The first thing everyone asks when I start talking about my TEFL course is always "Why Prague?"
And that's pretty easy.
Firstly, I was motivated by my friend Shaba who did her TEFL in Madrid. She was the one who explained to me A to Z, top to bottom about the course. Bottom line is I knew someone who had gone through the course and had firsthand experience which was such a big motivation. She also mentioned that Europe was a famous place for people to do their TEFL course. I was almost completely sold right there.
Secondly, it was affordable. Out of all the places to do TEFL in Europe, the Czech Republic was probably the cheapest. The cost of living was cheap. The course itself was affordable too. The exchange rate was good. That had me itching to pack my bags already.
Thirdly, it was in a part of the world where a lot of my family and friends were at. I had -and this is a complete list of all the people I visited- my brother and cousin in the UK, aunt in Austria, lecturer and university senior in Germany and friend in Turkey (not Europe but close.) I can see myself on that long dreamt Euro trip already.
That said, I made some really close friends when I was in Prague itself. Man oh man, that deserves a post on its own. All the things we did together, the experiences we had... it was a rollercoaster ride. To be honest I don't know if they feel the same way or even remember it the way I do. But I know it meant a whole lot to me.
So let's start with Prague. Beautiful, crazy, momentous Prague.