Comments on: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm Online magazine about living, working and traveling in Merida and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Working Gringos http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm/comment-page-2#comment-196566 Working Gringos Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=65#comment-196566 Lynette, as we have said many times, it is extremely difficult to get a job in Mexico as a foreigner. There are jobs occasionally to teach English, but you may not make the income you need. The best bet is to start your own business, and there are many business opportunities. Lynette, as we have said many times, it is extremely difficult to get a job in Mexico as a foreigner. There are jobs occasionally to teach English, but you may not make the income you need. The best bet is to start your own business, and there are many business opportunities.

]]> By: lynette http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm/comment-page-2#comment-196517 lynette Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:21:12 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=65#comment-196517 I moved from California to Merida Yucatan and am intrested in jobs where I will primarily be using english. I know that teaching English at a language school is definitely a way to go but am unsure what is the best way to get established in this area. Does anyone living in Merida know of any school or other company willing to hire expats? I know that options are very limited, but I would just to earn enough to cover my minimal expenses. I I am basically willing to do almost any type of work!. My Spanish skills are ok, but not great yet. My ability to read and write is better than my conversational skills, but I'm sure those will improve pretty quickly. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Lynette I moved from California to Merida Yucatan and am intrested in jobs where I will primarily be using english.

I know that teaching English at a language school is definitely a way to go but am unsure what is the best way to get established in this area.

Does anyone living in Merida know of any school or other company willing to hire expats? I know that options are very limited, but I would just to earn enough to cover my minimal expenses. I I am basically willing to do almost any type of work!. My Spanish skills are ok, but not great yet. My ability to read and write is better than my conversational skills, but I’m sure those will improve pretty quickly.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Lynette

]]> By: Texican Scott http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm/comment-page-2#comment-159735 Texican Scott Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:58:31 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=65#comment-159735 Wow! really love your blog/web sight. I am looking to retire in about 5 years and desperatly want to retire in Mexico. I have a what I consider to be a unique set of work skills. I am an arson/fire investigator, as well as a Police Officer. Almost ALL insurance companiies in the U.S. either contract or employ private fire investigators to determine the cause of fires in buildings that they insure. Is there a market for this skill set (fire/insurance investigator) in Mexico? I speak a little Spanish, and would immedialy enroll myself in an immersion languge school to become fluent in Spanish.I would also be able to function as a regular private investigator, since I have been a criminal investigator for close to 30 years. I would be able to travel throughout Mexico on assignment. Any ideas?? Scott B. Wow! really love your blog/web sight. I am looking to retire in about 5 years and desperatly want to retire in Mexico. I have a what I consider to be a unique set of work skills. I am an arson/fire investigator, as well as a Police Officer. Almost ALL insurance companiies in the U.S. either contract or employ private fire investigators to determine the cause of fires in buildings that they insure. Is there a market for this skill set (fire/insurance investigator) in Mexico? I speak a little Spanish, and would immedialy enroll myself in an immersion languge school to become fluent in Spanish.I would also be able to function as a regular private investigator, since I have been a criminal investigator for close to 30 years. I would be able to travel throughout Mexico on assignment. Any ideas??

Scott B.

]]> By: Yanet Gonzaga http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm/comment-page-1#comment-126360 Yanet Gonzaga Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:09:33 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=65#comment-126360 Hello everyone: My name is Yanet Gonzaga and please, we need some help. If someone can help us we would appreciate it. My boyfriend wants to come to Merida to live. He is from US (Coral Springs, FL). He is 24 years old and wants to work here but we don`t know where he can find a job. He is flight instructor but now he`s working in Public Storage. He`s in charge of the property, he takes payments, does new lease handling, customer service, collections, manages end of month bookkeeping. He`s storage expert. If you can help us please contact us by my e-mail: yanet_goc81@hotmail.com Thank you! Hello everyone:

My name is Yanet Gonzaga and please, we need some help. If someone can help us we would appreciate it. My boyfriend wants to come to Merida to live. He is from US (Coral Springs, FL). He is 24 years old and wants to work here but we don`t know where he can find a job. He is flight instructor but now he`s working in Public Storage. He`s in charge of the property, he takes payments, does new lease handling, customer service, collections, manages end of month bookkeeping. He`s storage expert. If you can help us please contact us by my e-mail: yanet_goc81@hotmail.com

Thank you!

]]> By: CasiYucateco http://www.yucatanliving.com/interviews-yucatan/yucatan-living-interview-working-gringos.htm/comment-page-1#comment-111591 CasiYucateco Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:36:15 +0000 http://www.yucatanliving.com/blog/?p=65#comment-111591 Just a few notes to mention: Mexico (as well as Costa Rica where one radio personality intends to flee) has national health care. Of course, as in most countries with national health care, you can conduct your medical needs through private funding as well. And many projections are for small business costs to decrease after reform comes fully into effect in the USA. If government regulation and/or bureaucracy is frustrating to anyone in the USA, try it in another language, with a much more deeply entrenched and - at times - unresponsive system. And then there are banking "difficulties" which are improving, but slowly. Just want to help anyone understand that it isn't all rosy in the land of enchantment. You have to be the type who can roll with the flow, because inanimate objects are soon overcome by 'the system' in Mexico. Just a few notes to mention: Mexico (as well as Costa Rica where one radio personality intends to flee) has national health care. Of course, as in most countries with national health care, you can conduct your medical needs through private funding as well. And many projections are for small business costs to decrease after reform comes fully into effect in the USA.

If government regulation and/or bureaucracy is frustrating to anyone in the USA, try it in another language, with a much more deeply entrenched and – at times – unresponsive system. And then there are banking “difficulties” which are improving, but slowly.

Just want to help anyone understand that it isn’t all rosy in the land of enchantment. You have to be the type who can roll with the flow, because inanimate objects are soon overcome by ‘the system’ in Mexico.

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