(techno music)
- Good morning, or buenos dias.
My name is Chloe,
and I am teaching in Tulum, Mexico.
I am originally from California, but I have been teaching
here for about six months so far.
So this is the outside of my casita.
As you can see it's very bright already, but yeah.
Smack dab in the jungle.
As we walk through here you can see the other casitas,
and we have a little pool when it's really hot,
and here is my trusty steed.
(wind blowing)
(children yelling)
(children yelling hola)
(children speaking foreign language)
All right everyone so I'm done teaching for today
which means I can show you what a typical day in
Tulum looks like for me.
I'm currently drying my sheets as you can see dryers are
scarce in Tulum.
But before I do that I wanted to talk about how I found
my job in the first place,
and that was through word of mouth.
I knew I wanted to get out of the United States,
and travel for a while so I kept talking with people,
manifesting, and a former teacher who.
A former teacher who taught at the school that I'm teaching
at now here in Tulum is a friend of a friend.
So I just, I would recommend keep putting yourself out
there, definitely use Facebook groups, all of ITA's alumni
Mexico Facebook groups, any place that you're interested
in is also super resourceful.
(hammering)
(bicycle creaking)
(wind blowing)
(loud suction)
All right so in regard to Tulum safety,
it's pretty safe I mean it is still a city
that a lot of tourists come in and out of all the time so,
be street smart, trust your intuition,
keep your wits about you,
I'm a young woman who bikes around at night,
so I feel safe enough to do that but I am cautious.
So like I was saying a lot of tourists come in and out
of Tulum which means that a lot of expats end up here.
I'm friends with a lot of expats from all over the world
with a lot people that came from different parts of Mexico.
I met my boyfriend here, he's from Colombia,
all my co-workers are from different corners of the Earth
so, at times friendships can kind of feel fleeting because
people aren't really here long term so you kind of have to
enjoy people in moment.
With all that said I think I'm gonna call it a night,
but this has been so awesome if any of you have any
questions regarding Tulum,
or life abroad in general or just kind of wanna see
what else Tulum has to offer feel free to follow me,
and I'd be happy to answer any questions for you.
Buenos noches.
(techno music)