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[Lola723]

Hello to all.
I had the opportunity to study abroad in BsAs for a few months and absolutely fell in love with the city, the people, everything! I have known since I was 15 that I wanted to teach ESL, and I have very strong feelings towards living in Argentina (specifically Capital Federal). By May of next year (2007), I will have completed my MAT in ESOL and will be ready to take on the world!
There are only 2 things that may stand in my way: Firstly, I have found no shortage of short term TESOL/TEFL positions, but they do not pay much and are only temporary. I am seeking to live/work in BsAs for as long as I possibly can. How do I go about finding a place with long term potential? I presume I might have to take one of those temp jobs and then look for something else while I'm there? I don't know.
Lastly, I will undoubtedly be up to my eyeballs in debt from school loans when I graduate. Do you think that it is even feasible that I could find a stable enough teaching job with enough benefits to keep me fed and not paying off loans until I am 100 years old?
Am I out of my mind with unrealistic expectations, or do you think this has some potential? Any ideas/feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
<3 Lola

[matttheboy]

Long term work? Unlikely. Long-term short term work that dries up for 3 months in summer you'll find. Contracts are non existent. There's no shortage of bilingual, highly qualified argentine english teachers here who earn a pittance- (i know the HR manager at berlitz and some of the staff and the pay is...well...not very much-it makes the 15 pesos an hour unqualified backpackers make seem like a fortune) and if you don't have residency you won't even be eligible for long-term work. No school will sponsor you for a work visa, it's not even close to being worth their while.

so paying off your debts? not a chance.

teaching english in buenos aires does not have viable long-term prospects to be honest. sorry...

good luck anyway.

[Palmettoman]

Since you will have an MA in English, you could probably pursue something at the university level instead of having to scrape by at one of these English schools. I would say if you are looking for long-term, that would be the way to go. Couldn�t tell you much about the pay though.