In this episode our guest Jody Belcon a Trinbago educator shares with us her teaching journey. She has taught in Trinidad and Kurdistan, Iraq and is now based in China.
Growing up she wanted to be a Marine Biologist but faith intervened and led her on her current career path as a high school teacher. Jody is passionate about working with young learners and by applying through SABIS was able to secure her first teaching assignment abroad. While in Kurdistan, Iraq she worked diligently and was appointed head of a science department in her second year. She was able to make friends and build a support network in this land far away from the place she called home.
After four years she wanted to return closer to home but as destiny would have it through TES she was able to secure a position at a Boarding school in China, in the midst of Covid-19. With her adventurous spirit she chose to grasp the opportunity and experience this new challenge.
She credits her ability to be both flexible and adaptable with much of her success. Her faith in God and the use of her heart and not only her head in making decisions has taken her this far.
Her advice to young people is not only to have a dream but the need to action that dream. She also stresses the importance of remaining open to opportunity as sometimes your dream in reality may not look like what you imagined.
