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marg252 · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 55

Thanks to some helpful people in these forums, I think I'm pretty sold on this being my next stop. But, I have no idea where.

So... I want somewhere warm and pretty. I've been in Shanghai too long. My primary interest is the outdoors. I want some sort of access to nature, be it sea or mountains. I need to support myself, but I don't need to do much more. I will be working on a grad degree (hopefully) while I'm there. So, that will be more important to me than anything else. I would love to be somewhere that I can get to know people and have a slight sense of community. And, good food would be a nice change of pace.

Thanks and sorry to be so clueless! The advice I've been getting on these forums has been really helpful!

marg252 · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 55

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

Consider Costa Rica. The food's not very good, though.

Based on what you mentioned... do NOT go to Torreon.

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

J Sevigny · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 161

Torreon is warm, though isn't it? Pretty? NO. Perhaps the ugliest city in the country. But the people there are nice.

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

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

MELEE · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject:

When are you looking to come?

I assume you have a BA, do you also have a TEFL cert of some sort?

How do you feel about living in a small town where you would be just one of a handful of foriegners?

PM me and I can give you the contact addresses for universities in the state of Oaxaca that are near to nature some in the mountains, some near the sea. And should allow you time to work on that MA. There should be openings for the summer and fall.

Leo726 · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 37

Marg252, what did you decide on?

marg252 · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 55

Apparently not Torreon...

After much research both here and other places I think that Guanajuato sounds the most like what I'm looking for. At least, I'd like to start there and see what I find. If not, Oaxaca looks nice as well. I can afford to spend a little time traveling and finding out what I like the most. But, Guanajuato really looks like a beautiful, quiet place, and I like the proximity to DF. I'm just worried about actually getting a job... What do you think?

Thanks a lot everyone who offered up their advice!

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

I don't know what there is in terms of opportunity there but...

Zacatecas might also be to your liking. Did anyone mention Morelia? I don't know that it gets mentioned much on here.

notamiss · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:38 am Post subject:

Is Guanajuato a good market? I would have thought that with its considerable expat population there would be a surplus of English teachers. Or are few of them interested in teaching?

shaner · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 47 Location: Medellin, Colombia

I would suggest Guadalajara. I really love that city. It is the perfect combination of cosmopolitan and old Mexico.

Do you like scorpions???? If you do, you will love GTO during the rainy season. I have a buddy who stayed there for a few months and he told me that when the rains come the little critters love to come inside.

That is just what i have heard though.....never lived there myself.

I do know that during the week in GTO at about 9:30pm the whold city just shuts down....I mean so quiet you could hear a mouse poop.

Oh well.

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

MO39 · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: