Teach English in Argentina! Staff member Jade shares her experience
Posted by Lauren Baker on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 @ 04:55 PM
I became fascinated with traveling, Latin culture, and the Spanish language after briefly living in Mexico when I was 16. I majored in Spanish in college and after graduation I was determined to live in a Spanish-speaking country. I was looking into different ways to work in South America when I came across TEFL. It all happened so quickly! One minute I was working at a grocery store in Chicago and the next I was living in Buenos Aires. I got a job just one week into my search, and found an apartment living with two hilarious Argentinians. I primarily taught conversational and business English to adults, and made enough money to pay my rent and live a relaxed Argentine life.
Traveling throughout Latin America is quite inexpensive and you'd be amazed what you can do on a limited budget. For example, I just got back from a 6-month trip backpacking throughout Central and South America, spending just $4000 to have the most incredible journey of my life.
I first headed to Costa Rica and Panama, where I danced through the clouds at Monte Verde Cloud Forest, then went to Brazil where I celebrated Carnaval in Rio, and traveled westwards to Uruguay where I motor-biked around Colonia before continuing to Argentina to dance the Tango in Buenos Aires. After that it was on to Chile, where I visited Pablo Neruda's home and felt the aftershocks of an earthquake. The last leg of my trip was in Peru. I celebrated my birthday in Lima drinking countless sour piscos and eating delicious ceviche, t
hen headed to Cusco, drinking Mate de coca for my altitude sickness. The last stop of my trip was Machu Picchu, where I hiked up the Incan Jungle and sat speechless in the Incan ruins. It was the perfect place to end my trip--peacefully reflecting on
my journey.