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john_n_carolina · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: 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 · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 8

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 · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: 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 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

john_n_carolina · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: 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 · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: 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 · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 8

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 · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 700 Location: 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..

gocubbies · Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 8

Sorry I posted this wrong before; here it is again:

I taught at Colegio Americano in Quito for several years. It wasn't unheard of for them to hire native speakers of English when they were in a pinch (if someone quit mid year and you could demonstrate you were knowledgeable in the area of need). Other private bilingual schools such as SEK, Tomas Moro, Liceo Internacional, Los Pinos etc would likely do the same. As a local hire you'd be looking at 600-700/month.