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[john_n_carolina]

...back to the above post...for me, $2000-$3000 in Quito / Guayaquil would be serious cash. anything below $800, you won't save much, if anything...(that's if you have any kind of life and do some travelling)

[cheesupleezu]

I did try applying to Englishtown a while back and the told me there were no vacancies and that they would contact me in the future if they ever needed anyone. I guess the people who get those jobs don't give them up because I haven't heard anything and they are no longer recruiting!

[john_n_carolina]

...i've heard that too, about EnglishTown. excellent company. if you have US / Can highschool certifications and be persistent, i think they would listen. online teaching is still always in competition with face-to-face teaching. if the market price is right for face-face, a student will opt for that.

Have you been to Key Languages in Quito?

[naturegirl321]

[john_n_carolina]

yes, NG i noticed that also. they are a bit biased towards native speakers that are located in the FarEast. mostly because of the hours. for example, when i was in talks with one online company, they really needed me from 6AM-9AM New York time. and also, from 12midnight-2AM...most of the students were a 12 hour difference in time...

[john_n_carolina]

but, back on track to the original post....

average salaries are $580-700 / mo with some kind of health insurance.

private schools, depends on your contract.

be careful though, make sure you budget very carefully, and don't shop much at Supermaxi.

[cheesupleezu]

yeah unfortunately we do all of our shopping at supermaxi. it really is expensive. i think the prices are the same as in the US. there is nothing else in our area though. i find the prices of everything here outrageous, from groceries to furniture to clothing, taking into consideration how crummy the salary is.

i didn't check out the key languages institute yet but i will! i plan on working part time from october or so. i decided i wont put my child into daycare for a salary of 600 a month. my husband can watch her a couple hours in the evenings and i can just work part time.

thanks for the tips!

[john_n_carolina]

..cheesuplzu, ...yeah, the prices at Supermaxi are about the same. i think meat is cheaper, but i'm vegetarian.

the key with food is to plan, but it still seems to end up at $300 / mo or so at the supermarket.

sounds like a good idea for you to work P/T in the evening 5-9PM. you'll get a lot of wealthy private students in that time slot. go around to some of the private health clubs like the SwissHotel and ask at the club if "high-power" members are looking for English classes. there are many heavy-hitting businessmen in those clubs, that fly internationally all over. they were constantly asking me for classes, but i was on a Missionary type visa.

Don't forget EF also...

People at the airport are always looking for English classes also. And of course, the military bases..