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starr

From: Spain

9/23/2003 08:36 EST

Hi All,
I am interested in teaching english in costa Rica, (San Juan area) but, more so taking the time to focus on what I want rather than what family and society thinks I should be doing. I have recently returned from Spain where I was studying spanish for 3 months. Since returning to NY things are back to usual esp. frustration finding work and unsupportive closed mentality. I want to learn to speak spanish fluently and acheiving it in the states seems like forever. Costa Rica was my 2nd choice to learn spainsh, but, since I want to stay abroard longer I figured I could teach english (to make $$to support myself). Could any ex-pat living in Costa Rica or any other person with some insight advise me on how I may go about working in CR. From what I heard Spain is quite hard to obtain work esp. being an american. Is it difficult in CR? Many thanks to all.. It's easy making these decisions when your in your early 20s, it's especially hard when your older!

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pato23

From: El Salvador

9/23/2003 14:36 EST

Dear Starr, I think you mean San Jose instead of "San Juan" Costa Rica. I presently live in El Salvador and represent an International Organization that designs and develops language courses, now Spanish for English Speakers and English for Spanish Speakers and more to come. I have contacts in Costa Rica and the other C.A. countries as well, our director has taught languages at Univ. level in South America and Europe. Try to get your TEFL certification before you come as many schools hire "native speakers" sans work permit for low wages and staggered hours, one big school in Central America is "famous" for this. And remember, especially in Costa Rica, many natives speak fluent English and hold their teaching jobs dear. However in less developed neighboring Panama & Nicaragua there is more need and less beauracracy, if you would e mail me salbiztours@yahoo.com would explain more in depth.

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Mwill55

From: United States

9/23/2003 21:50 EST

Hello Starr,

Good Luck in Costa Rica it is a lovely country. If you check the various job openings for TEFL, Celta etc teachers I think you will find CR is suffering a derth of openings right now. This may change in November when schools are looking to staff up for January semester.

But if you want/need a job right now there are more openings in Spain than Costa Rica.

Good Luck, yet us know how things work out.

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