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MichiganFan



Joined: 28 Oct 2009
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:33 am    Post subject: Moving From Korea Reply with quote
Can anyone who has made the jump from Korea to North Africa share any tips? I'm actively looking for a job coming up next May, and it's time to start the process. Any advice you can give on local regs, recruiters, etc, would be helpful.

I'm 31/M with a BA English and a current (for the moment) teaching credential.

Any issues with having to touch base back home to get a CRC done? I came to Korea under the new rules, so I had to have one done for this job, but it's a hokey countywide one from not even my home state.

Pointers?

TIA.
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eclectic



Joined: 09 Nov 2006
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I hear Libya will require quite the background check, but Egypt and Morocco arent so uptight about it. Dont ask me about Al-Jazeera or Tunisia, no idea.

As for the move from Korea to NAfrica--- you got me quite envious. But hope to do it soon soon soon.
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MichiganFan



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
eclectic wrote:
I hear Libya will require quite the background check, but Egypt and Morocco arent so uptight about it. Dont ask me about Al-Jazeera or Tunisia, no idea.

As for the move from Korea to NAfrica--- you got me quite envious. But hope to do it soon soon soon.

Yeah, I think I've had a good run here, so I'm on my way out. This was supposed to be a two year vacation, but it's starting to feel like actual work.

I was thinking about Morocco before you said something. That, and Lebanon (wrong forum for Lebanon). Don't get me wrong, the worst thing I have on my record is a straight reckless driving, Class 2 Misdemeanor, so I'm fairly solid, I just don't want to have to fly all the way back to the States just to get a visa and fly all the way back across the world to Africa.

If all else fails, there's still China.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Al-Jazeera is "The Peninsula". I think you mean Al Jazayir, usually called Algeria in Modern Standard English.
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MichiganFan



Joined: 28 Oct 2009
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The weather looks good. The food looks pretty diverse. I'm gonna send out some resumes and see who's biting. I'm gonna post another thread and see if anyone with boots on the ground has their ears on.

With any luck, someone will be hiring for next May.
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TwinCentre



Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 273
Location: Mokotow
PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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The weather looks good. The food looks pretty diverse.


You might be in for a shock lol. Moroccan food is great, but takes 5 hours to cook, so you will have to count on being invited to local's homes. Food in local restaurants is appalling...chips with everything. Unless you want to go for the upmarket French ones.

The Weather? Yes, gets hot in the summer but 3 degrees or lower at night in Winter in a flat with no central heating and marble floors is grim. And, no, I don't remember seeing one flat with heating. Get a portable heater....first investment I'd say.
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mitsui



Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1562
Location: Kawasaki
PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
too true.
From November to　February it gets cold. A heater would come in handy.
I used to go to the local public bath in Casa in order to stay warm.

Morocco is different than Korea. Instead of going to a convenience store you can find beer hidden behind a curtain, so as not to offend anybody.

Food at people`s homes was quite nice. Better than most restaurants.
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MichiganFan



Joined: 28 Oct 2009
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow, cheers for the responses. It looks like I need to do the following:

1. Find a job (here? if not, where?)
2. Get my return-to-US airfare in cash.
3. Buy ticket to my job.
4. Get my 10 year residency, showing proof of financing and bypassing my job offer altogether.
5. ????
6. Profit?

So once I've got boots on the ground, I've got 15 days to report to the foreign office to apply for my 10-year pass. I'll need to run out and get an HIV test, then I finish up my paperwork, and get approved. Meanwhile, I'm placed in an apartment, put in front of a class, and I just teach the class.

Is there anything I'm missing here?
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mitsui



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:36 am    Post subject: