My wife and I are living in Florida. She has family back in Peru. I have been there a few times with her and enjoy it. We both agree that sometime in the future that we can go live there. I am working at the Post Office as a supervisor. Of course this job would not help me develope skills to live and work in Peru. She says I need to study something related to ESL or TESOL. Because the pay is pretty good for English teachers in Peru. I would like to know of anyone who knows anything about ESL or TESOL to give me some advice as to what is better. Or what is the best direction to go. So that I could build up my education. I am 24 and have not been to school since 18. What I worry about most, if I go back to school is restarting the classes I don't need like science and calculus. I have lived in Central America for a 4-5 months when I was 19, so I have a decent knowledge with the spanish language. But I do need more practice, my wife is helping me with this. I enjoyed being in this beautiful country so much
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I do no mean to burst your bubble, but moving to Peru, even for few months, is not a good idea. My guess will be you will enjoy it your visit for the first 3 to 4 weeks, then reality sets in, and you'll regret it. Is not that safe to begin with, and the economy in Peru is worst than here in USA, so if you are going to give up you job, think twice, maybe take a leave of absence, and try to play it safe, just in case. This is just my personal opinion, though. I wish you good luck on your decision.
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OK so i been there acutally a lot of time(part peruvian) but all i have to say is , if you are moving try to do it like retirement , and move to a good neighborhood. Denping on your race, it can be bad if you some places were theres not a lot of money. You might get mugged.( My uncle got mugged walking by town square in the capital, hes peruvian but is white). But if your moving to like Miraflores in Lima you got nothing to worry about since a lot of them are white.
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what is wrong with that "white" things mr. Kevin said? hahaha he is crazy, if someone wants to rob you they will rob you period;regardless of your race. Many Peruvians are and are not white, so what? I just think that many peruvians have this 'white" complex really, stop wanting to be white and be yourself Kevin!! and if you are white, stop separating Peruvians by race!! we are all humans and you will find good and bad white poeple as much as good and bad black people. Whatever! Anyways, going back to your question, why don't you become a doctor? or a psychologist? maybe a chiropractor? an professor at a university? go to wikipedia.org and search "Toledo", he did it, and do the same. First get a degree then make the move. and also Kevin, miraflores people aren't white, Peruvians aren't white, and there is nothing wrong with it, what is wrong is DISCRIMINATION and the stupid idea that whites are better which in fact have led to such a gap between races in Peru including poverty. Stop the non-sense
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OK, first, make aside the stupid racist comment of Kevin, he doesn't know what he's talking about. Second, if you are planning to go to live there, first don't drop your actual job, maybe take a temporary leave. There in Peru things will not be easy (they are not easy anywhere in the world), but certainly you'll have some opportunities. Teaching english may not be the best paid job in Peru, and sure you'll have to be prepared in order to be competitive (remember that lot's of american people actually live in Peru and most of them had your same idea), in that sense, there are some web sites that can help you with that, but non of them will offer you for free. Best would be to go there with some money in order to start a tourism related business, as what you'll find the most is american tourists. Whatever you do, please don't think that easy money (drug related money) is easy, being american you'll be on the eye of every official every time you go in or go out.
