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[Copie]

My girlfriend and I are currently in a TESL certification program. WE'd love to live somewhere in Latin America for a year and had planned to save money for our education back in Canada. Can a new teacher actually make enough to save any real amount of money in Latin America?

Where are the jobs??

[naturegirl321]

There are jobs every where, most people just pick a country and show up there and look for jobs. As for saving money, it just depends on how frugal you can be.

[Flo]

It is possible to make decent money in Latin Ameria as an English teacher. I taught at a private school for a year, paid for all my travel expenses, and managed to save about $3000 US while I was there. I would not say that lived well while I was there, but I had a clean place to stay and the job was decent. However, finding a well paying job is difficult. You have to look long and hard and make sure the place you sign on with is legitimate.

[moonraven]

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but unless you're an experienced teacher (preferably with at a Master's degree) a lot of the "better" employers will not give you the time of day. That means that unless you are extremely lucky--and the chances of lightning striking for both of you are quite remote--you will not receive many attractive offers. If I were you, I would save up some money where you are, and come to Latin America to travel for awhile.

[ls650]

Don�t let Moonraven put you off - there ARE good jobs in Latin America for relatively inexperienced teachers, you just have to look hard...