StevieB21
12/18/2016 16:56 EST
Hello everyone im a 20 year old from the U.S Born And Raised,i have my TEFL and planning on either Managua or Granada to teach English and even tutor or work online on the side.
I plan on bringing anywhere from 800-1000 for my first month,could someone give me insight on the English Teaching scene in Nicaragua and the cost of living?
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iguanalover
12/18/2016 17:54 EST
Salaries in Nicaragua are very low, $300 a month is considered good, and there isn't much work for inexperienced English teachers unless they are volunteers. Leon has more paid work because of the universities. Many schools may want a degree or at least some experience. The Nica universities have excellent English teachers and they are Nicas. I worked with one and he was really good. Get an online job for your income and you will do much better.
You need a work visa to be legal and you must prove you are not taking a job away from a citizen. You cannot work legally on a tourist visa. If you work on line, you bypass the system.
Nicaragua is a place that is good for retired people or people who have an income. It is not very forgiving for others and there is no safety net. You need at least $600 a month to live on and to get by on that you will need to speak Spanish. It is not a good place for the inexperienced. Bring much more money than you mentioned and go home before you run out. I would not come down without at lease one year's money to live on, $12,000 at a minimum.
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novato1953
12/18/2016 18:12 EST
It'll be a challenge for you, but that doesn't make it not worth doing. I agree $600US is pretty much the ground floor requirement to live here, and $700 would be better if you eat meat and stuff, like to splurge on a Saturday afternoon ice cream. Teacher jobs aren't hard to find, but those that pay well often are. If you have skills to earn money online, you're coming to a perfect place to use those skills -- what sounds like chump change income in the US could pay your rent in Nicaragua. If I were in your shoes, I'd personally look into doing all this in Colombia, however. It's a much wealthier place where more folks are likely to be able to pay tuition, and even the government says just 1.3% of the population speaks English. But at 3,000 Colombian Pesos per USD, living expenses are generally lower than Nicaragua. On the downside, visa requirements are stiffer -- but they are stiffer nearly everywhere compared to Nicaragua.
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KeyWestPirate
12/18/2016 19:20 EST
There are so many opportunities for NIcas to learn English at the moment, and most are free or very inexpensive.
There IS significant interest in English all at once,, and I know of at least one person who has built up a decent one on one English business,, catering to professionals.
She knows what she is doing,, brings a lot of excitement to the class.
She also teaches in the evenings to large groups who don't pay anything. She receives a salary of $300 for this.
This school is funded by some Canadian grant, covering her salary, rent, materials,, etc.
Call centers are always looking for good English speakers, and the pay is $500-600, by far the best in Nicaragua for unskilled labor. You will be fighting the permission to work issue . . .
Your $1K a month is probably plenty as long as you keep your living expenses,, especially rent,, to a minimum. Travel, Tonas, a GF, will start chewing into that number quickly.
Good luck!
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StevieB21
12/18/2016 20:41 EST
Yes i was looking at moving to medellin colombia,i was really just looking to make enough to live comfortable and travel occasionally or save cause im not really the bar type ive never drank would i be able to do that say working for a private school and tutoring?
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iguanalover
12/18/2016 21:37 EST
Moving to another country is not like moving to another state. You need a marketable skill and having a TESL certificate without a degree is not a marketable skill. Schools want pieces of paper and the jobs are very competitive. Being an native of the USA does not make you special. Living in another country without any money is not romantic, it is scary. What you want to do is obtainable, but you need more than a few dollars and a TESL certificate. Use this time in your life to get an education and some experience.
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longtimehere
12/19/2016 08:06 EST
You would bring a skill that is in high demand here... especially since you are a native speaker.
Your best bet would be to advertise for private lessons. You could charge ~$3/hour, maybe $4. Advertise with fliers at the universities or parque centrales and on encuentra24.com.
Try it for a month and see how it goes.
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