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Looking for my place · Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 49 Location: Portland

Hello. I have a ton of experience in ESL and will have my B.Ed in May. I would like to pursue work in Thailand but would like my Latin boyfriend to come with and also be able to find some employment. Any information about jobs for Spanish speaker?

roguegrafix · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 125

I think it might be difficult. Is your boyfriend qualified in anything?

cafecafe · Joined: 24 May 2006 Posts: 20

Agreed with the last poster, it might be difficult unless your boyfriend is fluent in English and has a nice non-Spanish like accent. Then there are possibilities. Does he have a degree? It's needed to process a work permit.

TEFL anonymous · Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Tampico, Mexico

How fluent in English is your boyfriend? I was working in Hat Yai and I know quite a few Filipino, French, German and Austrians who worked there teaching English. Because of the accent, they were mostly required for Anuban/Prathom teaching. How is your man with little kids?!

If he's got a skill you could try to make some contacts and he could pick up some manual work, or a job in a bar if you get to know some owners. But that'll take time and friends. Otherwise I reckon the only thing is setting up your own business of some sort. I know that a lot of people who sell stuff over ebay etc and make good money...

stilloutthere · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 23

I was in Chiang Mai, and there were some jobs there teachng other languages. I don't remember seeing Spanish, though. Have you googled for Spanish-teaching jobs in Thailand. Maybe in Bangkok?

stilloutthere · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 23

Also, with an education degree, you might be able to get a job in an international school teaching a regular subject, like biology or whatever you took. This will pay much better.

While I hung out in Chiang Mai, I was amazed at the number of people who arrived who didn't seem to have done any research at all. People who thought they would be able to live well, and save a lot of money, when in fact most people, especiallly beginners, barely cover basic expenses. People who though a tefl certificate would get them a job in a good international school, without a degree. And people who did their research by talking to travelers who hadn't been in Thailand for ten years. They still expected prices to be the same, and looked up jobs on the internet, and did the math using the wrong numbers.