working in Chile, winter ...??

This topic was created by Beetle
[Sat 22 May, 2:39 Tasmanian Standard Time]

How can I support myself in Chile, in or near a ski resort,
for this winter season? My Spanish is VERY limited as
yet but is bound to improve as the situations demand... I
have experience working in ski resorts, teaching English and
horseriding in Spain (informally teaching children,) a
degree, two years' in journalism/business, computer
literacy... and hankering to get there without hanging
around and saving too much beforehand... I'm 24 y.o female
and suffering from snowboarding withdrawals but I hear there
is little to no work for foreigners in resorts ... I'd be
happy doing anything ... is it possible to get some work
proofreading English documents?
If anyone has any ideas or experience I'd be grateful ....
no matter how bizarre they might be. Hit me with them!
many thanks!

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  1. Chile snow Added by: Chile Boarder
    [Timestamp: Mon 24 May, 2:30 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    I'm also looking at a boarding trip to Chile (not working
    though). Any info you accumulate would be helpful. Thanks
    to Tomas for info provided re my earlier post (apparently
    now deleted)



  2. english teacher ?? Added by: curimanque (tgreen@bsantander.cl)
    [Timestamp: Tue 25 May, 1:57 Tasmanian Standard Time]

    Hi there,
    yes, it seems this web went under some "censorship" and
    several posts disappeared.
    whatever....
    SNOW: it is not clear if we'll have enough snow this year,
    bets are we'll run a 2nd year drought (which would mean no
    work to nobody regardless of passport origin).... but it is
    common to see 'gringos' working as instructors (in fact the
    first time I skied 15 years ago my teacher was French!!)
    ... check out at www.chiptravel.cl, it's a web run by
    'gringos' living in Chile; there's plenty of info in
    English (ski resorts included)
    WORK: 99% of 'gringos' who work in Chile do it as english
    teachers (as long as you speak good english, your
    nationality doesn't matter)... there are several language
    institutes (which seem not to be hit by the Asian Crisis)in
    Santiago where gringo-backpackers are always wellcome,
    tough all of them work "illegaly" (nobody cares actually)
    having to renew their tourists visas every 3 months
    (usually travelling to Mendoza/Argentina for the weekend)
    the pay is usually +/-US$10 hour ... if you're interested
    in this option, let me know and I'll try to get you in
    touch with gringos working as english teachers
    best wishes y mucho ßnimo
    Tomßs




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