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christmas · Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 49

I have been given an offer by this school. It seems ok, but I am wondering if anyone has heard about this school and what the work conditions are like. It is supposed to be in a rich area of town. Would it be expensive to live near the school or within 1/2 commute??

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Maps of the locations of the three campuses are here...

http://www.eton.edu.mx/english/directiona_maps.html

It will probably be difficult to find housing in the neighbourhood of any of the campuses, particularly the Santa Fe location. You'll have a commute.

San Miguel Chapultepec is a good area to look in as you'll be able to get public transport to the Santa Fe location with relative ease and the area is nice as well as affordable.

Might be worth asking Eton if they have some kind of shuttle or school bus you could board, and ask about the routes. Other schools have this service.

christmas · Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 49

ok Thanks
Is it safe to live in Mexico City. The media is full of expats getting killed in Mexico now. Would I be able to have a good life in Mexico city or constantly be looking my shoulder.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Try reading the thread on Is Mexico Too Dangerous Now?

I almost spilled a hot latte on myself the other day...dangerously designed lid wasn't secure. I'll not visit that cafe again rest assured.

notamiss · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject:

Isla Guapa · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:30 pm Post subject:

christmas · Joined: 27 Jul 2009 Posts: 49

My Peeps
Thank you. I've been wanting to live in Mexico for years. I've taught in many countries, both safe and unsafe.
Cheers.

Isla Guapa · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject:

If you decide to accept Eton's offer, let us know when you'll be arriving in our fair city, so we can organize a get-together.

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Not many people think of this as a viable option with the exception of some of the Mexican English teacher that I know, but you might want to consider living in Cuajamalpa if the school location is Santa Fe. It does not have the great amenities of living in the center of town but it is quieter, more authentically Mexican, that is to say, there will be very few extranjeros in the area. There are parts of Cuajimalpa that are quite nice, others are the dung heap.
If I had ever gotten a job in SF and the school did not have bus transportation, I would have moved out to C.

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Zellig · Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Vancouver

I lived close to the centre of Cuajimalpa for 4 months. I'm blonde hair and blue-eyed and never saw another foreigner, other than a Mexican-american family at the market, in the whole time I was there. Nobody gave me any problem whatsoever.

Cuajimalpa is about a $3US cab ride to the Eton school, and lots of buses go by there. Cuajimalpa is a bit out of the way from the city centre, but they actively participate in Mexican traditions like independence month, sunday religious parades, and set off an insane amount of fireworks (at midnight) for the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe. I really liked it there.

But as others posted, if you are planning to spend lots of time in the valley/city centre and you don't have a car, you are a bit out of the way. (and with the car you have to plan around the horrendous traffic congestion).

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

My theory is that it's usually best to live near your work, especially in a big city with huge traffic situations. Time is more flexible on your day off, but not so much on work days.

notamiss · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 12:15 pm Post subject:

What about Magdalena Contreras? Would parts of it be close enough to Santa Fe? It's closer to the rest of the city, not so far out as Cuajimalpa.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F