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Teaching English in Medellin
In late August, after about a month of exploring Medellin and its surrounding regions, I decided to start looking around for English teaching positions. I started off by asking my family for some names of good bilingual…
Teaching Update…and The Future
Course Correction I bet you have been wondering why I’ve spent more electronic ink on nightlife and salsa dancing the last few weeks then my trials and tribulations teaching English. The reason is simple….I decided to…
Teaching Update
I ran into a gregarious Colombian English teacher at the print shop. Her first question to me was whether I was a teacher, perhaps because there is little reason for me to be at such a place if I weren’t. She said she…
Semana Santa in Medellin
The Holy Week of Easter is the most important Catholic religious festival in South America. Semana Santa, Holy Week, celebrates the last days of Christ’s life, the Crucifixion and Resurrection, as well as the end of…
Teaching Update
My efforts to build a clientele of private English students is slowly but surely moving in the right direction. I am receiving interest from potential students via my advertisements, networking, and chance encounters.…
My First Regular Students
I gained my first two regular students last week, and both were through networking. First, on Monday, I forwarded my teaching advertisement and rates to David, an engineering student from Mexico. He forwarded them to a…
Meeting Clint At Universidad EAFIT
In addition to meeting Ken last week, I also reconnected with Clint from Australia. I met him at Casa Kiwi Hostel, and got his contact info after learning he was also looking for work as an English teacher. The…
My First Student
On Wednesday evening, I met with my first paying student at the San Diego Mall. We had met once before my first week in Medellin through a mutual friend. She is heading for a series of interviews in the United States…
Updated Teaching Advertisement
On Tuesday, I printed 30 color copies of the advertisement below. I then dropped by EAFIT’s Culture and Communications office. Their protocol is to stamp up to four copies of the advertisement, and then post them on…
Language Lessons Continued
Sundays in Medellin are quiet. The young people are recovering from their late nights out, while others are going to church and exercising along certain main roads which are closed every week to encourage walking,…
My First Teaching Interview
I spent almost 12 hours this past Wednesday on the campus of EAFIT, mostly in the physics lab which Martin and Rodrigo call home. They were trying to help me prepare for my first teaching interview which Rodrigo helped…
English Tutor Seeks Students
The more I think about it, and talk with other current and future English teachers in Medellin, the more I realize trying to get a job at an English school is less than ideal. So, I have decided to focus my energy on…
Apartment Search, Couchsurfing, And Networking
Friday turned out to be an exciting day for connecting with new people living in Medellin. First, I had an impromptu meeting with Adriaan, editor-in-chief of Colombia Reports. I learned a little more about how he…
TEFL Resume Writing 101
Today was spent recommitting myself to looking for work as an English teacher in Medellin, sans teaching experience and the ability to speak Spanish. Since I began paying attention, I´ve met quite a few travelers who…