Housing & Communications:

During training, accommodations in a shared apartment or home stay are available.

Santiago home stay families open their middle-class, often single-parent, households to our trainees. They may or may not have children living at home. All host families live in attractive homes in safe neighborhoods. In your host family's home, you will have your own bedroom and either a shared or private bathroom. You will be given a key to the house or apartment and are free to come and go as you please (though, as a guest living with a host family, you should be sure to respect the routine of the people you are staying with). Host families provide breakfast and dinner, and enjoy spending time during meals chatting with students - typically, home stays provide an excellent way to get to know the local culture and language.

After training, you will most likely rent a room in an apartment or house with other students or Chileans. Some employers will provide a room for you, either shared or single (usually in an apartment with other teachers) and provide you with a monthly stipend.

International calling cards or local prepaid telephone cards are required to make international calls. Telephone cards are sold at many kiosks and newsstands. The cards may be used in either public phones (common in Santiago) or private phones simply by calling the company indicated on the card (long-distance operators typically speak Portuguese, English and Spanish).

While most remote areas in Chile lack convenient Internet access, Santiago itself is dotted with Internet cafés and even free wireless access in many locations.