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angelinap · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 8

I know im probably getting abit ahead of myself here but anyway.....I'm starting a CELTA at the end of June. After completing this i would love to teach in Latin America.

I would prefer to go to a cosmopolitan city, nowhere too rural. I'm not expecting to save any money but to be able to live off what i earn would be good!

It would be much appreciated if anyone could suggest any cities where a Brit newbie like myself would be able to live and work in for a year or so.[/i][/b]

gambasbo · Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 93 Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia

Cochabamba, Bolivia, as it's one of the cheapest places to live in. However wages are low, too!! Population is about half a million.

Mike (another Brit)

angelinap · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 8

ok, tell me more..........
what is Bolivia like, the country and the people?
what was it like getting all the visas/papers in order?
how did you go about finding a job there, did you have one before you went out there or did you look for one when you arrived?
So many questions.........!

gambasbo · Joined: 23 Nov 2003 Posts: 93 Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia

Have a look at what I said in

http://www.eslcafe.com/jobinfo/latinamerica/sefer.cgi?display:1082991804-33529.txt

Then e mail me with any follow up questions.

Mike ([email protected])

sheena maclean · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:41 pm Post subject: don`t dismiss Vbogota

hi there
I am a fellow Brit and I have been living in bogota colombia for the last year. I took the CELTA course here at the british council with the intention of making colombia my home for a few years.
bogota is a large mostly modern city with a vibrant night life and very friendly people. depending on where you live it is for the most part in my opinion a safe city but of course you should always take the usual precautions. Touch wood nothing has ever happened to me.
Well as for working it is a good place to earn money as a native speaker because there aren`t many here, and esp being from the UK. Alot of colombians are fed up with american english. I have a combination of private students and business people, for which I go thru and insitute. I think think the money here is some of the best in south ameica. for my business classes I earn after tax about 4 pounds an hour (tho you do have run all round town for that, and they love to get up early here!!) and for my private students about 7 pounds an hour more if you have bigger classes. This I think is very good. bogota is quite cheap and I can live well on 1 million pesos a month which is about 250 pounds but don`t expect to save much unless you get really lucky with some privates.
Anyway if you want more info just send me a pm I`d be glad to give you more info
enjoy you celta course!!
sheena

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject:

Quito, Ecuador- Mountains, jungle, and beach, are all reasonably close by. Haven't heard of any Brits having nationality related problems in job hunting...

Come on in, the waters fine.

Justin

angelinap · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 8

Thanks for your advice so far.......
Argentina appeals, does anyone have any light to shed on this country for a newly qualified brit?

amy1982 · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 192 Location: Buenos Aires

so much light to shed, it has its own forum Smile

browse the topics, post, feel free to pm me...

i think argentina is great. i studied abroad there in 2003 and am going back in THREE WEEKS to start with esl Very Happy

snielz · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 165 Location: Buenos Aires

Indeed,
I arrive three weeks ago and it has been quite a rich experience. Pm me if you want also. Good luck.

Weona · Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Chile

And then there's that long skinny country to the left of Argentina otherwise known as Chile. Great country, easy to find work in Santiago though elsewhere a bit difficult. PM if you want more info.

And Sheena....

sheena maclean · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: britsh english in colombia

Well weona. I have lots of students who are specifically looking for British teacher. I have often heard Colombians saying that they prefer the english accent., culture ect.Colombiais pretty much the only country now in south america that has a British Council with is never short of students wishing to learn British English and Colombia has quite stong ties with the UK.
Sorry if I offended you in any way. You wouldn't happen to be American by any chance??
Sheena

JonnytheMann · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 337 Location: USA

Angelina, the world is your oyster! You shouldn't have trouble finding a job anywhere. Just head to the city of your dreams and start looking for a job. There's no place in South America where the British pound won't take you quite far if you've saved up a bit.

Weona · Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 166 Location: Chile

Sheena -

No, not offended at all... just curious as to why that may be! Sometimes I wonder if Colombians and others are "fed up" with American English simply because they're "fed up" with the Americans in general and not so much the language itself. I guess I find it interesting because here in Chile, American English seems more desired for business students because American English seems to be the English of commerce here but then again, British English is usually taught in schools and most Chileans that I have chatted with over this topic tell me that British English is more clear, easier to understand and learn.

And yes, I'm American and I think I speak for most of us Americans when I say that we too prefer the British accent.... Wink

High Plains Drifter · Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 127 Location: Way Out There

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Why is using an emoticon any more silly than using an avatar?