u/xXLady_RevenantXx

This is very random, but I started my online teaching at a job for both children and adults for six months now, and recently decided to sign on with another company that focuses primarily on children ages 5-12 to add some variety and bring in some income.

While this company provides the learning materials on their own learning platform, it also really emphasizes that I have my own props (like toys, puppets, or whiteboards) to highlight the lesson and make it more fun. This is different from my first and current company that I am working for, since my first company heavily relied on the Zoom screenshare function for visuals (like videos or images).

Are there any suggestions on what I should get? I'm the youngest in my family and lost a lot of my original toys and learning props due to being homeless for six months when I was 11 (having to leave behind or sell most of my toys, and then losing the rest of them because of mold and mice), so I am sort of starting from scratch in the kid department lol! Thankfully, the company provides a background for the teachers, so I don't have to worry about decor.

All suggestions are welcome! I have no idea where to start!

So Nao Now found me on Teachaway, I applied, and now they want me to do an interview and two mock lessons (one for a very beginner level, and one for a high beginner/low intermediate) with the interviewer acting as the child.

I'm still a little nervous since I'm still new-ish to teaching. I got my TEFL certification in December of 2025, and have been teaching in the morning with NIL English since February (and now I want to add an extra job for some extra income).

Does anyone who has worked for the company have any tips on how I should act? I know I need to be super energetic (I'm hoping to channel my theater experience in high school), but I don't what would be too little or too much.

Thank you for your time!

I know it sounds dramatic, but I never realized how much socialization revolves around food. I have been on a strict GERD diet to manage my gastritis and functional dyspepsia for 2 years, and I feel like it has killed my social life.

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Holidays are awkward because I bring my own meals, and I have to explain to my grandma why I am not eating any food. My manager tries to bring me snacks for my shift, but I have to turn it down because of a trigger ingredient. I am now terrified of going out to eat in case a food has an ingredient I can't have, incase I don't have time to look at an online menu, and because I am too afraid of bothering the server with questions about the ingredients in their salad dressing or asking for substitutions. I am also embarrassed of my symptoms and have to hide in the bathroom for a long time.

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I've had some people say I was picky, some people tell me to toughen up and ignore it, and some people tell me I have an ED.

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But I don't want to be in pain, but I also don't want to be socially isolated either. I'm 25, and I feel like my age group doesn't understand that I refrain from certain dietary choices because I don't want to be in pain.

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Now that my family and gastro think I could have autoimmune gastritis, I am scared of being put on the FODMAP diet because I am terrified it will isolate me even further.

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I know it is dumb, but it's been weighing on me a lot recently.

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