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bluetortilla · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 815 Location: Henan

Boy, EF sounds great! javascript:emoticon(' Rolling Eyes

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Aren't there any other options for working in Pedang? It sounds like a really cool region to be in, and the city is not small. I've been in EFL for almost 20 years btw.

Their application forum also says no one over 45. I'm 42 (45 ain't far!), but that kind of thing really stinks.

Henry_Cowell · Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 3352 Location: Berkeley

You'd do better working in PADANG.

guruengerish · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Posts: 424 Location: Australia

Wow, they've lowered the age limits again!

But as someone on these pages once said, "it's hard to be a singing, dancing monkey".

Esp if you're so close to the wheel-chair at 45. Laughing

bluetortilla · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 815 Location: Henan

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

gugelhupf · Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 575 Location: Jabotabek

In Padang there are three employers of native speaker ESL teachers. EF employs 4-5, there is a tiny school on Jl. A Yani (name escapes me) that employs one - but this has been the same one for years and she is showing no signs of going - and finally the US State Dept keeps an exchange fellow at Andalas university. That's it.

There is a senior high school (SMA 1, Jl. Sudiraman) that has started an ambitious 'international' stream with some subjects taught in English but this school cannot afford to employ foreigners.

bluetortilla · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 815 Location: Henan

Not much for a city of 800,000, is it? Thanks for the info.