Katie
@uwwgal
American expat in Peru
Forum posts
32
About me
American
Lives in Lima
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 20 August 2009
looking for teaching job in Peru!!?
School year starts in March... so it is not likely you麓ll find a job teaching in a school in Aug or Sept. At the big international schools, unless they are desperate, they require their foreign teachers to be certified. At small schools, they ... Read More
Living in Peru by expat.com
You are living in Peru, or you used to live in Peru. [b]Share your experience![/b] How would you describe life in Peru? Has it been complicated to settle down, to find an accommodation and a job? Is it complicated to make friends in Peru? ...
In my opinion, the best place for foreigners without a car to live would be Miraflores. I have lived in La Molina, San Borja, and now Miraflores, and Miraflores is by far the best. Everything is within walking distance - restaurants, clubs, bars, ... Read More
working and living in peru by bugsybogs25
hi to everybody! im a filipino from the philipines. im now here in lima peru under a 90 day legal stay. im now living with my girlfriend. i want to work and saty in lima with my gf, i found a job at a restaurant as a chef but they ask me for a ...
Umm... I think getting a CE (carnet de extranjeria... a foreign person card) without a contract will be a lot tougher. If you get married, yes, you can get a CE without a contract. Read More
working and living in peru by bugsybogs25
hi to everybody! im a filipino from the philipines. im now here in lima peru under a 90 day legal stay. im now living with my girlfriend. i want to work and saty in lima with my gf, i found a job at a restaurant as a chef but they ask me for a ...
you have to get your contract approved by the ministerio of trabajo and then you have to go to migraciones with that and start a long super fun process of getting a carnet de extranjeria. your work should be able to help you with that... Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
Lima in general is getting a lot more expensive. Part of the issue is that the dollar is falling against the sol (peruvian money). Most ppl I know live in Miraflores (which is pricey... per say...) and pay between $600 and $1000 a month ... Read More
Plea for help from an old friend - Cost of Living in Lima? by BlackForestJules
Hi, I'm new in this forum and have quite a pressing question I hope you experts can help me with. The last time I was in Peru was, I think, in 1996, so quite a long time ago, with a charity. Now I was contacted via Facebook by a girl/woman I knew ...
a housekeeper makes like 30 soles-ish a day. thats like 180 soles a week... 720 soles a month...but they usually live in the house, so they dont have outside living expensives... im gonna be getting a cleaning lady, and im gonna be paying her 34 ... Read More
Rent Apartments in Lima, Per煤 by Otterley
Apartments in Lima, Peru. You can contact me (email: otterley2000@yahoo.com). I am the owner of two apartments, both with equipment and furniture. 24/7 security and excellent location, one with magnificent view to the ocean.
patricia, i live here in lima - and apt costs are on the rise due to a housing boom. my apt is nice and in a safe central area (san borja), and i pay $435 a month. (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room... 2 stories). i would ... Read More
Do and don't in Peru by expat.com
Are you living in Peru? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Peru? Could you please share with us a list of the [b] do's and don't's in Peru?[/b] Thanks!
jaja noooo... the green walk person is the little guy on the semaforo that tells you walk or don麓t walk. when he麓s red, it means you can麓t walk... but really, you can麓t just walk when he麓s green either cuz cars turn right and dont pay any attention ... Read More
Finding work in Peru
I enjoy Peru...it麓s never boring here! Hot? Depends where you are...I was just in Iquitos (which is on the Amazon River) and yes, it was very hot. I heard it is warm year round in the north... however, in the mountains and in Lima, it is not ... Read More
Tarjeta de Entrada de Peru ( Entry Receipt ) by Rhubarb
I have lost my entry receipt, & was hoping that someone could inform me what to do. I went to Ecuador last November so I could re-enter Peru with a new 90 day entry receipt ( so I have over-stayed by approx. 60 days ) but as I say,I have lost it, ...
The TAM card? I think you can just go to the airport and buy a new one. I would call the airport and ask them. :) Read More
Finding work in Peru
Are you a Spanish speaker? That would probably be helpful... Most jobs here pay a lot less than in the States...and they work longer hours. A lot of jobs have you working on Saturdays as well. The availability of jobs depends on your ... Read More
work permit in Peru by hashemalaa
Hi, I am so happy to find such a great website about everything in Peru and thank you so much for this great site...... actually I am moving to peru withing one month on a visit visa, and I am planning to live there and find something to do with the ...
I didn麓t need it...but I don麓t know if it will be required for your country or not...I just had to have my birth certificate cuz my job asked for it...but it didn麓t need to be translated or legalized or anything... Read More
work permit in Peru by hashemalaa
Hi, I am so happy to find such a great website about everything in Peru and thank you so much for this great site...... actually I am moving to peru withing one month on a visit visa, and I am planning to live there and find something to do with the ...
hmm... I麓m not sure what you would need being from Dubai... I never had to get that special visa because I was able to get a business visa back home from the Peruvian consulate before I came. I would make sure you bring your birth certificate, your ... Read More
work permit in Peru by hashemalaa
Hi, I am so happy to find such a great website about everything in Peru and thank you so much for this great site...... actually I am moving to peru withing one month on a visit visa, and I am planning to live there and find something to do with the ...
Neat! Weather is starting to get better here, so you are coming at a good time! :) Read More
Living in Peru by expat.com
You are living in Peru, or you used to live in Peru. [b]Share your experience![/b] How would you describe life in Peru? Has it been complicated to settle down, to find an accommodation and a job? Is it complicated to make friends in Peru? ...
I will agree that it can be rather difficult to meet non-bricheros here (bricheros are ppl interested in foreigners because they are foreigners...to put it nicely...) I dated someone here for 10 months that I thought was a non-brichero...and he ... Read More
Do and don't in Peru by expat.com
Are you living in Peru? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Peru? Could you please share with us a list of the [b] do's and don't's in Peru?[/b] Thanks!
Be careful with the taxistas. They are not trustworthy in general. I was stupid this past weekend and I ended up with 2 counterfeit 50 soles bills from a taxi driver. When one asks if you have another bill - always say no. And believe me, no ... Read More
work permit in Peru by hashemalaa
Hi, I am so happy to find such a great website about everything in Peru and thank you so much for this great site...... actually I am moving to peru withing one month on a visit visa, and I am planning to live there and find something to do with the ...
ummm... well, this is Peru, so I麓m sure it麓s possible if you have money... but I personally wouldn麓t do that... As for having to leave... when I switched jobs and broke my contract, my company told me I had to leave (they didn麓t know I had a new ... Read More
How to make friends in Peru by expat.com
We have been talking about [url=/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you are abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Peru :top: [b]Which are your best tips ...
on skype or hi-5... or through other friends... be careful though... there are quite a few ppl here that will "use" you... i麓ve been told that and i麓ve learned that the hard way as well. Read More
Cost of living in Peru by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in Peru. Don't forget to mention where in Peru you are living. How much does it cost to live in Peru? > accommodation prices > public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...
For Lima: > accommodation prices - My apartment is $430 a month, plus roughly $65 a month building fee... I live in a very nice part of Lima (San Borja - near the Pentagonito) and my apartment is unfurnished, but large (2 stories, 2 bedrooms, 2 ... Read More