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entitynine
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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: Xmas vacations |
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Hi,
I'm planning to go to Latin America this summer or fall to teach. I think my biggest concern is being able to see my family for the holidays. Does anyone know the details on vacations offered in each country? A month off during Thanksgiving/Christmas time would be great. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on where you teach. In Mexico, some people get vacation starting as early as Dec. 12th or so, though some go right up to the week of Christmas. Everyone is generally back for the first week of January, some a little later. In some South American countries, you can take advantage of summer holidays there and maybe get some more time off.
Latin America is a big place...help us by telling us which country. |
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naturegirl321
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| I get 2 weeks. |
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entitynine
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:48 am Post subject: which country |
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| Well thats my problem... I'm trying to decide which country to teach in and this is a very big factor in my decision. I guess I could narrow it down to Mexico, Costa Rica or Chile. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:42 am Post subject: |
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I'd have to say Mexico or Costa Rica, and at a language school, not in a regular school or uni that will need you to work the full semester. Language schools can be much more flexible with scheduling. After checking, I see that Chile takes vacation in January/February.
I think your Thanksgiving is going to probably be Latino. They call it 'accion de gracias' here. Bring the cranberries...they aren't that easy to find. |
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entitynine
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: thanks |
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| ok thanks! I can probably deal with spending turkey day away from the family but not Christmas. They would disown me if I didn't come back to see them! |
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RyanS
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| Become Atheist like me and you won't have to celebrate christmas. |
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denise
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Christmas--very doable. As already mentioned, January and February are the holiday months in Chile, so there`s not much work, at least at private institutes. It wouldn`t be too hard to stretch that a bit to include Xmas. Keep in mind that your students will want to celebrate it, too, so they might not even want classes!
Thanksgiving--more difficult. There`s really no reason for a South American country to give you time off to celebrate a US holiday. Missing out on such things is just part of the lifestyle.
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thelmadatter
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: holidays |
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Yeah, missing out on certain holidays is part of the lifestyle. I really miss Thanksgiving, Halloween and 4th of July (not necessarily in that order). At least now I can dress up for Halloween at work (the kids have "Hat Day" an interesting way of dressing up without dressing up) but I go whole hog! 
I would really like to do something for July 4th this year... Hey Guy... maybe the July get-together could be a joint Canada Day/Independence Day celebration??? With all the traditional stuff. |
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ls650
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| The last couple of Christmases I've received two weeks holiday, from about the 17th until around the 2nd. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I would really like to do something for July 4th this year... Hey Guy... maybe the July get-together could be a joint Canada Day/Independence Day celebration??? With all the traditional stuff. |
Hey! Sounds like a plan. The 1st is a Saturday and the 4th is a Tuesday this year.
But...you do know that on July 1st it is traditional for Canucks to get drunk, walk down to the border and moon our southern neighbours?  |
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Ben Round de Bloc
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| But...you do know that on July 1st it is traditional for Canucks to get drunk, walk down to the border and moon our southern neighbours? |
Hmmm . . . maybe that's why your avatar looked so familiar. |
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lozwich
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Another thing you might like to factor in, entitynine, is being able to afford to go home for Christmas. Depending on where you are, airfares to the States can be a killer.
I'm Australian, and I can never afford to go home for Christmas.  Happy Australia Day, btw.. |
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MELEE
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| I think your Thanksgiving is going to probably be Latino. They call it 'accion de gracias' here. Bring the cranberries...they aren't that easy to find. |
I remember seeing a report on TV in the US sometime back, how some industrialist started a large scale cranberry farm in southern Chile, the climate is just right and they can supply the US market with an "opposite" season, like they do with apples. However when I was in Chile, no one ate them, so I imagine that they all go straight for export...
This year I read an article in the Mexico City Edition of the Miami Harold talking about how hard it is for expats to put together a proper Thanksgiving dinner. They had to run all over town to different places trying to find Turkey, Pumpkin, Sage, and those elusive Cranberries! I know the author and I was like HELLOOOOOOO! you are looking in the wrong places. My turkey and pumpkin were all raised-grown about 2 km from my house and forget the sage, I made a fantastic Chipotle stuffing!
Oh and to add to the vacations, we get two weeks at Christmas, it would be very hard to get more than a day or to additional at that time as its a really busy time in the semester. |
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Guy Courchesne
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We pulled off a couple of decent turkey dinners this past season. I found a recipe for stuffing online...really simple (except I can't find sage - oregano and basil worked) affair that my Mexican family loves now.
Anyone tried smoked turkey? It tasted too much like pork for my taste.
Chiplotle stuffing sounds very very interesting...
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