...to another country. This January it will be a year, and maybe, at that time, time to move on. Or maybe I will wait until next September.

China is pretty cool but I feel the time may be approaching in the next 6-12 months to leave.

I have a BA degree of course, and I now have more teaching experience because of China, as well as a few teaching related internships and a past job at a daycare center . But I do not have a Celta or Tefl and probably won't be able to afford that expensive piece of paper for another few years.

So, if I want to move on, what is my best option in regards to other Asian countries? I am not interested in Japan or Korea, the two countries simply don't spark my interest at all really.

I was thinking, Turkey would be cool. Or one of the -stans in Central Asia, minus Pakistan. I really want to go to India. But recently, I have been told that despite the countries status as second most populated country, need for English in India is nowhere near China's need. Because many Indians already speak English as a second language. Unless I try to find a private school or go to a call center. Indians and non Indians alike told me this. So I guess India is out. But Turkey or India would have been my top choices. Or some far out place like Kyrgyzstan or Yemen. Of course, Europe would be a dream. But is likely just that, as I don't have a celta. I have heard rare cases of people netting jobs in Czech republic, Hungary and a few other Eastern European countries without a celta or tefl. Any reputable schools to check out? Or will the money be nothing without a certificate?

I would love to find a school open enough to the idea of training me for the celta as I teach and/or taking a little bit of money out of my monthly salary, for a few months to pay for the celta course.

Anyways, any advice? Feel free to ask any questions, to get a better picture of my current status and credentials.

Pick a country, go visit, and see if you get a good vibe. Once you get the vibe you like do a quick search for language schools and start handing out your resume. It's pretty hard to say no to a person who is dressed in a smart looking shirt with a nice pair of pants who is standing right in front of you.

- Keep in mind the TEFL market is becoming increasingly flooded. Emphasize your experience in China as the selling point for hiring you over a brand spanking new teacher who has a scrap of TEFL Toilet paper to wave around.

One way to do this is to use one of those free online hosting services for your lesson plans and activities to show the schools you've been a busy little teacher creating content for your classes. There are plenty of free websites you can use to put together a sample of your work. Using Youtube you can even bang out a quick presentation video of one of your classes.

Another way to emphasize your skills are bring hard copy samples of your worksheets and activities to share at the interview. In short you want them to feel confident that you've learned the craft of teaching English as a foreign language during your work in the trenches of China.

Failing that, do you TEFL cert through International House and use their worldwide network to get jobs. Though I can't vouch for them as I've never worked for one of their schools, but they do have locations worldwide.