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- Good morning from Guadalajara, Mexico.
My name is Rania and I will be doing
ITA's Instagram takeover today.
So, here in Guadalajara, my main job is teaching online
through a school called Open English.
My students range between the ages of seven and 15,
but they also have adults and teachers who teach them.
It's great because it allows me to travel
and work wherever I need to.
So, this is where I live.
I share a house with seven other people,
there are six rooms and in one room, two people share.
I normally cook at home for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
So, that place that I was just at
is called Tortas Planchadas.
It's super tasty, super filling, and very inexpensive.
Right now, they have a promotion where if you buy 10,
you get one free, and I am on my way, I have seven.
And lucky for me, Tortas Planchadas is pretty close
to my house.
As you could tell, it wasn't very expensive
to be pretty full with a sandwich and a drink, $3.
The cost of living out here is not so expensive,
I'm gonna post a photo with all the.
So, right now, I am walking towards the Centro,
which is basically the downtown.
On this busy street, as well as the streets
that surrounding it, you're going to find tons of stores,
department stores, and usually, the clothing and things that
being sold are cheaper they are than.
(church bells chiming)
This is the Catedral de Guadalajara,
they are having construction around this,
so I cannot go over there, but I will post a photo of it,
and basically, you can see that the architecture out here
is just, it's beautiful.
So, I ended up choosing Guadalajara, because in 2016 I did
a four-week summer program to work on my Spanish
in all aspects: grammar, speaking, writing,
things like that.
I attended Wayne State University in Detroit,
and the program I went through was through
Universidade de Guadalajara, Urexe.
I studied at their Cucea Campus, and I was in a program
called PEPE, which is Programa de Espanol Para Extranjeros.
- So, I am taking English classes to stay up on my skills,
not forget my English, and increase my vocabulary.
- Very good!
(laughing)
And where did you study abroad?
- In Singapore and China.
- Ooh.
Okay, I am going to address two questions.
First one is, how safe do I feel here.
My answer is, very safe, just like any other city,
you'll always have to be aware
of where you are, your surroundings.
Don't walk around with your headphones in.
So, like, I was saying,
don't walk around with your headphones in,
blaring music at night,
completely unaware of your surroundings.
That's anywhere.
Doesn't matter if you think you're in the safest city
in the world, right?
We always have to be aware.
Anything can happen.
As far as online working, I do make good money doing that.
I make enough working part-time, only 20 hours a week,
and it's enough to save for travel and pay my bills
and activities and stuff.
Third question is education.
I received my Bachelor's before I was TEFL certified
but I don't think it's necessary.
You could always check out ITA-s website,
International TEFL Academy,
or contact an advisor, mine was Doug Waxman.
Last question, healthcare is accessible.
Luckily, I have friends who helped me find different doctors
so it's good to go on recommendation.
You just have to pay cash.
That's all it is.
I don't have any health insurance.
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