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[YouthurbaN]

Y'all--

I can�t pay $1,500 plus month-long stay and travel at some other city to get certified and simultaneously afford airfare and start-up cash for Santiago, Chile: I must cheapen the certification process, then.

My boy Demetrious from Las Vegas who wants to travel so he can increase his eligibility to law school in September 2004 writes today, �The English-Int angle definitely sounds good; but, we've uncovered other options such as i-to-i, which offers TEFL certification for a total of $265 (or $295). Or, we could take the beginning phase of TEFL [a 50-hour course through English-International], for $195.

�Whatever we do, our focal point should be the proper certification ...�

He continued, �My position is this: We get at least TEFL certified via the cheapest and most respectable means. If we start by next week, we can be on our way by early June-mid July.�

Like Demetrious, I figure the same: Distance Education is affordable and thus more pertinent to my goals: to live in Latin America for at least one year in an attempt to better undertand the region's language and political culture.

The advice I need: i-to-i or English International (or some other certifying body accessible for less than $300)?

Much appreciated (in advance),

Peace (is strategic).

--Tomas