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*Looking for a French teacher to start in January 2024*
I´m José, 27 years old, Mexican, traveler, English And Spanish teacher.
Seeking for an English French. Portuguese or German native speaker with a good level of English, Americans, and English are welcome as well.
Minimun stay 4 weeks or longer.
For 2024 the minimum stay will be 8 weeks.
We have a language School in Escuintla, Chiapas, a small city on the Pacific coast in Mexico. The school is 40 minutes from the Sierra Madre Mountains and forty minutes from pristine beaches. There are beautiful waterfalls, swimming holes, and hiking trails in the mountains. Two biosphere reserves (national parks) are nearby: the Triunfo and the Encrucijada. Charrerías (Mexican rodeo) and Folk dancing is also popular here. If you want to learn about real Mexican culture, this is the place. It is a genuine, 100% Mexican city with almost no recent foreign influence. In fact, in a county of 35,000 people, We are also just two hours from Guatemala. We live in our school where we work so it's literally a schoolhouse. It's great to see the students interacting with people from outside the community who know about the world and have wonderful stories and experiences to share. We try to open the students' eyes to other ways of seeing the world: to ideas and norms different from what they see every day in their small community. Teaching experience is not necessary, just a keen interest in sharing your language. To repeat: you MUST enjoy sharing your language and culture. If you see this as the only thing you may be able to do and don't love it, don't come, we need enthusiasm as we love what we do. You will have your own room in the schoolhouse. We have a big yard (for the city) and we are just six blocks from the market. We love animals and have a Dog named Hiroki and a Cat, Kala.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
This area is great for learning about genuine Mexican culture as it is off the beaten track. You can practice your Spanish daily and we'll be happy to help you with your language skills. there's folk dance, charrerías (traditional Mexican rodeos), and if you're interested in cooking there is a lot of delicious truly unique cuisine and drinks in the region like mole, gringas, garnachas, tlascalate, posole, posol, etcetera. People in the area harvest cacao and coffee beans, so there is excellent coffee and chocolate. The women and men here are always happy to share their knowledge! People here are very friendly and not in a rush so they are happy to spend time with you. It's just a great all around area to learn about Mexican culture.
You could also take *Spanish* Lesssons for a reasonable price.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We love learning languages. We are looking for help learning English, French or German. The groups you would teach will have between 1 and 10 students. Prior teaching experience is not necessary, but you must have a strong interest. We will help you with the teaching.
You can help with the animals simply by playing with the pets.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Beginner
Portuguese: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
I love learning languages and i would love to learn Spanish and learn French, German. Italian or Portugues.
Accommodation
Our school is a traditional brick and wood, terracotta-roofed villa. You will be sleeping in a shared room. We have a room in the garden that was an open veranda and a smaller room in the house. There is a big yard and we are 6 blocks from the market. We have excellent WIFI. As this is a traditional and purely Mexican area so we are unaware of any vegans in the area, however with the market full of fresh produce we're sure the food is available. You would be provided with groceries if your needs are specific.
What else ...
The Sierra Madre Mountains are just 20 minutes away and there are waterfalls, swimming holes and trails. Pristine Pacific beaches are just 40 minutes away. The old German colony of Santo Domingo is just two hours away. Two national parks, the Triunfo and Encrucijada are nearby. The Encrucijada is a great place to explore mangrove estuaries and see crocodiles and wildfowl. The Triunfo has quetzals, monkeys and lots of wildlife as well as incredible mountain views from the cloud forest.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
workawayers traveling in Campervans or Motorhomes are welcome, there´s a lot of space to park netx to the apartment. You will have acces to everything in the house as well.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 3-4hours a day, 5 days a week
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Jose is a great person and does his best to provide cultural exchange as well as fun trips on the weekends.
The students are kind, respectful and easy to handle. This was a great opportunity to improve my spanish as there are lots of situations to practice in.
I always felt safe and appreciated at the school.
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Jose is a great person and does his best to provide cultural exchange as well as fun trips on the weekends.
The students are kind, respectful and easy to handle. This was a great opportunity to improve my spanish as there are lots of situations to practice in.
I always felt safe and appreciated at the school.
10/10… read more
José is extremely honest , funny hardworking and a intelligent guy.He taught me how to teach better and helped me improved my Spanish daily
For mapa it’s a small quiet town so if you like that it’s perfect
We went out a few times to the beach and rivers and the… read more
