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[mongrelcat]

to make the move to the big bad city

i am tired of Ankara, i'm bored here, and i'm dying of malnutrition. (i assume there might be more "continental" type fare and vegetarian options in Ist)

any leads or help on private primary schools there?

thanks

[dmb]

[Otterman Ollie]

Another thread suggests there is another city to try other than Istanbul,rumour has it that the place has just become too passe,try Izmir altogether different . Women ,weather,food,nightlife,lifestyle,so cosmopolitan,continental,christ I should get a job from the tourist board .

[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

[almuze]

Here are a few general rules of thumb: when you decide to come up and negotiate with the mafia, be prepared. Know what you what want before you talk to them, know what they are offering other yabanci teachers in your area, in your school (if you can).
Sometimes newbies from overseas get wonderful packages their first year, free round trip tickets, free lodging (true, not so much any more, but sometimes) where as teachers already here will be offered none of this, or, they will deduct the "rent" from your salary...
anyway, my point is - what do you want out of your package deal? how many contact hours a week? do you have a work permit? health care?want to choose your own books? team teach? do you want to pay your own rent? decide these things before you go talk to them.
Also, the big chain schools vary in quality from campus to campus, so check out your particular campus to see if you like it, and some schools are way the f*** out, so check and make sure you will have handy acess to other native speakers (my philipino friends dont count!) :)and life will be more fun. good luck ps- in true turkish style, many schools will hem and haw about not really needing any native teachers in april, may and june, then, come July, everyone loves you! so, many schools take thier time trying to find the best deal, don't feel like you have to take the first offer right away. (unless you really like it)
I've said enough now. good luck and good night.

[Otterman Ollie]

I say old chap I really think (in fact I know ) you have not only misquoted me ,but , it seems you have me confused with another . Try again ! Thanks for the compliment .

[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

Sorry .. force of habit ... having spent one sunny day too many in the land of the relentless sun ... where such tactics are employed, by more than the occasional passer by, as sound forms of rhetoric ...

As the Turks would say -

"Kor ile yatan sasir kalkar"

He who sleeps with the blind arises cross-eyed

[mongrelcat]