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JRCash · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 91

My friends told me Rockall is the place to be for EFL teachers.

They said the salary is fantastic, the nightlife is great and the people there are really friendly.

Is this true?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I hate to expose my ignorance, but I'm curious, so I will

Where the heck is Rockall??

JRCash · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 91

jonniboy · Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject:

I heard that despite the high demand there for EFL, because of the high salaries (allegedly among the best TEFL salaries relative to wages due to the oil industry) turning up there without at least an M.A. and 5 years experience is a waste of time. Is this what you heard too JR?

JRCash · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 91

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

"Rockall, a small, isolated rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean"

I googled it. It appears to be a rock. Period.

Are there some potential TEFL students hanging on oil rigs somewhere in the neighborhood? Can I take my MA and eight years of experience and make my fortune? I like cold weather and have fairly extensive experience teaching in the oil and gas industry.....

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I really wanna know, actually.

Yorkshire Ian · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 22

Some interesting facts about Rockall:

The name Rocabarraigh is also used in Gaelic folklore for a mythical rock which is supposed to appear three times, the last being at the end of the world.

�Nuair a thig Rocabarra ris, is dual gun t�id an Saoghal a sgrios�.
(When Rocabarra returns, the world will likely come to be destroyed/ruined)

Other mythological stories surrounding Rockall:

"Fionn MacCumhaill took a sod of grass and he threw it to the fore, Then he tossed a pebble across the sea, where ever it did fall, For the sod became the Isle of Man and the pebble's called Rockall."

So there we are. A barren rock in the middle of the North Sea. Current enrolment: 16 Puffins, 3 seals and a flock of cormorants.

Sounds Like Heaven

poro · Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 274

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

To bring this post to a full circle, I have to ask JRCash - what kind of friends have you got who want to send to to Rockall? Twisted Evil

SueH · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Posts: 1022 Location: Northern Italy

Maybe he's got Rock all friends? I've heard San Serife is also very good for English teaching.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

It does a newspaper Wink

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/

JRCash · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 91