The Truth About Teaching English In Costa Rica
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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If you're interested in teaching English in Costa Rica then listen to my experience in this video.
Costa Rica is not for everyone. If you want to be an employee forever and work for others than I would agree. I get what Camden is doing. Get an affiliate link from a company like ipalfish and bash other opportunities in the hope that they click on his link and he can earn some money off of you. It's marketing 101. Scare your audience. Have them go over to your corner and feel safer with the "better" life of teaching someone on a laptop and having no real human interaction. I am sad to hear of anyone missing out on the opportunity to experience a place like Costa Rica. Affiliate marketers like Camden are a dime a dozen. Anything for the buck. It's all about what makes you happy in life.
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I have to agree with several other responders here. Your appearance is very WASPY. And your speech patterns and stated priorities validate that impression. That said you're in life's game and playing. I've visited CR many times over the past thirty years and have come away with very different opinions. Yep CR is expensive but expensive COMPARED to what? Compared to the beaches here in Delaware, compared to every coastal community from Nantucket to Key West costal Costa Rica is about average or a little cheaper. You resent two price points, one for non Ticos and one for native borns? That was true nearly forty years ago. And it's fair. The safety, security and carefully managed beauty cost money. The non-voteing, non-tax paying, non-members of communities, churches, school boards, local governments and the Caja, those consumer visitors should pay their share. Costa Rica is very much a socialist country. Why don't you try living on a fixed income in Canada or Sweden. There are lots of tall white people in both. And the taxes will make any red blooded American excepyionalist wish he was back in Utah or Texas or Wall Street. Why do you suppose Ticos on the Pacific side of the Nicoya peninsula are the third longest lived people in the world? Hmm...... maybe CR isn't so expensive. I for one like fresh fruit.
I'd appreciate the TEFL guidebook please
Thanks for your interest. What places are you looking to travel and teach?
Didn't realize Costa Rica was so expensive. South Korea and Japan pay the most for teaching English. Glad you're having fun in Thailand. It's a great place. Great video
What are requirements to work in the Middle East? Do you have any connections or tips :D
LeeWay (Lerena Holloway) Travel Experiences I don't have connections. If you can withstand living in the Middle East then just apply there.
Ok thanks
@@CamdenLong indeed UAE, SA, Qatar, have gobbled up many English teachers. They'll extend you credit, you can buy a car, luxury items. But, if you can't make the payments, they'll throw you in jail. That's why it's not uncommon to find lots and lots of cars abandoned by fleeing English teachers at the airport. Am I lying?
I taught there one year (Heredia, outside of San Jose), 2008-2009, it was rough living. I was always paid late and I didn't have a lot of money to do many things. However, because it is small, I went to the beach a lot; many day trips on single night trips. The cities are beyond hot/rough; the crime rate is high. Your video speaks truth.
English Tea Ecuador I totally get where you’re coming from. It’s an amazing 😉 country if you live close to the beach but if you’re living in the urban area, it is not a fun place to be for long. Had a great 👍 time while I was there but it’s deafly not where I want to stay. Thanks 🙏 for contributing with your comment and have a nice 👍 day.
@@CamdenLong have you been caught, yet ?
Hello! You said that teachers in public schools earn around $400 per month and let me tell you that it's not true. They receive much more than that. Perhaps that was what they told you but they always lie because most of the teachers here are bad teachers who do not like to work..... I went to the public school and highschool too that's why I can talk about it. :)
Yoyce Herrera well, everywhere is different. I also was living there many years ago. So, perhaps things have improved. But I know that most of the native Costa Rican teachers do not make a lot of money. Thank you for watching and have a great day.
Camden Long I know maybe is not too much for you but we can live well here with $ 1200 per month. Actually teachers in public school receive around $1300. On the other hand, teachers in highschool can earn around $2200 ... However, if people work in the private system I know they are not well paid.
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Thanks :)
Yoyce Herrera thanks for watching and have a 👍 day
Thank you for getting right into it. I have had to sit through so many five minute preps.
