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yummyj comments on Which TEFL course in Bogota?

CELTA is becoming the standard for TEFL certificates. Forget the money it costs now, it will pay for itself in the future.

yummyj comments on Teaching English in Cali???

Certificate? Great. Good for you that you know you cannot teach Engoish properly without having learned how to do it. And those guys who think they can, have no clue, the same as their students. Salary in Colombia is about $700-$1000. Not too many places will support a work visa. Try Dave's forum at eslcafe.com for GOOD info....no squabbling.

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the way to make money these days is through google ads. As you see, Peter has google ads on all his pages. He makes money through clicks, impressions and comissions through those clicks. Only he knows how much he is making. Would you tell everyone how much you make? If you really need to know, find how many visitors he gets per day, take .0004% of that. He might make that figure in a month from the site. Not much. Do it fast, this thread will probably be deleted pretty quick.

yummyj comments on Medellin Police arrest 500 + prepagos in one day

I wonder how many posters on this thread know that prostitution is legal in Colombia.

yummyj comments on Why people love to talk bad about El Poblado?

people talk bad about it because too many foreigners live there and too many foreigners go there.

yummyj comments on www.happybutpoor.com NOT www.poorbuthappy.com

how about cheap&opinionated.com?

yummyj comments on another possibility to make a little money in Colombia that people haven´t really touched on

Word to the wise. I would not trust the likes of the freaks, losers and whiners (renters) that rented my place. Never doing it again.

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no medical, judicial, government or any other system can be trusted in ANY country, so Joe, just stay in the USA. Problem solved. All I really got from the post was having an attorney in case of a problem. What a shock coming from an American!

yummyj comments on medellin apts.

be careful scooby, the apartment might have doorknobs that are hard to learn how to use, not all the pots and pans that you want and more horizontal blinds that you can break.

yummyj comments on How to take a taxi.

I always heard to sit in the back (in Colombia), because a robber can hop in the back seat.

yummyj comments on Stereo Typing Colombians and Gringos

Almost all people who have no way defending themselves have no alternative except to go on the offensive. That is why a gringo, for example, will turn around and insult a COlombian. The gringo cannot simply defend himself with attacking the Colombian. To completely contradict myself, I feel that a 3rd world country has every right to defend themselves by attacking the, supposed, high level country. If the USA, for example, is so good and they think they are the best country in the world, we need to point out their faults and show them that are not, in fact, close to as good as they think they are. Whereas the 3rd world country is supposed to have problems. Odd, if a 3rd world country is so bad, why would gringos, for example, go there? And only an idiot would go to that 3rd world country and complain about it. Don't like it? STAY HOME!

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how about Value Village back in the States.? then there won't be any complaining. meaning? I hate the sun, it's too hot, but I think I'll move there and complain about it. The natives shouldn't mind...it's not my fault that it is hot there.

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2,000,000 Colombian residents compared to 10-15 buying foreigners? I have to disagree with you. And, when a foreign buys a red brick apartment building, does he live on the outside and stare at the red brick walls all day? Better tropicalize yourself.

yummyj comments on funny

I wouldn't call Americans putzes. Ton of other words that would be deleted, but not putz. That reminds me of a theory of mine that others could help me with. Who is more stupid? The guy that knows he is not intelligent and lives his life knowing this... Or the guy that thinks he comes from the most intelligent country in the world and thinks he is intelligent, but in fact, he is not intelligent, and lives his life thinking that he is?

yummyj comments on teaching in colombia

hey anderson, would you trust a mechanic without a piece of paper? How about a doctor? Just because you can speak it, does mean you can teach it. Just because you THINK you can teach it, doesn't mean you actually can. ALL students thank their teacher. They simply don't know that they are getting spam instead of Prime Rib. Of they thank you for the spam. I am not saying that you cannot teach, or don't know your stuff (now). I have never seen you teach. I am just saying that these people that think they can teach English simply because they can speak it are WRONG. Yes, they are WRONG. A good teacher would know this.

yummyj comments on teaching in colombia

Everyone says they are intelligent and have a good sense of humour. We all know that this is not true. You THINK you know basic grammar and how to teach it. That doesn't mean that you really can. Get certified and get a clue as to how to teach. It will help you AND your students who think you know what you are talking about - not that you THINK you know what you are talking about.

yummyj comments on teaching in colombia

teach with no certificate and the ONLY qulaification you have is speaking (not knowing HOW to teach) the language? Why not become a car mechanic? You know how to drive so you should be able to teach mechanics, right? Get a certificate so the students will actually learn something from someone who knows what they're doing.

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foghorn leghorn or chicken little?

yummyj comments on HOLY GOSH! Golfing In Medellin It's a well kept secret? Women allowed to play?

Villeas is only famous in the US? He only earns US dollars? Aren't we arrogant? (arrogant also = misinformed) What a shame the US dollar is weaker than the Canuck buck at the moment.

yummyj comments on the post" Gringo invasion" terrifies me to the core

Of course, both you guys are different from those you speak of, yes? yes, of course.

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Medoblado, Can you find more things in Colombia to complain about? Better yet, find a country where you don't complain about everything. Or, is that not possible?

