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Welcoming help with languages and discover local culture in Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    *Seeking for English and French teathers to start at the end of June2025.

    *PAID JOB POSITION AVAILABLE* MINIMUM STAY 3 MONTHS.

    Seeking someone who has one or more of the following skills/passions:
    1. English, French or German teacher. You MUST be passionate about teaching regardless of your experience.

    My name is Diana, i am a 31 years old , i am Mexican and I work as a preeschool teacher. My partner and i own two language Schools, both located in The state of Chiapas on the pacific cost i run the one in Mapastepec and José the one in Tonalá.
    I like traveling and meeting people from all over the world.
    I live at the school with my pets, i have 3 sisters, two of them are married and the youngest one lives with my parents.
    We are language schoosl that gives our students the opportunity to experience native teachers and also practice and learn different accents.
    We also provide private *Spanish* lessons for Only $250 pesos per hour.
    *IMPORTANT* As we have two different schools and different cities make sure you apply for the correct one acording to the location, as we won´t be able to accept requests for the other school and vice versa.


    "Smoking is not allowed"
    We have a language school in Mapastepec, 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 50,000 people, I (Richard) am the only resident foreigner here. This also makes it an ideal place to learn or improve upon Spanish. We are also just two hours from Guatemala. We live in our school where we work so it's literally a schoolhouse. Originally from Pennsylvania, USA, I was on a solo international cycling tour through Latin America, got hired to teach English (I had been giving classes at the university in the US) and then started my own school which has just had its thirteenth anniversary. Cyclists, motorcyclists, travelers and adventurers from all over the world have come to the school and we really enjoy their company. 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 one well-socialized dog and 2 cats that are part of the social fabric of the school and family. We love them, but they can be naughty just as children can be! So, if you truly enjoy interacting with amazing animals, perfect, if you don't, this is not the place to come to. Public transportation is cheap and readily available. The cost of living here is really low so you can do a lot and spend very little money for whatever activities you like. We like sports and have a CrossFit gym here so if you like serious exercise you're welcome to participate for just 150 pesos (8 dollars) a week). If you are able to help with CrossFit, there will be no charge.

    *️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️Special note: We get a lot of requests. We have only been able to accept some due to space, time and money constraints. There are many more people who wish to have these enriching cultural experiences than opportunities to go around. When we accept you to come we put you on the schedule with your teaching role: i.e., teaching English or some other language. We and the students are depending on you to fulfill that role. On three occasions people have come to teach only to tell us after a class or two that they don't like teaching and must leave. We ask ourselves: why would you request to come to a language school to work as a teacher when you don't like teaching and why would you just do it for a day or two days and then give up? It creates instability in the classroom that is not welcome because it's not good for the students and cuts short what could very well be a great experience for you. We've also had two no-show and two last-minute (as in the day before) cancellation. This was upsetting to us because when you do scheduling each person has a role in our schoolhouse and secondly we turned down two or three other requests to come because we gave you the spot. So, please be considerate and take your own as well as the hosts' situations into account by considering if you are really willing to make the teaching commitment for three, four weeks, two months, five months (whatever the time frame) and by giving as much possible forwarning about any travel plan changes. Thank you!

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Pratique d’une langue
    Enseignement
    S’occuper des animaux
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Accueil / tourisme
    Entretien général
    Aide informatique/internet
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Films et télé
    Animaux de compagnie
    Technologie
    Mode et beauté
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Langues
    Soin des plantes
    Art et design
    Animaux
    Danse
    Fitness
    Camping
    Plage
    Cyclisme
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    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.

  • Projets impliquant des enfants

    Projets impliquant des enfants

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  • Aide

    Aide

    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 them and sometimes helping us to obedience train the dogs. While it is not necessary that you help us with the animals it is ESSENTIAL that you have a liking for animals so that you will enjoy your stay as they are part of the fabric of our schoolhouse.

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Espagnol: Courant
    Français: Débutant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
    Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Our school is a traditional brick and wood, terracotta-roofed villa. We have a room in the garden that was an open veranda and a smaller room in the house, you will be sharing the room. 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.

    *️️️️️️️️️Special note: while we consider our accommodations to be comfortable and like them, if you are coming from a wealthier part of the world they may not meet your expectations. The climate here is warm so being entirely enclosed is not a priority, so there is less privacy than is typical in colder parts of the world. Be flexible and humble: it is essential in this region.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    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. Transportation is readily available and very cheap. It's US $0,60 to get around the city and $4.10 to go to the beach. You can buy bus tickets economically at the bus station to take you anywhere else you might like to go. We have a CrossFit box and train Monday through Friday.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

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