{"id":20014,"date":"2022-08-02T08:14:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/?p=20014"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:23:17","slug":"monika-from-lithuania-business-english-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridge.edu\/tefl\/blog\/monika-from-lithuania-business-english-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Monika, From Lithuania, Business English Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A series of unexpected events led Bridge grad Monika Zebrauskyte, from Lithuania, to start globetrotting, running a business, and teaching English. Nowadays, she\u2019s teaching Business English in her home country. She recalls how working in summer camps and her entrepreneurial background have prepared her to teach professionals and offers tips on how other teachers can build the same niche.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi, Monika! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m from Lithuania, but I have lived and worked in various countries around Europe, such as Italy, the U.K., Ireland, and Malta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve worked for quite a few years in the English language teaching sector, both as an international summer camp manager and currently as a Business English teacher. Currently, I teach Business English<\/a> because I have experience in running a business at a young age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired you to become an English teacher?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I believe it was destiny. I would be a liar if I said I was inspired to become a teacher \u2013 it all happened accidentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2009, I was a first-year student at the University of Vilnius in Lithuania, studying social work. One evening, I received a message on Skype from an Italian man who mistook me for another girl. When he realized that I was not the person he was looking for, he did not get disappointed but insisted that we should stay in touch. I, of course, agreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward a few months, and he revealed that he was a founder of a language school based in Switzerland whose main business was running and organizing international summer camps in various countries. At that time, he had a staff shortage and offered me an opportunity to work as an English language summer camp manager and coordinator in Malta at the age of 19. I accepted. It was not an easy decision to make because my parents were against the idea of me traveling and working in another country. Also, my age was sometimes an obstacle. I often tried avoiding this topic when hiring native English speakers for summer camp teaching positions or simply telling them that I was older when I wasn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion, I dropped out of the University of Vilnius and moved to Switzerland. I worked in this sector for five years, and I loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monika with peers at the international summer camp in Malta<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What were some of your responsibilities as an international camp manager?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was responsible for the entire project managing process. My main responsibilities were:<\/p>\n\n\n