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[naturegirl321]

My husband and I would like to travel. After being here in Peru for 2 years, I'm getting itchy feet. The thing is that my husband is Peruvian and only speaks Spanish.

So the ideal job for him being a native speaker would be to teach Spanish. WE're open to almost anywhere except for the States and Mexico.

BUt don't really know where native Spanish speakers are needed. If you could help us. that would be great.

Thanks in advance for any info, contacts or websites.

[lozwich]

I hear that Spanish is very popular in Japan and China these days, maybe try on one of the other boards?

[naturegirl321]

China is our choice, I've tried there, but haven't had much luck. I will try Japan.
thanks

[lozwich]

Something I just remembered... you got your wedding sorted out and done, right? I know about a similar situation with a Colombian and an English person and they couldn't get him (the Colombian) a working visa in Japan unless they got married. Might be worth looking into.

[naturegirl321]

Yep, We've been married for 4 months now.

[Sgt Killjoy]

I have seen, in the past, a few ads come across in Thailand looking for native Spanish teachers. The pay isn't great there, but it is very doable.

If your husband has even barely passable English, I am sure he could also teach English here in Thailand. With your qualifications, you could make $800 to $1200 per month. Your husband would earn less but with the cost of living in Thailand, you could save money.

[MELEE]

When I was in Japan, back in 96-97, I knew quiet a few Latin Americans, I sought them out. With no fiqures to back me up, it seems like there was 1 Spanish teacher to every 1500 English teachers. And several of these Spanish teachers were also English teachers! Chicanos, teaching both languages. There was interest among the Japanese to learn Spanish, but nothing compared to the demand for English. Most of the Latin Americans I met in the KANSAI (Kobe, Osaka, Nara, Kyoto) area were doing other types of work. Teaching Salsa dancing was very popular! Even if you weren't very good, people saw a Latin face and thought Salsa! and would pay you to teach them. Some others were working in Mexican and Peruvian restuarants. Yes, there were a couple of Peruvian restaruants, one in Kobe and one in Osaka. Others (the largest group) were working in factories. These last ones were usually Latin Americans of Japanese decent as there is (was?) a special work visa category for people with a Japanese parent or grandparent.
There are actually a lot of migrant workers in Japan who are not English teachers. There was an international radio station that had scheduled programming in all sorts of different languages. I could listen to 90 a day in Spanish and 30 minutes in Portuguese. There were regular international festivals with food, music and dancing. I'll never forget the sight of the Brazilians, who were children of Japanese post war refuges who went to Brazil, dancing samba. They looked Japanese, but they sure didn't move Japanese!!
The Latin expats in Japan were all so warm and open, once they found out I could speak Spanish/Portuguese, I was instantly flooded with invitations to parties! I danced more often than I ever have here in Mexico!