Monday, January 11, 2010

Employed

Bert has been in contact with the director of the Benedict School for about a month.

We walk in.. fill out some paperwork, take a grammar test..

"Sally went to the store and she _____"
a. buy fruit b. bought fruit c. buy fruits d. bought fruits

We sit down for an interview. All they really want is to hear us speak for a moment, and the job is ours. We have the exact same schedule and work 30 hours a week at 4.55 an hour. Most teachers here make between 2 and 7 dollars an hour, so our pay is pretty decent considering that we opted not to pay for the TEFL (teach English as a foreign language) certification. What's more, most teaching jobs offer about 10 hours a week, so working full time is fortunate. Considering our meager cost of living, we should have a decent surplus to work with. Lesson plans are fixed, and we have the option of taking 6 free hours of Spanish lessons per week. Orientation is tomorrow, work starts Wednesday.

2 comments:

  1. This actually got delayed for a week because the directors electricity was down, and thus she didn't receive the confirmation email we sent shortly after the interview.

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  2. Eileen, Good to hear you are well and thriving. I will check in from time to time. Keep in touch!

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