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[jimmy44]

Attn: Guy or anyone else

My plane arrives in SJO on Nov. 17th. I am a certified teacher from the States looking to teach. Either way, I am there for a year. If I can't find a teaching job, I will invest into a TEFL course. Until I find a place to settle, I am heading to the Pacific Coast. Any names or numbers of contacts would be appreciated. I have a portfolio that can be accessed through internet, should I bring a hard copy? I am a bit nervous because I have a month left teaching in Chicago and have not talked to anybody I know in C.R. Thanks again and take it easy.

[eli.]

Good luck with wrapping things up in the States. One thing you should keep in mind if coming here in mid November - there is a lull in work availability around Christmas/New Year's as a lot of your potential students will be taking time off for THEIR summer vacations. It's also a time when a lot of teachers head home for a few weeks, so there is a chance you'll find work, but don't expect too much until mid January.
From what I hear there is a little work outside of the Central Valley, but you'll have to do a lot of leg work to find it. And sorry, I don't have any actual contacts, but I do know of one language institute with English classes in Samara - Intercultura (they also teach Spanish to foreigners).
As far as a hard copy of your credentials - as far as I've seen, nobody's looking. But you'll want copies of your resume, as many of your potential employers won't have consistent internet access.

[doreenp]

Eli is right, Summer holidays here start mid December and go thru mid January so you won�t be able to do much job hunting then, unless your interested in language agencies who provide teachers to businesses.

The central valley is where you�ll find the jobs and the cost and time of a bus ride to the beach is so minimal, you�ll find it easy to go every weekend. It�s about 2 hours to Jaco and costs about 3 bucks u.s. , then 5 hours to Puerto Viejo for about 5 or 6 bucks. both have great surfing and beaches with different cultures on each coast.

good luck
cheers
d

[tesolitis]

Many time when someone mentiones a place / town in CR I can't find it on the map.