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smcbigj
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 Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: Good first job areas? |
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I plan on taking the IH Riviera Maya - Playa del Carmen CELTA course early next year and then where to after that?
I'm thinking that staying in the area might help but seeing that its a tourist area and the likelihood of my salary being entry-level might way heavily on my quality of life. Though I'm thrifty and need only bare essentials to survive.
Any thoughts on a good location for a first job? I'd prefer coastal. I know I'm jumping the gun a bit here but I just want to do some research before I go.
FYI - I'm a SWM, 23, lived on the border of Mexico (Reynosa) for 18 years. Very adventurous. Close to a BA in english but left school to try my hand in a political campaign, ended up in D.C. and now I'm at the Department of Education. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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It can be tough finding work in the resort-coastal areas...particularly during winter. Pay rates can be a litte low in a higher cost resort area, but it's not impossibe to make it work in Cancun or Acapulco for example.
Puerto Vallarta might be a good start, or a touch inland like Merida. |
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smcbigj
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the info. |
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aisha
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Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
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| I'm pretty sure you would like merida. That's definitely a good place to start. |
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smcbigj
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject: M�rida, Yucat�n |
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| aisha wrote: |
| I'm pretty sure you would like merida. That's definitely a good place to start. |
The only real problem I could see for newbies starting out here is financial. Only a very few that I've met who stayed short-term (6 months to a year) managed to break even before leaving -- ended up spending more than they earned. That and the heat. If a person can't deal with a very hot, humid climate most of the year, this isn't the place for him. Otherwise, I think it's a pretty decent city to live and work in. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| That and the heat. |
If you can't stand that kind of heat, then no coastal region in Mexico would be a good spot. That heat ran me out of Acapulco...I suppose Baja would get it so bad, but I haven't heard of many places to teach along the coast there. |
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PlayadelSoul
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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Location: Playa del Carmen
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
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| That and the heat. |
If you can't stand that kind of heat, then no coastal region in Mexico would be a good spot. That heat ran me out of Acapulco...I suppose Baja would get it so bad, but I haven't heard of many places to teach along the coast there. |
Merida offers a heat that should be named after the city. It is hot, humid and hot.
I found Merida to be very reasonable when it came to cost of living. Compared to Playa, where I am not, it is downright cheap. I guess it all depends on what you expect, as far as living goes. I ran the air conditioner in my house on a constant basis, and still managed to make ends meet. |
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PlayadelSoul
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| "I am not" should read "I am now." I hate making typos on this forum. Doh! |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| PlayadelSoul wrote: |
| "I am not" should read "I am now." I hate making typos on this forum. Doh! |
Don't worry...the grammar cops are too busy over in the China forums to worry about our speeling grammer and puncturation. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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| PlayadelSoul wrote: |
| I ran the air conditioner in my house on a constant basis, and still managed to make ends meet. |
While completely supporting yourself only on a teacher's salary? |
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PlayadelSoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Ben Round de Bloc wrote: |
| PlayadelSoul wrote: |
| I ran the air conditioner in my house on a constant basis, and still managed to make ends meet. |
While completely supporting yourself only on a teacher's salary? |
Supporting myself, a wife and two kids. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| In Acapulco, we had a large air conditioner running 24/7. That is, it was running that much until we got the first bill for 2000 pesos for 2 months. After that, the owner of the property put a diablito on the power box to bypass the power meter. In any case, we switched to ceiling fans. |
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