and that's the way we likes it.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

We're in the Navy!

Well, kinda. Actually, we now work for a language school who contracts teachers for the Chilean Navy. I start work (full time) on Monday teaching, leading online tutorials and supervising tests.
I met with the admiral in charge of Language Instruction today. He told me that his goal is to get the whole Navy speaking English at the level of a 5 year old Canadian child. I think he was talking about fluency, not content. We'll see.
Best of all, we will be staying here in Vina del Mar, which is the summer resort town for rich Chileans. Broad tree-lined streets, fresh sea air... not at all like the boiling hot smog factory that is Santiago.
Right now we are volounteering at a daycare in return for free accomodation.
Life is good.