So once again I've been neglecting this blog far too much. I wish I had a million things to tell anyone who stumbles across this page but sadly, I've got very little to report.
I was planning a return trip to Oaxaca but due to some problems with money it's not going to come as soon as I'd hoped. So my planned April trip will be moved to June (fingers crossed).
In other news I'm looking for ways to work for a living once moving to Mexico.
The ideas I've come up with so far include but are not limited to:
Copy editor, I figure there are probably tons of companies that would love to publish ads, or whatever in English but need people to make sure that the copy they produce is accurate.
English teacher/tutor, I really don't want to teach but beggars can't be choosers.
Translator, once again there are companies looking to branch out into an English speaking market but have trouble communicating with potential clients, partners, whatever.
That's about it so far. I'm still making plans and looking into things.
Little facts I've learned.
When returning to the us from a visit to Mexico allow two and a half hours of layover for customs which will happen in your first stop over (for example if you're flying from Mexico to say Chicago but have a stop over in Houston you will go through customs in Houston so be prepared to have a layover of at least two and a half hours.
To be qualified to teach English as a foreign or second language you need a certificate (TEFL or TESL). You cannot obtain these for free, however most schools that teach you also have placement and some offer in country teaching where you can do a home stay with a family and potentially pick up a little of the language being spoken in your desired company. These are not cheap and I've heard horror stories about what companies are good and not so do your research A LOT!
Obtaining the required visas for living in Mexico is also a tricky thing to do. When working you apparently need someone to sponsor you to make it much easier. However most companies wont. My thought is to get a job for a company whose world head quarters is based in the states so that they may be more inclined to hire an American that most Mexican companies would be. One of the biggest things I've been reading about jobs is that you can't hope to get a job that a Mexican can do, you most likely wont unless you're able to gain citizenship to Mexico.
Those are just a few things, hopefully in the next few weeks/months I'll have more to say and start updating this thing again. I'd love comments, questions, anything from anyone who may read this.
I just found out while screwing around with my settings today that since I started this blog I've had 2,000 views which is about 2,000 more than I thought so now I'm going to be a little more reader friendly, I've enabled the comment option so that people can say what they need or want to.
I'll also welcome guest bloggers who want to share anything of their experiences living, working, or just traveling in Mexico. Or if you want to link to me, have me link to you... just let me know!
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