I am the teacher that was threatened to be killed.... First off this was my first job in ecuador ... I sincerely hope that not one person judges Ecuador in comparasion to this place. I must explain.... One night we were not asked but forced to go to loja to attend a teacher's meeting there... While I was there all of the teachers had gone out for whatever reason and the owner was drunk(Diego) I had recommended that he not drive due to his intoxication when I suggested that he take a taxi this the owner responded "do you think you are better than me" which severly confused me.... I dismissed the comment and proceeded to my friend's house. However, they were having a party that night. Although, I had participated very little in that party I had gone outside to smoke a cigarette where once again without doing anything I was confronted by the owner where I was told " maybe you are someone in the us but here you are s$&* and if I want you dead I can have you killed for very little money" so obviously I am not a fan of this company. The frachise was sold to another person who was quite a good person however, with no ethics he opened a competing school in the same city and he controlled which students and which teachers taught where ....which eventually put the person who opened the franchise and paid for the license out of business. I had to contact to us embassy and report him as a threat to my life as to what he had commented to early in my job there. I would not recommend this school to anyone. There are no ethics there and the teachers are well underpaid. The us embassy is currently aware of his threats towards me and if anything is to happen to me he is to be held responsible. Do not accept a job here there are much better schools in Ecuador....