(upbeat electronic music)
- Hey, so good morning everybody.
So my name is Joe Boldes; I'm from Reno, Nevada.
I've been out here in Arequipa, Peru, for over a year.
So we're gonna go over teaching,
and all that good stuff, and my day.
So ask me any questions and I'll answer them.
So here we got my typical Peruvian breakfast.
And here's my kitchen.
And I live with 16 people.
And it's actually pretty quiet today and I believe
today's gonna be a great day, ain't that right, Tony?
Alright guys, so basically my phone microphone is broken,
so I have to use this.
But basically, I have been teaching here for over a year.
But I quit last month, so basically I'm just gonna do my day
and answer some good questions.
So I took the international TEFL course here in Arequipa,
Peru, and in the same school they hired me
and they started me out at 13 sols an hour
and they ended up, I think, 20, or 19 sols an hour.
And it's actually really easy
to find a school here, cause everybody's hiring.
Alright guys, so now what I have to do is
I have to finish this Quesalala commercial.
It's pretty much almost done, so I shouldn't take too long.
But yeah, this is what I do now to make some extra money.
I have no shoots today, so I'll get back to you in a few.
So behind me, right there,
that yellow thing, that's my school.
There was actually two of them.
That's ELC two.
And over there we teach adults,
Monday through Friday, and kids on Saturdays.
So the schedules depend, everybody, if you want full-time--
Alright guys, so the process to become
a teacher out here is pretty simple.
You just take the TEFL Academy course.
They send you one of these places
that have certified teachers.
And then you have a TEFL certificate
that can be used anywhere.
And you just look for a job,
and it's that easy, it really is.
Alright, so when you first come out here,
though, some of the first friends
you're gonna make are the teachers.
Like at this school, that I work for,
they have around 30 teachers from all over the place.
And you become really good friends with them,
but it's a trap, because then you're only speaking English.
Alright, so the students, like I said,
adults Monday through Friday and it is actually--
I like it, I really love teaching adults.
And for kids, Saturdays, I usually get out of those.
I just do tutorings, because they are crazy
and they do not wanna learn.
Alright guys, so the schedule's actually
different every single month.
So every month, there's 18 days of actual teaching,
with three days in there for tests.
And then you get one week off.
And then every month, every cycle, you have a new class.
So, it really gets--
So like I said, the schedule depends every month.
And as well as saving money, if you work four classes,
which is over full-time, you will be able to save money.
Personally, I like two classes.
I like to chill; I'm out here to have fun.
And it was perfect, and I love it.
Alright, so I'm gonna go over the class sizes.
So class sizes range from four students,
the minimum to open, to 16.
And personally, I like eight.
I like that, some interaction,
but 16 is sometimes overwhelming.
Stay away from a five to seven;
you do not wanna babysit high school students.
Alright guys, we're here; I got my letter of recommendation,
as you see, cause I've been here for a year.
And you know what, I don't get paid much,
but experience really matters.
And right there, you've got some alpacas.
Alright guys, so it's definitely better to take it in person
I mean, that's why I came out here.
It's better cause you get immersed.
You get to learn all this stuff with actual people.
It's just the type of learner I am.
And I just wanna be here and do it.
And you actually see how easy it is to get a job.
Alright guys, so a one bedroom.
It costs, let's see, it depends where.
All about location; location, location, location, of course.
But in Yanahuara, which is close to everything,
you're looking at around 600 sols a month.
Alright guys, so the most challenging thing
for me is probably the milk.
Cause you may not know me, but I really love milk
and they don't really have what I want here.
And besides that, probably the language.
When I'm trying to direct when I'm filming,
it's very difficult, because my Spanish is not the best.
So I believe I already went over this,
but the process is pretty simple.
It's just, take the TEFL course.
And it's one month of an intense course.
That's why I didn't wanna take it online.
I wanted to take it in person.
It's intense, but they really prepare you
for what comes next, and you really feel like--
The one thing I wanna mention about this place
is the weather; it is absolutely amazing.
It's dry, it's pretty high up here,
but it's consistently sunny all the time.
You never have to check it.
You never have to check it. And it is awesome.
So I'm trying to go with everything I can
in this story takeover, but I'm also--
I've created a documentary and I'm gonna release it
actually on Monday so if you wanna check it out,
I go over a lot of stuff about Peru,
food, transportation, cost of living.
There's my baby right there, the one, the only, Melissa.
- Hi.
- [Joe] (speaks foreign language)
Yo, what's up guys, we're gonna be
drinking tonight, aren't we?
Throwing a little party over here.
Alright guys, we've made some Pisco Sours.
And right here, we've got some egg white.
We got sugar, pisco, and lime.
And then we got that baby too.
Alright guys, the thing about throwing a party
is that nobody ever shows up on time.
They're on Peruvian time.
But they will probably be here most likely,
I guarantee it, at one point.
And then we're all gonna go out and it'll be a great time.
For now, we got munchies.
- It failed me.
(loud party music)
- Alright everybody, I'm signing out!
Have a good day.
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