Hey! Dude @Camden Long They were swendling you definitely they tried you. It was supposed you to earn more than that. Here in El Salvador Central America you could have earned From $900 to1200 working from five to eight hours daily and weekends only one day four hours and it's a such great country like Costa rica less expensive all the prices by half talking about housing, food and transportation that's why we do not have many tourist.
Would like your e-book if you still sending it out
Yes. Could you provide your email address here?
I can send it to you there.
Thank you Ann.
-Camden
@@CamdenLong annjoseph4e@gmail.com
@@biblicalstorieswithannjose1857 I sent you an email just now! 😃
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Camden - Great video, I agree with what you say here. My girlfriend and I moved to Costa Rica to teach English in Janurary 2019 and it's definitely hard to make ends meet. Cost of living is high, especially where we live on the pacific coast.
I found I can make much more teaching online than I can make at a school down here. We are also trying to develop our online businesses and grow my UA-cam channel. It is a beautiful place to live, but I've burned through a large chunk of savings in the 7 months I've lived here so far.
FitzRica thanks for your message and I do appreciate it. Where were you teaching English at in Costa Rica? And so are you now teaching online for VIP kids? If you’re interested to start with Palfish then I can guide you through the process so just let me know. You can also add me on Facebook to continue communication there if this is not a good place. 👋👍
@@CamdenLong Thanks Camden. I teach at a small nonprofit in a town named Potrero.
And yesI do teach with VIPKID and Verbling and am pretty satisfied with both.
I will definitely let you know if I want explore teaching for Palfish as well.
FitzRica that’s cool. Enjoy the tropical 🌴 environment. If you have any questions about Palfish then you can contact me here or on Facebook if you have it.
man that really sucks cause I wanted to teach out there. :(
Charli Katherine it’s a great country but Asia is the place for tefl!
You’re right about Costa Rica being more expensive than most of Latin America. I was assigned to the US Embassy in San Jose for about three months. Definitely more expensive than El Salvador (were I was stationed), Nic, Hondo or Guatemala. Now I’m retired just looking for something to do. It’s all those retired gringo baby boomers that drive up the prices.
I always thought Costa Rica had a low cost of living? But I've also heard teaching in Latin America doesn't pay as much compared to Asia and the Middle East so that could explain it
The cost of living is relatively low but if you are teaching English, then it doesn't really matter. Not easy to be an English teacher in Costa Rica and live well or save money.
This is one person's opinion. Here are many other video's where people share their experience being involved in the TEFL world in Costa Rica: ua-cam.com/channels/UOBjzwQYyYHerupH_lVvQA.htmlvideos. It's always good to get more than one opinion. I have been in Costa Rica for over 13 years now. Costa Rica is a land of opportunity.
I lived in a decent apartment in CR for 150 a month. Closer to the city center is much more expensive. Cheap exists, but you won’t find it on the internet.
Liked the video and info. I would like the TEFL Guidebook.
Mercedes Ithier I am revising the guidebook. Where are you from and where do you consider teaching at? 👋👍
Thanks for the advice and insights, at least I can cross Costa Rica of my list of long term teaching! The only annoying thing is hearing your notifications, and thinking they are MY notifications, please turn them off!! Thanks
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As 2 years have passed since the posting, I hope you still have reply notifications on, and find my story :) I am a retired American living in CR for 4 months now. I have a background in HR, and am considering applying with the Costa Rican North American Cultural Center. The money I would make would be a second revenue stream in addition to the funds I receive from SS. In your video, did I understand you correctly to say that the TEFL test here costs about a grand? I also thought I heard you mention that there is a six month contract involved? My thinking is that I could go ahead and invest some time to get the certs and some experience, which hopefully makes me more marketable at which time my options to work in other countries will increase. I'm here anyway, so I'm just going for it. I lived in Thailand 4 times, and I could go back. Interested to hear your thoughts. Pura Vida!
