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

Yeah I like that too about Mexico City. It's rather a bunch of small cities than one megalopolis. I liked your area MO for that, when I lived there, and like Roma a lot for it too now. Not intrusive, but always quick to say hi, how ya been?

Speaking of traffic, Guadalajara is the worst place in the country I've ever been for traffic. It's busy busy here in DF, true enough, but the city has so much public transport it's easy and quick to get around. I could never get anywhere very quickly in GDL. They really should expand that metro.

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

debmport · Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 34 Location: Guadalaholla

Leo726 · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 37

I'm originally from New York City; good with cities. The most opportunity for just about everything.

I was just teaching in a remote area in Thailand, outside of Bangkok. I was one of two "white" people in town. We were celebrities, and couldn't have been more uncomfortable. Local storeowners, restaurant employees, maintance men, knew my damn apartment number without me telling them! F------ scary! Especially for a woman alone. And I don't scare easily.

MO39 · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

Leo726 · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 37

MO39, thanks for that.

As soon as I do line up a place, and it really looks like Mexico City, I will be on a plane. When I was living outside of Bangkok, there was a great website called AJARN. It was primarily for English teachers in Bangkok, but it also listed different jobs for English speakers. Anything like that for Mexico? I love craigslist (sold my NYC apartment from it, found my LA apartments, bought three cars...) but the Mexico one is nothing like the main cities in the states.

FuzzX · Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 122

Goto Toluca, best place ever to teach English and you can rent a nice 2 bedroom apartment in a great area for under $150 dollars a month.... man save up $3000 in the bank and you wouldn't have to work for a WHOLE YEAR.

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

J Sevigny · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 161

There are a lot of teaching opportunities in Guadalajara but the city is kind of an urban planning disaster and traffic is a major symptom of that. There is, however, a very large population of foreign English teachers there so you will never feel completely alone. I've found there to be more opportunity, actually, in Monterrey, in part because nobody wants to come here. The traffic isn't as bad as Guadalajara but the city is infamous for being Americanized (In my opinion, GDL is just as Americanized if not more).

I think Guadalajara is also very conservative in comparison to Mexico City.

Leo726 · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 37

Whay doesn't anyone want to go to Monterrey?

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

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:38 am Post subject:

Mexico City all the way! I wouldn't want to live in another place in Mexico. I have and I got bored, fast! There is always something going on here.

There are an endless variety of places to work. Schools and students are everywhere. The public transport system is good and getting better. The crime rate seems to be under control and I haven't had any major problems here.

I think the weather is one of the top reasons to be in DF. It usually doesn't get super hot like nothern Mexico and its not humid like the south and coastal areas.

Come to DF (or nearby Mexico State) and live the adventure!

MO39 · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:43 am Post subject:

Prof. Gringo should be writing PR for the DF city government (and I couldn't agree with him more!).

Prof.Gringo · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:54 am Post subject:

MO39 · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

I'm afraid to disappoint you, Prof., but I don't travel in such exalted circles.