Upon my return last month I was hoping to find a teaching job overseas that started with the new language school term in January, however I have quickly come to realize that making only $500 a month while teaching in Eastern Europe or South America is not enough to live on while I still have a $275 monthly student loan payment to make--damn that Master's degree!
While it's generally cheaper to live abroad than in the U.S. (except possibly in England), it's not that cheap overseas. After paying for health insurance and taxes, I seriously doubt that I'll have enought money to pay for the phone calls to my parents, the bus/train tickets out of the small Polish or Mexican towns on weekends, let alone anything for supporting my new foreign girlfriend.
So as of today, my plan is to find some contract work as a web designer or writer, and get some part-time work in the greater Boston area teaching ESL classes at either community colleges or adult education centers to build up some experience. After a few months of that I will make a decision as whether or not I still like teaching ESL enough to handle the culture shock of living abroad. If I do, then some time between in April and June of next year I will start applying for jobs that start in September.
