The point of my original message wasn't to discourage people from teaching or working in Latin America. While I did have a bad experience at one school, there are numerous others throughout Honduras and Central America that provide quality education for their students. While my salary was indeed lower than it would be for the same job in a place like Japan or Saudi Arabia, the cost of living was much lower as well. Either way, I was well aware of how I would be compensated when I took the position in Honduras, as it seems Greg was above. The bottom line is that while one school did not live up to its promises, you shouldn't generalize that to the whole region. Likewise, you shouldn't write off a position somewhere due to a low salary. There are plenty of other reasons to teach abroad besides money.