Bb Digzit hello and thanks for your message. The background info helps to know where you are at and what you want to do. Thanks 🙏 again. So, would you consider teaching English online? I believe that is the best option for you. It offers the most freedom, flexibility and is the best pay around for tefl teachers 😃. Let me know 👍
Any thoughts or knowledge on Nicaragua? I know it’s close to Costa Rica. I heard it’s the “undiscovered Costa Rica “. Not a lot of tourists yet. Cheap living. I’m also concerned about safety. How did you find the crime rate in Costa Rica?
Kelly Mink hello and thank you 🙏 so much for your comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to reach out to me. So, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 is a wonderful place to visit with friendly people, beautiful beaches, and lots of nature. Of course it’s a bit cheaper than Costa Rica 🇨🇷 . As far as the crime rate in Costa Rica, I’m not very sure on the statistics with that. However, after living in Southeast Asia, I understand that it’s much safer here, the food 🥘 is a lot better, and the cultures here are more interesting to me. Have a great 👍 day and good luck 👍🍀 with everything. If you have anymore questions then just let me know!
You 're right living here is too expensive however I m not sure if that's the real salary of primary teacher. pretty much it is 800$ or 1200$ which is not too much because it is expensive sincerely. The problem is to be able to get hire on the public schools or primary because our government is really corrupt and most of this jobs are for people who otherwise have influences. Beside most of the teachers earn little because they pay their credit cards and mortgages. it is sad cause I am a tefl professor here in my country and I know all this things and to get a better job we most study work a lot but all our money goes away with taxes. Finally what you said about the way locals steel money that s truth I guess in all Latin America this stereotypes make ud look like thieves when you come over. thanks for your comments about how beautiful is my country though all the disadvantages
tobias montero pura vida!
I live in Costa Rica, people are great and it's beautiful but it is expensive!
maria jesus montenegro blessings 🙏
Great video! Thanks! We're actually looking for a new place to go and live in for one to two years and Costa Rica popped up as an option. I'm an English (and French) teacher and my boyfriend is a civil engineer. All the videos / blogs about CR seemed only positive but a friend told me it was super gringo / touristy and that it didn't really have any culture. I'm glad to find such a video because all the other ones were kind of aimed to older people who were planning on retiring to CR :) also thanks for your comments about organic food and vegetarian/vegan diet as we're definitely on the same tune as you regarding this.
¡Muchas Gracias! & I'll now get on to watching your video about Thailand and see if it seems like a better option for us.
Costa Rica is amazing and beautiful with friendly people. There is much more culture in Thailand. Asia is a whole new world compared to America.
Great video. I have to know that ESL is a need in CR. With this in mind what solutions would you have to increase the retention of quality professionals such as yourself. I would guess the salaries stay low due to a large volume of teachers to draw from. The realities of life surely exceed $600 per month for a single person. Could you expand on what some solutions might be other than simply an overall increase in pay? Maybe there aren't available funds to pay more. Do you think that someone who has more expensive needs may find it more difficult versus someone whose needs are less expensive? Hope that doesn't seem like a DUHH! Question. I'm always interested in understanding challenges along with solutions. Knowing you have lived it you probably have ideas that might help.
Thanks for the message. I was terribly sick here and have not been able to do much lately. I'm sorry for responding so late but I am feeling better now and regaining my strength. I lost almost 20 pounds and was severely sick. I will answer all of your questions on a video that I will be putting out this week. Thanks for your questions. What is your email address? I can send you the video link answering your questions. Thanks for watching and have a great day!
thanks a lot for a good information, yeah I heard Asia is a good place for teaching English and the food is good and cheap,hava wonderfull week my friend.
Maybe a different area of Costa Rica would be less expensive? Also 5bucks for a meal isnt bad as long as you don't have the tax and tip on top like you do in the USA. I've also heard people had opportunities for other work once they were out there, was that not possible?
Thank you very much for your video. I want a free TEFL e-book
Татьяна А thank you so much for your interest. I am currently redoing my TEFL book. Please have some patience and keep in contact with me. Did you subscribe? 😉😎😊
Hi. Is there any country in Latin America where you had a positive experience..do you do online teaching, what has your experience been?
