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- Good morning, ITA.
My name is Lizz.
I'm 26 years old and I'm from Chicago, Illinois.
I currently live in Lima, Peru where I teach English,
but right now I'm on a trip in Huaraz
with my brother and boyfriend.
I originally came to Peru
to this city two years ago
to to a Fulbright, when I taught English for nine months.
After that experience, I decided I wanted to come back
to Peru and live in the capital city of Lima.
So, I'll be able to answer questions about both places,
Yeah, I'll be posting a question box, of course.
In a little bit for you to feel free to shoot me questions
and I'll try to answer them throughout the day,
and of course, I'll be posting information about expenses,
what it's like living here, culture.
All that good stuff, so stick around.
See you soon.
Okay, so we just spent a day hiking,
and now we're having some lunch.
Jim, what's this called?
(speaking in foreign language)
This is about 10 soles,
and that's around, $3.
$3.30.
Hi guys.
So I apologize for having a little lull in the story today,
I went on a trip in the mountains and lost signal.
So, we're back at it and I wanted to take a moment
to explain to you Lima and what it's like.
So the population is about 10 million people,
which means there are tons of different neighborhoods,
so the expenses that I posted are an average
of what it would be like if you live with roommates,
but if you wanted to try and live the high life,
you could spend a lot more.
If you wanted to really try to save money,
you could live spending less.
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Okay, thank you guys so much for all of your questions,
I'm gonna go ahead and try to answer them now.
A lot of you have asked me about my career path
and different jobs that I've worked here,
how I've gotten them.
So, when I first came here,
I came to Huaraz, the city I'm in now.
It's eight hours north of Lima,
on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award.
So it's a scholarship that you can apply for
in your last year of your undergrad.
So I do have a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Education.
In order for me to get that award,
I did need to have a bachelor's degree.
And I think it looks good to study education,
but that's not necessary in order to be an
English Teaching Assistant.
So, the year after I did my Fulbright,
I came back to Peru, but to Lima this time.
And I worked at a language center.
There are language centers all over Lima,
and you can get hired at them on the spot.
Most of them don't hire while you're abroad,
so you can walk in with your resume.
You don't need to have a degree
and you don't necessarily need to be a native speaker.
It's a plus if you are, but you can still get hired.
They don't pay the best money,
but I think supplementing them with online teaching,
you can rake in a good amount of money
and still live well and travel.
So another option for teaching in Lima
is working at a private school.
There are a lot of private schools
that are more prestigious.
And they are American or British,
and they do ask you to have a bachelor's degree,
and a lot of the time they do want you
to be a native speaker,
but those jobs you can apply for while you are
still in the U.S. or your country of origin,
and they are more well paid.
So, depending on what you're looking for.
So I'm in Lima now, for the second time around.
And because I could only commit to about
six months living here,
I could not apply to a private school,
and I'm teaching online for two companies instead
and I love it.
I work for Gogokid and Open English.
I never considered myself to be an online teacher
and was always afraid of it,
but I love it!
So, if you're considering it, or kind of thinking about it,
give it a shot, because I think it's a great time.
So for visas, when you enter the country,
you just wanna enter on a tourist visa.
They'll give you 90 days
if you haven't been to the country before,
or they could give you up to 183 days.
It kind of depends on the immigration officer,
to be honest with you.
If you get 90 days when you enter,
you can just apply for it to be extended to 183.
They should be able to give you six months
on a tourist visa.
If you wanna stay longer than that,
you'll want to end up applying
for a working visa, or a student visa,
which you would get through your job,
or if you signed up for a course.
So I apologize I wasn't able to show you guys
my apartment today.
Like I said, I am traveling, so I am not at home.
But, if you have any questions
that I was not able to answer,
please go ahead and send me a message.
Here is my handle and I'm ready to answer, okay?
Take care, thanks for following along, bye bye!
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