculate state, bad luck is swept away, and the table is now set for good luck and a successful year to come.
Many Westerners have been captivated by Chinese culture and history. But anyone who has taken the China plunge will tell you that it's one thing to experience the New Year's celebration here in the U.S. but something completely different when you are over there, in mainland China! The partying is amazing and the setting is picturesque.
TEFL Institute has been a huge proponent of the celebration since the company was founded in 2004. Graduates of TEFL Institute have been completing their 120-Hour TEFL certification course so that they can someday travel to China to teach English in one of the educational systems overseas.
Enrollees have a choice of taking the course online, in the comfort of their home, or in-person, in a classroom with other learners and a live professor. An added bonus is that the certification comes with lifetime job placement assistance.
Graduates are flocking to China for the opportunity to earn a desirable wage while also saving money. There is ample opportunity to put some money aside with most full-time positions.
Chinese companies value native English speakers and show appreciation to Westerners by offering free housing and airfare with contracts. The Chinese people go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and welcome.
TEFL Institute is headquartered in Chicago, IL, home to a bustling and vibrant Chinese population. The 2000 Census states that Chicago is the home of 68,021 Chinese people. That number has surely increased considerably in the last decade.
After New York City and San Francisco, Chicago is proud to lay claim to the third largest South Asian American population in the United States.
Those interested in celebrating the Chinese New Year can do so in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood on the South side, located in the Armour Square community area centered on Cermak and Wentworth Avenues. The area offers the perfect mix of food, fun and learning.
Visitors come from all over the Midwest, and the world. They snap photos and cheer on the dragon dancers - large dragon costumes manned by numerous people. It has become a staple of Chinese celebrations over the years.
TEFL Institute been helping people achieve their teaching certification and learn about English jobs overseas for many years. The Chinese New Year is the time of year when perspective teachers flock to Chicago for a taste of China and for the professional experience of a lifetime.
TEFL Institute has deep roots in China. The Shanghai course is one of the company's flagship offerings, and continues to attract record interest. Created and developed by TEFL Institute, the Shanghai program engages candidates from various backgrounds eager to earn their TEFL certification while living in China. 
The course is interactive and enjoyable and offers endless traveling and teaching opportunities throughout China, Asia and the world.