I completely agree with what you say. I'm from Costa Rica. I live in Spain and it is much cheaper spain than costa rica. I do not know how people have to live there. It's amazing how expensive everything is. A vacation in costa rica is almost impossible to pay for any mortal. come to Spain. It is cheaper and people are very interested in learning English.
clauderodrig I love Costa Rica so much. It was the beginning of my career as an English teacher. I had the best memories of that place. However, there's also the other reality of Costa Rica now. Thank you for your tips and I would love to see Spain. Where did you grow up in Costa Rica? 👍☺️😎
Camden Long In San Jose but now I live in Spain for 16 years, if you come, let me know. I would love to meet you and talk about the new reality of my country. A pleasure to be in touch with you.
clauderodrig where in Spain do you live? My fans and audience on the Chinese platforms, want me to visit Spain. When is a good time to visit?
clauderodrig also, do you have a WeChat account?
ESL Teaching Jobs in CR are not well paid at all. At least for ticos, it is more difficult because they can barely make $10/hr. Many academies don't give them any other benefits. They actually treat the teachers like unimportant employees. The law in CR says you can't be paid by "servicios profesionales" if you're a teacher... That is to say if you need to respect a schedule, follow clear specific instructions, go to a place as a must, etc.. the academies know this, but they trick the law and the Ministry of Labour does nothing about it. So the teachers keep on being exploited... It's so sad. That's why the parents of the students do not look up at teachers... They disrespect them and yell at them and blame them on everything.
Life is expensive here. It's true and the salary of a teacher sucks...
Now it's getting worse... Taxes will be higher as of April 1st. If you were hired as a teacher and they said you won't be enrolled with La Caja (social medical security), then you'll have to register as an independent worker in Ministerio de Hacienda, follow the annoying steps to be able to declare your sales (which for teachers is not fair) and it's very time consuming and bad.
Thanks for the meaningful video. Could suggest me some countries where an English teacher can earn and save money for family
Hi Edwin,
That all depends on what you are looking for.
The Middle East has the highest paying salaries for English teachers.
Eastern and southeastern Asian countries are great too!
Where did you have in mind?
What grades are you looking to teach?
They probably charged you the tourist price if you went to restaurants. I saw someone buy a dinner for $4, and then at the same restaurant someone bought same dinner for $11 and this is year 2021
I don’t think that I was ever ripped off at a restaurant. However, I always had to pay an extra fee for having my surfboard under the bus but I think that was for everybody even Costa Ricans with guitars. The main issue is with the red colored taxi drivers. They drive wildly and everyone has a different meter system so you cannot trust it 😂.
Thanks for checking out one of my videos from five years ago. So crazy. I can’t believe it. Half a decade has passed by so quickly. Enjoy every day and do what you love to do and most importantly help the lives of other people because it will enrich yours in ways beyond your imagination.
Have a great day.
-Camden
What countries would you say is the best way to save money while teaching English online?
Im like you. I spend for energy and health on high quality food. Otherwise I live a simple life and have been to CR a few times, so this video was super helpful! Thanks! Sarah Kay
Hi Sarah!
I see you uploaded a new UA-cam short recently.
Keep going!
Have a great day :)
sorry for having and experience like that in my country, that is something that it not only affect the people who travel to our country, as a CR citizens we suffer a lot because the goverment take and steal a huge amount of money from the people
You did not mention the fact that, by virtue of being a gringo, people raise prices because they think foreigners are wealthy. That in itself makes the country much more costly than it would have been otherwise.
Skylightatdusk That is true.
You took your TEFL course in Costa Rica?
Tevin Fitzgerald yes I did. 2009 in San Jose. Where are you from? How old are you?
