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[rico4444]

I have been living and teaching in Thailand for the past 2 years and am now anxious to leave and relocate to Ecuador. Quito looks promising but Cuenca seems to be more my style. I taught in the US for 3 years before Thailand at a great language school in LA. I have a teacher's certificate as well as a CELTA in addition to the 5 years experience. I've taught every ESL subject as well as TOEFL, SAT, TOEIC, IELTS, and GMAT.

Questions: Is there anybody out there who can direct me to some reputable schools/employers in Cuenca?

Am I wasting my time if I go in late August/early September?

Anyone want to offer me a job? )

Any and all help is appreciated.

[Justin Trullinger]

I've sent you a PM as well, but just to have a brief comment here:

The world of EFL in Cuenca is small, but fairly easy to find work in, as they have a hard time attracting native teachers of English.

Wages are a bit lower than Quito or Guayaquil, but so are costs.

And it's a lovely city- perhaps not overly exciting, in terms of city "go go go" life, but really pretty, friendly, and, relative to Latin America, extremely safe.


Best,
Justin

[brian1972]

Anybody have any idea how much rent is in Cuenca for a 2-3 bedroom apartment?

Thanks

[Justin Trullinger]

Shoot for $200 or less on a Cuenca teacher's salary. (And share it with another teacher.)

Much higher is possible, especially in posh parts of town...but if you look around, $150 to $250 can be done.

(This is based on hearsay. I have never lived in Cuenca, but know people who do...)

best,
justin

[MELEE]

It was a long long time ago, but I worked at CEDEI, they have a website, I believe it's www.cedei.org, if that doesn't work just google CEDEI Cuenca. It was a good place to work and as far as I can tell it has grown since then ( I was there in 1995 ).
I won't comment on rents as I was there well before dollarization and it was dirt cheap at the time.
A beautiful city, I seriously considered going back but got stuck in Mexico instead.