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Hello all!
I'm a soon-to-be licensed elementary educator (finishing my Masters in May) and found a job listing for the American school in Bs. As. that I am considering applying for. No, it's not an English teaching job, as I've read horror stories about finding work doing that.
I was an exchange student for a year in Gran Bs. As. (San Miguel area) about 10 years ago when I was in high school and loved the culture, the city, the people, and pretty much everything about living there, save the cost of internet at the time. In fact, I cried half the way from Ezeiza to Miami when I left because I loved it there so much and didn't want to return to the States. Unfortunately, my seemingly eternal schooling has prevented me from returning to the country that I consider to be my second home since leaving in June of 1999, and because of the cost of student teaching I won't have the funds to make a trip down there before submitting my resume.
The worry that I have about applying for this job is the uncertainty about how much things have changed down there since I was last in Argentina. I know the economic crisis in 2002 caused a huge shift in income and it became a completely different place, but I also understand that there has been some recovery since then. My question is for those who have lived in Bs. As. since at least 1998-1999, or those who lived there back then and have moved back. How much have things really changed in the way of daily living? Would you recommend moving back? I know this is a very subjective question, but any insight would be helpful.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Erika
I'm a soon-to-be licensed elementary educator (finishing my Masters in May) and found a job listing for the American school in Bs. As. that I am considering applying for. No, it's not an English teaching job, as I've read horror stories about finding work doing that.
I was an exchange student for a year in Gran Bs. As. (San Miguel area) about 10 years ago when I was in high school and loved the culture, the city, the people, and pretty much everything about living there, save the cost of internet at the time. In fact, I cried half the way from Ezeiza to Miami when I left because I loved it there so much and didn't want to return to the States. Unfortunately, my seemingly eternal schooling has prevented me from returning to the country that I consider to be my second home since leaving in June of 1999, and because of the cost of student teaching I won't have the funds to make a trip down there before submitting my resume.
The worry that I have about applying for this job is the uncertainty about how much things have changed down there since I was last in Argentina. I know the economic crisis in 2002 caused a huge shift in income and it became a completely different place, but I also understand that there has been some recovery since then. My question is for those who have lived in Bs. As. since at least 1998-1999, or those who lived there back then and have moved back. How much have things really changed in the way of daily living? Would you recommend moving back? I know this is a very subjective question, but any insight would be helpful.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Erika