Thank you for the great video. I lived in Costa Rica for 5 years growing up and i occasionally visit there but yes it is very expensive, especially if you are trying to save money or pay off some debt in the US. I really enjoy the realness of the video. Nothing against ticos, I love them to death, but they do have a stigma around "gringos" for their wealth and try to take advantage of many. Again, not all are like this, but from a personal experience I have seen this happen. Fortunately I was able to learn spanish and learn it well. I also am a darker skinned, shorter girl so that helped. Love your outlook on life! Pura Vida :)
Apricate Apparel thanks for sharing. People are looking to take advantage of others in every country. At the same time there’s lots of people who are willing to help you without asking anything in return. It’s all here to give us perspective. Thanks 🙏
"I had to sell my MacBook and I had to sell my Go Pro to afford to leave, people only saw me for my money as a tall white guy..." Dude, I understand the points you're trying to make here, but this video reeks of so much privilege that I can't take you seriously. There are people who live in Costa Rica who would only dream to have your mobility. Get a clue.
me mis of course there's a lot of people who would like to have access to getting an Apple computer or a go Pro camera. All I am doing is sharing my story and what I had to do in order to get to my next location. I have never thought that I have a privilege over anyone. However, now because of political talk and the oversensitive society that we live in, all these people are complaining about certain people who have a so called white privilege. I understand that some people are born in better situations and others and they are not always coming from white families. I'm a very diverse person, I love languages and I travel because I want to meet as many people around the world in order to learn. I'm so sick of all these people who are complaining about other people and in the world that we live in. Everyone has their advantages and disadvantages. The key is to except where you are in your life and be able to move on from there. There are countless stories of people who came from nothing including war-torn areas, violence and abuse but then went on to become very famous, successful, and inspire countless lives to go out and live their mission. Do I need to say anything else? Have a great day and thank you for this feeling.
@@CamdenLong good response, some people will never get past the fact that they dont have it as well as others and their minds won't allow them to start focusing on how to start changing their lives. all some people do is complain rather than brainstorming.
Thanks a lot. I want a free TEFL e-book
+Patryna's Writings i'm going to make a new one. So give me some time please. Thank you so much. 👍😁🤗😎
Do they have non-native english Teachers in costarica?
Udit Vyas yes you do. If you scroll down on this comment thread, then you will find someone, who I think is from Germany, who teaches in Costa Rica. He is not a native English speaker but he has a good job. Thank you for watching and if you have anymore questions, please ask me. Also don't forget to subscribe please, thank you 😊 have a great 👍 day.
Udit Vyas yes, they do ✅
Why do you look like a doll
I finally see a video of someone speaking nothing but the truth, it annoys me sooo much to hear people say ohhh I would love to live in Costa Rica!
I get so upset because living here is SO difficult, sure we have beaches and rainforests and beautiful landscapes but guess what... you'll probably be stuck in an office the whole day and still barely be able to afford to go to the beach on the weekend.
I always tell them living in Costa Rica is not great, it's not a blessing and it's not something you would desire if you truly knew what type of lifestyle you have to live.
Costa Rica is great for vacationing and that's pretty much it.
Creky Panda Yes, Costa Rica is beautiful but unless you make a lot of money then you will not be able to enjoy it. Staying inside San Jose is not my idea of a great time. When did you go to Costa Rica?
Camden Long I live here, my parents moved to U.S when I was 3 and stayed illegally, we moved back when I was 12 and it's my biggest regret I want to move to U.S and be a teacher but I can't find anything that will allow me to move back :(
Creky Panda where there's a will, there's a way!
Camden Long I'm not giving up, one way or another I'll accomplish it but I understand why so many people go illegally, there just really aren't many opportunities!
Ahsan Chowdhury Hi! Yes I am, our food isn't extremely exotic we have some interesting food, our main meals consist of rice beans meat and plantains, there several other costa rican typical food like tamales during christmas time but you can get all sorts of options everywhere :)
You, sir, are a good looking teacher.
Wandering Soul Thank you 🙏 very much. Thank you for watching my videos. Have a great 👍 day.
First of all are you a girl or a guy
I'm mixed race I look Latina I'll blend right in and I speak Spanish. I want to go teach English. But I thought tefl certs raise your pay?
crissylovesjojo TEFL Certifications can raise your pay 💰.