greece-10-understand-survival.pdf

DIRECTORY A-Z

WORKING

English Tutoring

If you’re looking for a per-

manent job, the most widely

available option is to teach

English. A TEFL (Teaching

English as a Foreign

Language) certifi cate or a uni-

versity degree is an advantage

but not essential. In the UK,

look through the Times edu-

cational supplement or Tues-

day’s edition of the Guardian

newspaper for opportunities;

in other countries, contact the

Greek embassy.

Another possibility is to

fi nd a job teaching English

once you are in Greece. You

will see language schools

everywhere. Strictly speak-

ing, you need a licence to

teach in these schools, but

many will employ teachers

without one. The best time to

look around for such a job is

late summer.

The noticeboard at the

Compendium in Athens

(p 120 ) sometimes has adver-

tisements looking for private

English lessons.

Volunteer Work

Earth Sea & Sky (www.

earthseasky.org) Conserva-

tion and research based in

the Ionian Islands.

Hellenic Society for the

Study & Protection of the

Monk Seal (%210 522 2888;

fax 210 522 2450; Solomou 53,

Exarhia, Athens) Volunteers

are used for monitoring pro-

grams on the Ionian Islands.

Hellenic Wildlife Hospital

(Elliniko Kentro Perithalpsis

Agrion Zoön; %22970 28367;

http://www.ekpaz.gr; h10am-7pm)

Volunteers head (par-

ticularly during the winter

months) to Aegina to this

large wildlife rehabilitation

centre. For more informa-

tion see p 325.

Sea Turtle Protection

Society of Greece (%/fax

210 523 1342; http://www.archelon.gr;

Solomou 57, Exarhia, Athens)

Includes monitoring pro-

grams in the Peloponnese.

WWOOF (World Wide Op-

portunities on Organic Farms;

http://www.wwoof.org/independents.

asp) Offers opportunities for

volunteers at one of around

35 farms in Greece.