I have recently decided that I want to change my career a little. I am an English Language Arts teacher for a public school in NY. I want to teach English overseas. What the heck should I do first? Does my U.S. teaching experience help me at all? Should I take one of the ESL courses that I see all over the web? I would like to start out in South America, but I would like to make enough to save a little money. Teaching in Spain is a dream, but I know it is hard to find a job there. Can someone with more knowledge and experience in the field of ESL please offer me their advice. Thank you for your time.

-Erin