Well, I find myself employed again as I accepted a job teaching english at the Colombo Americano Institute here in Santa Marta. Job requirements include an updated resume, certification teaching english as a foreign language, teaching experience, and thorough knowledge of the workings of english grammar. Yeah right .. they had a teacher leave for another job at the last minute when I stumbled across the opportunity. Since the course director is moving to Pennsylvania to go to college 20 minutes down the road from where I used to live, the job requirements changed from "strict" to "you seem nice and speak english very well". No ****? However, between teaching classes, studying the past continuous and present participle tenses, and renewing my passport stamp to stay in Colombia, I´ve been busier than a one-legged ass kicker lately!

Last week I had to go to the immigration office with 2 photos, photocopies of my passport and Colombia entry stamp, and proof that I am leaving the country. For that, I bought a bus ticket to Venezuela. Plus I paid $57,800 pesos for the stamp. I make $9000 pesos an hour at work, and that should be enough to cover my living expenses. So basically, I don´t think I need to use any of my savings to continue staying here. I guess I can look at it as if I am traveling for free... sort of. My classes are Monday thru Friday teaching adults for an hour and a half each class. I have two classes, level 2 and level 3 ... whatever that means... which kills my time from about 4 to 8 each night. So far, it´s actually pretty fun and seems like a good reason to stay somewhere nice.