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canadashirleyblue
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 Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: Mexico for the clueless |
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I have just read about Mexico on another thread and it sounded interesting.
Can any of you tell me about how difficult it is/isn't to get a job in Mexico and what kind of pay and conditions are usual?
Thanks
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MO39
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Location: El ombligo de la Rep�blica Mexicana
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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To give you advice about teaching English in Mexico, it would be helpful to know something about you, especially your education (degrees and such), your teaching experience (or lack of it), and any other work experience you've had.
Have you ever been to Mexico? Why do you think you'd enjoy living and working there? Keep in mind that a vacation is nothing like living in a new country, in both good and bad ways.
Just some thoughts to get the discussion going... |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: Mexico for the clueless |
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| canadashirleyblue wrote: |
Can any of you tell me about how difficult it is/isn't to get a job in Mexico and what kind of pay and conditions are usual?
Thanks
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Nothing in Mexico is usual.
To live successfully in Mexico you have to be able in entertain the idea that there could be multiple truths. If you are not able to entertain such an idea, living in Mexico will drive you mad. 
Like MO said, we have to know a little bit more about you. It's a very big market and pay ranges go from 3500 pesos a month to nearly 20,000 pesos a month. Teaching hours go form 10 a week to 37 (or more!) a week. Most schools will not provide airfare, housing, or pay for your visa. Other benefits vary as much as the salary.
What are your qualificiations?
What age/level would you like to teach?
What part of the country do you want to live in? (or at least tell us if you are a big city or small town person? What climate are you interested in Hot and humid? Hot and dry? cool and humid?
Many foreigners thing Mexico=Beach, but it's a big country with mountains and bad roads, some parts of Mexico are very far from the beach. |
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canadashirleyblue
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I graduated in 1969 (really!). I have an Ontario Teacher's Certificate and a BA. I have a gazillion years experience. I worked in Canada, the UK, the Sudan, Kuwait, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. I teach grade 3. I also have a TESOL certificate (Trinity, London) and I wouldn't mind working with an older age group.
I have never set foot in Mexico and I don't do beaches. I would like a dry climate. I don't fancy anything too remote.
I am thinking about where to go for my next post. Europe is too expensive. I need to save money because I am coming up to retirement. I've done the middle east. Africa is hard work (power and water outages etc.). I'd like a lifestyle a little easier than that. I've seen on another thread that Mexico is a good place to save money and it's a part of the world I would like to see before I die.
I'm already quite mad.  |
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geaaronson
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject: jobs. |
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| The central part of the country has the most jobs, ie. Guadalajara, Guanajato and especially Mexico City. There is actually a small shortage of Business English teachers in the city as most classes are held from 7-9 a.m. in the morning but the most you will be able to earn is about 10-12,000 pesos per month. That translates into about 1,000 usd a month and will take you 2-4 months before earning that kind of dough. Most extranjeros find that comfortable to live on, but that I should only be talking about myself. If you plan on going out to dinner at reasonable restaurants every day, you will not make it on that amount or if you plan on going out to the beach once a month, likewise that`s not a good income for that kind of lifestyle. Otherwise you should be saving at least 10 percent of your income. |
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Samantha
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Location: Mexican Riviera
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| Geaaronson: Not sure where you got your info, but I'm pretty sure there isn't plenty of jobs in the city of Guanajuato. The city of Leon, GTO is much larger and growing rapidly and would be worth checking. Morelia, Queretaro, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Aguascalientes, Hermosillo, and even Culiacan, Sinaloa would be on the list of cities to check for university jobs for someone as qualified as the OP. |
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MO39
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| canadashirleyblue wrote: |
I've seen on another thread that Mexico is a good place to save money and it's a part of the world I would like to see before I die.
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I wouldn't say that Mexico is a good place to save money unless you can find a full-time university job, though you can certainly make enough money to live quite well. You should certainly see and experience Mexico long before you die!
I graduated from university in 1967, so we may have some things in common, even though your teaching career has taken you to far more adventurous locations than mine has. Feel free to send me a pm if you want the inside dope on living in Mexico from my point-of-view. |
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leslie
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Bye
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