Work and Travel in Xalapa

WORK IN XALAPA ALL YEAR ROUND

Please edit this section to tell travellers what kinds of short term work is available in Xalapa all year round. Mention skills that are in demand here more than other places. If you can get some work as a translator in Xalapa but it is as hard as anywhere else, please don't list it. If it is a region in China that cannot get enough English translators.... I think you get the idea.

SEASONAL WORK IN XALAPA

SPRING

Xalapa is the capital city of the Veracruz state, so it is plenty of college students. The second biggest university of the country is the Universidad Veracruzana, which most faculties are located there at Xalapa. The common jobs where you can work are as waiter at a restaurant, coffee house or bar. Also you can become a teacher of a foreign language in many of the language centers of the area. Xalapa has a lot of cultural spaces so it is a great place to live for artists suche as musicians, painters, actors or singers.
Because of its location, people living at Xalapa can get a job nearby at small towns where xtreme sports are the atractions like rafting, rappel or sightseeing specially during spring and summer.

SUMMER

The work that is needed by hosts in the summer in Xalapa

AUTUMN

What kinds of work are there in Xalapa in autumn? Maybe it's harvest time, but do people need the help of foreigners for either cheap labour or expertise? This is the kind of thing we need to know here.

WINTER

Skiing in Xalapa - does it exist? Is there plenty of opportunities for people to get work in Xalapa in the winter? What kind of skills are needed at this time of year? Please update this section and let fellow travellers know what you have learnt if you have worked in Xalapa in the winter or if you are a host and live here and can share your knowledge.

ATTITUDE TO FOREIGNERS WORKING IN XALAPA

What is the attitude here? Are we all rich idiot tourists and if so, why on earth would we want to do some work? Or are we seen as western supremacists and viewed with suspicion? Let us know your thoughts and update them here.