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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject: Work visa for Sudan/quality of life |
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Does Sudan give work visas to Americans?
Has anybody here lived in Khartoum? Any comments on crime, quality of life, cost of living, expat scene, prospects for learning (Modern Standard) Arabic? |
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wilco
Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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I live in KRT and some of our teaching staff are American - and Aussies, S Africans, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Canadian.........in fact you'll find plenty of "native speakers" legally employed here.
Quality of life can be fine, depending on your employer/salary.
Cost - high. You can save on a monthly salary of $1000 if you live a quiet life.
Crime - much less than in NY, London, etc.
Expat scene - very well hidden. If you can break into it you can have a ball - but that is no easy task.
Learning Arabic - very easy and not expensive.
PM me for any specifics
Dave |
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jblanco
Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Posts: 2 Location: Miami, Florida USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject: Have you Lived in the Sudan Long |
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Very interesting Dave. Have you lived in the Sudan long? |
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spanglish
Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Very helpful and encouraging. I'll pm you if I actually get the job... |
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wilco
Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Returned 2 months ago with my Sudanese wife, following our 6 months exile in the Russian gulag. Was here most of last year - just getting fully up to speed on local info once more.
Dave |
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jai123
Joined: 23 Jun 2010 Posts: 21
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: RE: Teaching in Khartoum |
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Hi,
Is celta accepted in Khartoum? Is it possible to teach without a celta? What is the going rate? |
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wilco
Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:32 am Post subject: |
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CELTA is accepted but there are plenty of schools, good and bad, who will take a native speaker with nothing! Going rate varies from $1300 to $10 per hour.
PM me if you need specifics.
Dave |
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Mr. English
Joined: 25 Nov 2009 Posts: 298 Location: Nakuru, Kenya
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Is there any demand for private tutoring? |
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wilco
Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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1-to-1 is popular but you need to be experienced, good and well-known to pull in a client-base sufficient to pay your bills and make money over the top. $15 an hour will become $25+ only after a time. |
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