to work or not to work in Rionegro

Haddeman says on Jun 6, 2009, 18:09:

The EAFIT has a modern campus type section in the countryside between El Retiro and Rio Negro.It's a nice place,well outside the Rio Negro and about 45 minutes by bus from San Diego.I know a lot of teachers at EAFIT and they are great people,Colombians and foreigners although all complain the administration is sometimes a little shambolic,this is Colombia after all.The other sights are in small towns some hours from Medellin so they must be very limitedfacilities there.

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Zoltar says on Jun 7, 2009, 07:21:

Sirwhale, still feeling lonely??

Zoltar

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sirwhale says on Jun 7, 2009, 08:12:

I'm in the Black Sheep Hostel, which is full of gringos so my loneliness levels have dropped. Although I'm still thinking a lot about my Chilean polola and not sure I made the right decision to leave... for the 1st time in my life I really don't know what to do next. I haven't been round with CVs yet as I wanted to chill out and take things one thing at a time. I just sent my CV to that university after someone said about it on my first post. I had to do a test and a two page report during friday night!

I still have a return flight to Chile in July, which i wasn't originally planning on taking but it now gives me options. I'm thinking now that I could deposit all my belongings in a hostel and just take off around Colombia with my backpack before going back.... I have no idea.... maybe I'll head to Buenos Aires.....

I'm going to go to rionegro today to see what i think of it and if enough is going on for young people for one to survive there 6 months.

Thanks for the help anyway

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Lisa Zee says on Jun 8, 2009, 10:26:

I would kill for a job in Rionegro!........................................................................... lol

Vive la vida y deja vivir!.

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jutersorky says on Jun 9, 2009, 18:20:

so what happened sirwhale? did you take the job?? how many hours. If you buy a bike you will save a lot on gas and you should not worry about tolls.
I work in Rionegro some days too

Juter

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sirwhale says on Jun 10, 2009, 07:50:

They´re offering me 20,000 an hour with about 20 to25 hours a week. I thought it was an ok deal, the contract would be for 6 months and i dunno wether i´d want to live in rionegro or not. It´d be another experience. I´m now in Bogotá, just arrived to see what i think of it as i´ve had mixed reviews and i really want to go to the gold museum. I´m also intreaged about Menizales as i´ve heard of people teaching there and that it´s nice. I´ve written a 2 page personal statmente and now they want a phone interview so we´ll see what happens.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 10, 2009, 09:38:

whale.........the eafit campus is fantastic. the best english teaching job imaginable. i used to have a bar/restaurant about a mile or two back towards the junction at don diego. (turn off to la ceja) as for living in rionegro....much better places are about which would be closer and more fun. they asked me to teach there but i had other activities.

you can pm me and i can help you and the 'where to live' issue if you choose to work there. you'll fall in love with llanogrande just ask liza zee...she's from there, too. beats the shit outta the metro area back in medallo. that is unless you're an invetterate bar hound and can't live with out the lleras bar scene. but if you want to get to know colombia and colombians, go to llano.
douglas

patriarch

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Lisa Zee says on Jun 10, 2009, 09:44:

Ditto

Vive la vida y deja vivir!.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 10, 2009, 09:48:

john.....kickin? or lickin?

patriarch

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sirwhale says on Jun 10, 2009, 17:02:

Yea douglas, that's what i was thinking. It'd be a different experience living in rionegro, i'd be much more involved with the culture, thats why I'm considering it. Plus i wouldn't be a slave to public transport like i would be in Bogotá where I am now. I´ve spent the day in el candelaria and i really like it. I do realise however that this is a tiny part of the city and as an english teacher i´d be all over the city travelling like i was in santiago, although here there´s no metro.

Are there any other English teachers here? How much should i be aiming for pay wise, 20.000 an hour? today i got talking to a costeño and he said he wants private classes and some of his colleagues do to and took my email. How much should i be charging for private classes, 30.000-40.000 an hour? thats if i stay of course. But i have to say from what i´ve seen of bogotá i´ve liked it more than medellín.

John thanks for the offer. I enjoyed the gold museum, very immpressive. Bogotá already seems to have a lot more culture than santiago. I´m in a hostal tonight and i want to do as much research as i can on the net so i can soon make a decision about my life. I lived in spain with cucuteños and one of their cousins is gonna let me stay at his house as of tomorrow to save abit of money. I might try menizales or might not, like i said i want to talk to some english teachers first.

Thanks for all the help.

Oh by the way douglas, do you think i´d mainly be teaching kids in rionegro? as i have no experience with kids....

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span_colombia says on Jun 10, 2009, 23:05:

Blocked classes and fixed teaching location, 20.000/hour is pretty good, particularly if you'll be teaching in a low cost of living location. I'd say take it, especially if your employer will be EAFIT.

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sirwhale says on Jun 11, 2009, 13:58:

They rang me today and explained the job, I´ll be working from 7 in the morning till 1. They´ll sort out free transport from Medellín so i can live there. I´d also be able to take free language classes. It seems like i´ll be well looked after so I´ve told them today that i´ll take the job. Thanks for your help and maybe I´l come back to Bogotá to teach in the future.

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span_colombia says on Jun 11, 2009, 17:02:

free transport is a major benefit.

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