(upbeat music )
- (speaking Croatian) Good morning,
my name is Yvonne Worden and today
I am bringing International TEFL academy's takeover
to Split, Croatia, here on the Dalmatian coast in Europe.
I'm an online English teacher and I'm going
to be bringing you along all day
to see what it's like living and working here in Split.
I'm teaching three classes today for Whales English,
and those start in about two hours.
But before then, first things first, let's get some coffee
and I will take you around for an apartment tour.
While we get this started, I will leave a question box
in the next slide, you can ask me questions
on ITA's Instagram or all day,
anytime on my personal account, Yvonne and beyond.
Just ran down for some coffee and this is my street,
my neighborhood while I'm in Split
and we have a coffee shop/bar right downstairs,
so it's nice to get a little cappuccino
or coffee there sometimes, sorry,
it's very loud on the street.
Okay, let's get started with this apartment tour.
Here is the entryway.
And we live in a three bedroom here in Split
in the Bacvice neighborhood, so we're very close,
within walking distance to the beach, which is amazing.
I have two very important people to introduce you to.
Who is this?
- [Erin] That's Betty.
- [Yvonne] This is Betty.
- [Erin] Betty bad cat. (laughing)
- [Yvonne] Betty kitty.
And she's our feline roommate
and also her guardian.
- Hello.
- [Yvonne] Hi!
(speaking Croatian)
Yes, this is my roommate, Erin.
Erin, can you introduce yourself?
- Yeah, hi, I'm Erin, I'm from New Zealand.
I've been here in Croatia for 18 months,
and now I'm sharing this lovely apartment with Yvonne.
- [Yvonne] Yes and I love living with Erin, she's awesome.
(both laughing)
(dishes clanking)
Next, I'll show you one of our favorite rooms
in this apartment, the logia, logia.
And basically it's a semi indoor outdoor patio.
So it's an alternative to a terrace.
Um, so, we have a little dining table here
and this great big window here and you can see,
you can see the water right here,
and there's a marina out there,
here in the Bacvice neighborhood.
So I'll take you around outside today, as well.
Next, let me show you our kitchen,
right next to the living room.
And it's actually quite large to Croatian standards.
We have an oven and a dishwasher, a double sink,
and a huge fridge, it's a great setup here for dinners.
Okay, next I'll show you my bedroom,
as I said it's a three bedroom apartment, lots of storage.
And my favorite part about this room is the window,
which Betty also loves, Betty cat.
And this is the closest I've ever lived
to the water, just love it.
(cat meowing)
Yeah, it's pretty.
I don't know if I love the view more or the cat.
Here's the bathroom with a nice big tub.
So that wraps up the apartment tour section
of this takeover.
Rent here for summer season, peak season, it's 1200 euros,
1200 euros per month, which we split.
So my portion is 600 euros per month
and that price is down during the fall and the winter,
but it's a really great apartment in a nice location.
So, I'm really happy with that here
while I'm staying in Split.
If you have questions about finding apartments,
you can sent me a direct message.
Okay, shifting gears here, I'm about to sign off
for a few hours while I teach my classes at Whales English.
I'm just finishing up my coffee from downstairs.
I changed into a t-shirt to teach my classes
because Whales English requires
that you cover your shoulders.
Stay tuned and check back later today,
I'll include some graphics and also talk about cost
of living and expenses here in Split, Croatia.
And I'll tell you about my personal journey with ITA
as an English teacher abroad, and I'll show you some
of the free time activities that I love here in Split.
Thanks for tuning in this morning.
I'll catch you later. (speaking Croatian)
I took ITA's online course back
in 2018 and I finished it in 2019.
From 2019 to 2020 I lived in Japan, then COVID happened.
And I came back to the States, but my life turned around,
I worked really hard and dealt with the travel logistics,
scary thing, but I was able to come
to Croatia in May of 2021 and it's wonderful here.
You know, things don't go as we plan,
but it's till pretty marvelous
to see things unfold as they will.
Hey peeps, it was too hot to answer your questions
at the cafe, it's 35 degrees Celsius right now,
which for you, US citizens is more than 90 degrees
and in my opinion is just too hot
unless you're going to be swimming.
So, I'm gonna take you down the beach.
I have a group of pals down there at Bacvice
and while I go for my swim, I will drop in
some information about cost of living,
teaching with the Whales English and the income from that
and also about other logistics here in Croatia.
I will catch you soon at the beach.
This is Kavala bar, beach bar.
And we love this place.
(people laughing)
Yes!
This is Tania and Erin
And this is where you can get into the beautiful water.
(speaking Croatian)
And now, we've gotten to the best part of the day,
after work, after teaching, and I get in this water
and go for a swim and it's the most refreshing thing.
So, can we go do that?
When in Croatia, right?
Woo, that feels good.
(water splashing)
It's the best!
And that's good.
As usual, we are sundowners here at the Kavala bar
in Bacvice and we're having a good night, right?
(crowd cheering)
You're the best!
Hey, so we just got back from the beach.
I'm supposed to sign off pretty soon now,
but I'll answer just a couple
of more questions before I wrap this up.
Great question, for this trip I'm here in Croatia
on a tourist visa and I'll have to leave in the middle
of August, but then I'll be allowed
to return 90 days after that and I cannot wait
to come back here to Croatia, it'll be soon, I think.
I've always wanted to travel the world
and learn about people and cultures and languages
everywhere I go, deciding to teach English
and get that certification was fantastic.
It was the most validating and rewarding direction
I could have went, I really recommend it.
Sadly, we are all out of time for this takeover.
And if I missed your question,
or if you still have some for me,
you can send it to my personal Instagram
and I hope you enjoyed this beautiful summer's day
with me here in Split.
I wish you the very best of luck on your own journey.
Thanks again ITA, you are amazing.
You've changed my life.
I will now say, see you later.
(speaks Croatian)
Goodnight.
Ciao.
(upbeat music)