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Plastic and pesos? So, USA, UK, Canada, etc is - cosmetics & silicone (or fat?) Why label Colombia when it is every (Western) country that is like that?

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Did you go to bed with a hooker? Did any of your clients who prefer to stay at a brothel? How many prepageos (hookers) were at the party?

yummyj comments on ALZINA PUBLIC HOUSE. ROCK&SALSA CORNER IN MEDELLIN!

Thank you for your shilling, Oliver.

yummyj comments on Whats the best way to get TEFL ceritifed??

Go to the teaching websites, or google it, and you will find tons of links to places where you can get certified. There are 100's all over the world in tons of countries. Side note - good for you for knowing you should get certified and not being one of those scmucks that thinks he can teach English just because he can speak it!!!!!!

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yep, they are not giving them out at the present time. Go to the city office and ask them...they might know better than guys on the net.

yummyj comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

Non-age old argument...a person who has not learned how to teach English CANNOT successfully do it.

yummyj comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

then there are people that are uneducated, but think they ARE because they are street savy, but in fact, they are clueless.

yummyj comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

Qualified means certified....meaning being more than a schmuck (as previously stated) off the street. I guess that if you have to ask what qualified is, you are not qualified. I wonder if the 2 previous interested posters are QUALIFIED.

yummyj comments on English 212 - English teachers needed in Medellin

YES! YES!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Qualified and experienced!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, someone who knows and wants quality. Not just a schmuck who speaks English and therefore, thinks he can teach English.

yummyj comments on Medellin Restaurant for Sale - Cheap!

Read the post again. THE question to anyone selling a busy is... why are you selling it?

yummyj comments on Spanish Verb Form Questions

Maybe you should adjust your list... Present simple - I speak - hablo Present continuous (progressive) - I am speaking - estoy hablando And regardless of how well a preson speaks Spanish, I would get an opinion from a native Spanish speaker.

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Run crying to a lawyer? How original. That tells us what your nationality is. Action against PBH? Might want to get a lawyer that is familiar with internet law. Here, let me help so I don't have to hear more whining about lawyers from the nation that cannot fight their own battles. Posters are liable for their remarks, not the site. So, ANYTHING could be said about you and Peter is NOT liable. But, I digress. Back to your LAWYER talk. Fight your own battles...stop crying LAWYER every time something happens that you don't like.

yummyj comments on Renting / Leasing an apartment in Medellin

Here in New York? Well, that is there in New York and and NOWHERE else in the entire world. Might as well forget New York and life there if you plan on venturing out of it. Not saying that the one year thing is right or reasonable. But there is no sense in giving an eample of one place when you are dealing with another place. Trust me, it'll make life easier.

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But, if he starts drinking, he might start giving us his 50/50 (expert) predictions fo the peso/dollar. Wait, he does that without drinking. Nevermind.

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World consensus seems to be that if someone offers you something, it is rude to turn it down. If you don't want it, take it, smile and make the other person happy.

yummyj comments on Teaching English in Medellin

Advice? Get a TESOL certificate.

yummyj comments on Training mechanics...

So, you're saying that it is ont a good idea to teach mechanics to people when I don't know much about it myself. And that driving a car is not enough qualifications to teach mechanics? vicidiot - I AGREE. exactly that same as...just because you can speak English, that does not make you qualifies to teach it. Fact. Plain and simple. Onlt those with a teaching degree can argue with it. Sorry, also a fact.

yummyj comments on Need apt help in Medellin - rental

http://medellinapartment.8k.com/ $40 bucks a night for the place, not per person. Sounds good.

yummyj comments on Thanks Soo Much For The Warm Welcome

vicshere.....you might want to be careful when you insult someone's writing. From your post... "...or have a miss read the rules AGAIN..." miss read? This means what? A school teacher from your past? Or did you mean 'misread'? Yeah, I love it!!!!!!!!!

yummyj comments on Thanks Soo Much For The Warm Welcome

yes, indeed, welcome to the REAL PBH. You will probably be banned after that comment. It is friendly here if you agree with (and stroke the ego of) certain members of this board. Otherwise, you are a toy to be played with. Now I will probably be banned for that comment. Truth hurts, doesn't it?

yummyj comments on can i take a pic next to Escobars tomb stone? its in medellin right? how far is that from cali???

GIB must tired of bragging about his 50/50 dollar/peso predictions. Had to find something else to toot is horn about.

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is your avatar?

yummyj comments on Would you like to teach English at Berlitz?

I wonder if manny is a qualified, experienced English teacher.

yummyj comments on Keep Your Nose Clean ...

Dollars will be dollars. Unless you are talking Canadian to USA dollars, in which case the Canuck buck is destroying the Yankee buck. Anyone predict that? Thank you Mr Bush...for your guns and being such a terrible leader.

yummyj comments on Medellin Hotel -the Mansion

Let's put this delicately..... IT'S A BROTHEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good eye and good thinking. 2 points. I think guys stay there without using the whores that they suppply. But, c'momn, do you really want to stay at a whorehouse?

yummyj comments on PETERSON´S ENGLISH CENTER

So, quality teaching. That means you hire certified teachers or teachers with good experience, right? Or any idiot that thinks he can teach English simply because he can speak it?