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I have no intention of doing anything but play by the rules…and I didn’t make myself clear I have income– teaching would be a suppplement and I would only move there if I have secured a job and I am well aware of how little teachers make and as I stated I am working with a teacher placement agency that helps you arrange everything legally I am not assuming there is a shortage of teachers, in fact I am not assuming anything! and I plan on checking out Costa Rica for a couple weeks before all of this.
I wasn’t looking for a lecture or advice on my work, my ethics or legalities or finances, my question was to those of you who live there –on the cost of living there and whether $2000-$2300 would allow you to live decently….that’s all–Thanks![quote=”DavidCMurray”]John is absolutely right. If you don’t play by the rules, you could find yourself in serious trouble with more than one government agency. What John failed to note is that obtaining a legal work permit can take a year during which time you are not allowed to work. So how will you support yourself?
Also, you should not assume that there is a shortage of English instructors here. They may not have your credentials, but they’re not in short supply.
And John is also right that typical Costa Rican wages are much, much less than those in North America. Our first Spanish teacher also taught in the public schools. He earned about $12,000US for full-time teaching (with 450 student contacts a week). If there were more lucrative teaching opportunities in the private sector, you can bet that he’d have jumped ship.[/quote]
I am TESOL/TESL certified I feel confident I can find work teaching English in CR and I have placement services available to me. I am learning/relearning conversational Spanish. But leaving my job (which I desperately want to do) and living on a very small CR/English teacher wage and small pension will more than halve my income…can I live decently on $2000-2300?
