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[fletcht100]

Hello,
my girlfriend and I plan to have completed our trinity tesol course by the end of april next year and travel out to latin america in early may. Ideally we'd like to spend about 6 months teaching in one of ecuador/peru/bolivia, followed by a month or two travelling in this region, then fly up to southern mexico/guatemala/honduras to teach for 6 months there.

my question is: how does this tie in with (a) term times and (b) the best times of year to visit these places weather-wise? I've heard that (a) is particularly important - that you stand a much better chance of finding work if you can arrive at the start of the school term/year. When do the terms run in these places, and how important is this? Also, are language schools willing to take people on for just a few months or are they looking for alonger commitment? Answers to these questions, and any other information you may think i should know, would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Tom

[Phil_b]

In South America, at least Argentina,Brazil, Paraguay and Chile the term tends to start in March and last until December.... There's little work around in Jan/Feb, but it's the best time to start looking.... There is plenty of much better information than mine on this site (especially about mexico).... Good luck