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I'm interested in working overseas for a year after I graduate, but I'm having trouble making any solid decisions on where I want to work. It seems like every day, every week I've got a new plan - I swear I've never been so indecisive in my life! Anyways, I had finally made a decision last week that I would apply for jobs in London, primarily through the agency Impact Teachers. The agency seemed supportive and teachers get one week off every six weeks which would be ideal for travelling Europe. Then, yesterday I decided to research the Internet and see what I could find about overseas teachers working in London and there were tons of classroom management horror stories and tales of new teachers from London quitting because of the pressures of the education system there. I found a blog called "An American Teacher in London" which follows a young teacher from Tennessee who chose to teach in London. Although she was told she would teach in London she was dumped outside of London in an extremely challenging school, finding little support from her agency once she was already there. The blog is quite interesting, and she talks about her experiences in the classroom, as well as her entertaining adventures in the culture. Furthermore, her blog gives people like myself who are thinking of teaching overseas some things to think about before jumping in. Here is a link to her blog: http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/apelton4/