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eereid1
Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: Best places to teach english in Indonesia |
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Hey, I'm planning on heading to Indonesia next year to teach English and i just need some advice on the best places to go?! I'm in the process of getting my TEFL certificate and have heard so many great things about Indonesia, it would be great to get advice from those of you who have been out there.
I'd like to be near the coast rather than a complete bustling city inland, but in a location where i can easily go off and see the sights!?
Any advice on your experiences would be greatly appreciated (as i'm sure advice for you was when you were first starting out!!).
Thanks,
Emma  |
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Chancellor
Joined: 31 Oct 2005 Posts: 1337 Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: Best places to teach english in Indonesia |
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eereid1 wrote: |
Hey, I'm planning on heading to Indonesia next year to teach English and i just need some advice on the best places to go?! I'm in the process of getting my TEFL certificate and have heard so many great things about Indonesia, it would be great to get advice from those of you who have been out there.
I'd like to be near the coast rather than a complete bustling city inland, but in a location where i can easily go off and see the sights!?
Any advice on your experiences would be greatly appreciated (as i'm sure advice for you was when you were first starting out!!).
Thanks,
Emma  |
Best is a matter of opinion. What one person might think is best another might think is one of the worst.
Indonesia is an archipelago: you're never very far from the coast. There are, of course, bustling coastal cities like Surabaya and tourist traps like Bali; so, don't assume that the only bustling cities are inland. |
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Synergy101
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Jatim
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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For travelling around I think Surabaya is a good bet: International airport, 40 min flight to bali, can get cheap flights to every major city in Indonesia, and it has all the facilities Jakarta has minus the awful traffic. Not much fine dining and exclusive lounges and nightclubs but if you are on a teachers salary you're not going to be ordering many kobe beef steaks and $100 bottles of wine. The english schools are pretty decent as well |
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malu
Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:42 am Post subject: |
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Synergy101 wrote: |
...and it has all the facilities Jakarta has minus the awful traffic. |
Surely you jest about the traffic? I have spent quite long periods of my life trying to get through 'baya in a car. |
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Synergy101
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Jatim
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:49 am Post subject: |
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There is traffic...every large city in Indo has traffic but compared to jakarta...not much |
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