done with CELTA, now what?

So, I finished my CELTA certificate a week and a half ago. Since then, I´ve been seeing the sites of Buenos Aires and spending time with my friend Alexa from home. CELTA took up pretty much all of my time during August so I´ve finally had the chance to see some of the city and enjoy some of the nightlife here. Hooray!

Tonight, Alexa and I are taking a bus to Iguazu Falls (in the Northeast of Argentina). We´re staying there for 2 nights but the whole trip will take about 4 days since it´s a crazy-long bus ride and we´ll be spending two nights sleeping on the bus. Oh the joys of traveling in South America!

I had an interview this afternoon with International House in Bogota, Columbia. International House is a well-known and respected chain of English schools throughout the world. I did my CELTA training at the International House in Buenos Aires but since I don´t have an Argentinian work visa (sshhhh), they don´t have any work for me. The IH in Bogota will be able to get me proper papers and is looking to hire teachers for the end of the month. The timing and general location (South America) may work out.

The only reason I´m reluctant to work in Columbia is because of it´s reputation for violence. I´ve done some research on the internet and talked to a few travelers who´ve been to Columbia recently and overwhelmingly, I´ve found that it´s like any other city; there are good parts and dangerous parts and as long as you use common sense and take precautions, you should be fine.

I spoke with the Director of Studies of the Bogota school today and he reassured me that he feels safer in Bogota than he did in his native Manchester, England. He also said he´d give me the emails of some young female teachers from the school who I may be able to relate to better.

I´ll hear back tomorrow (yikes!) if IH Bogota wants to hire me and will go from there. Wish me luck! Also, if anyone reading this has traveled to Bogota and has any advice for me, I´d love to hear it!