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eslstudies
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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Location: East of Aden
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 Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: Making an ESL living back home |
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Apart from the obvious, a job, hosting students is a great way to go.
You need a large house, a cooperative partner, no police record and a reasonable amount of energy.
We've taken in 3 high school girls, one each from Korea, China and Japan. As a result, there are no language cliques, and their English is soaring. So are food and utilities, but we're still $30,000 ahead a year.
Using your East Asian experience, it's easy to structure things [especially food] in an Oriental-friendly manner, whilst being pro-active on the English front. Our girls are the envy of their expat classmates. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd like to do that in the future. Sounds difficult but rewarding. |
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wildchild
Joined: 14 Nov 2005
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Location: Puebla 2009 - 2010
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depends on the organization that you go through, right?
some only pay a small stipend to cover food.
What org. are you going through?
thanks. |
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jr1965
Joined: 09 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| An aunt of mine has been hosting students from other countries (Ecuador, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Japan) for about the last 8 years with great success. She's actually heading to Italy at the end of this month and will be staying with the family of one her host students. |
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eslstudies
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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Location: East of Aden
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| wildchild wrote: |
depends on the organization that you go through, right?
some only pay a small stipend to cover food.
What org. are you going through?
thanks. |
My local State Education Dept [which I work in, BTW]. However, you can do it privately. Just advertise on your local university accommodation board.
The going rate for full board, 3 hots and a cot, is $200 a week for a student who has their own room.
Don't go near EF.......they don't pay anything, but what do you expect?
Our 3 girls are doing their full senior high school here, and then want to stay on for uni, so it might last several years. |
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nickpellatt
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
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There is a student organisation in my hometown that allows you to not only house students, but also to teach them within the home.
It isnt a year round program unfortunately, but it would be possible to take students for about 6-7 months of the year.
Its just under �50 for teaching a group of 5 from 9 - 12.30 per day, and about �12 per student per night (not a fortune).
I havent done the math, but its not far short of �100 a day, so getting on for �3000 a month during the season. |
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william wallace
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Location: in between
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Congrats! Good on you !!
Cheers,
Willie |
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