Thanks, DCgirl.

I've been sending out letters of interest as new positions open up. I'll be sure to prioritize based on what's in my folder. Hopefully some schools will take a chance on a newly minted teaching couple.

Have you worked in SA before? If so, where?

I have heard that Latin American schools are more willing to hire those without experience, and that there are a lot of newbies at this particular fair. I've also heard that schools in SA don't like to hire those with dependents, which could make it a bad fair for more experienced couples with children. We certainly aren't looking to get rich yet, just trying to find somewhere to get our feet in the proverbial door and start working our way up.

Hi Psyguy,

I realize that ESL doesn't count. I just mentioned it because I thought having taught and lived abroad would give us a leg up on other newbies. We both have not "real" experience. I am just curious how schools at AASSA will look at us. Are their a lot of opportunities for people in our situation?

Hi,

I just joined the forum today, so I'm sorry if I ask some questions that have been beaten to death already.

I am a recently married (no kids) social studies teacher set to complete my MA in July. My wife is currently completing her MA/elementary credential and will also be done in July. We both have two years of ESL experience in Korea. I will be attending the fair, but she cannot because she has a final presentation for her courses that Saturday. She speaks intermediate Spanish, but I speak zilch.

I'm trying to get a feel for what the fair will be like so I can calibrate my expectations. Basically, I'm curious about our chances to get hired there.

As far as schools with positions for both of us, there are three in Quito (AS Quito, Cotopaxi, and Menor San Francisco), several in Brazil (IS Curitiba, AS Belo Horizonte, AS Brasilia, PAS Porto Alegre, School of Nations Brasilia) Colegio Burehce in Colombia (which I can't find anything about on the internet other than their website), and a few in Central America/ Caribbean (Carol Morgan, a couple in Honduras, AS Panama, Peterson Schools in Mexico). We'd be open to most of those, though we have serious safety concerns about Honduras, Mexico, and Santo Domingo.

Any information about our chances in those countries or about the schools themselves would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'm wondering how I should prioritize my time at the fair, i.e. I want to focus on schools where we are most likely to be successful. Thanks!