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malu
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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Location: Sunny Java
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| I certainly drive just like the locals these days. |
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travelNteach
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 12:45 am Post subject: |
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JLL... i still live like a local, just not the poorest ones. more like middle class. sorry for the misunderstanding. i mainly wanted to give the OP a realistic view of what his lifestyle would be like rather than those flowery EF advertisements that make it seem like a person will be wadded and able to enjoy an opulent lifestyle with unlimited travel and saving megabucks while out on the town every night.
Malu- i drive a lot worse than most of the locals, sidewalks are just too tempting.
basil: if it woud take losing your mind to come back here, why do u still spend so much time on this board? your've been gone for a while now right? seems like u should just move on with your life. besides, nobody was comparing warungs to 5 star hotel but thanks for your rant about it.
we were talking about nice restaurants.
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| You can add as much as you want of what you want; kecap manis, sambal, tomoto sauce etc. |
never had a 5 star hotel refuse me any sauces. |
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malu
Joined: 22 Apr 2007
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Location: Sunny Java
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 2:05 am Post subject: |
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| I would like to live like one of those locals you see shopping in Harvey Nicks on Sunday afternoons. |
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JLL
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| JLL... [...] i mainly wanted to give the OP a realistic view of what his lifestyle would be like rather than those flowery EF advertisements |
Amen. "Teacher wanted" ads make lots of claims that actually depend on the person in question. Everyone's definitions of "cheap" and "acceptable" differ quite a lot. |
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ord2world
Joined: 20 May 2010
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Location: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you everyone! The EF ads make it seem like you'll live like royalty. I have a more clearer picture of what life would be like. Living like a local would be a fun challenge for me. I think I pretty much live like a Surabaya local now. 
It seems like a lot of you are truly enjoying your experience in Indonesia. What is it that you do on a day-to-day basis that you love so much? I lived the drunk backpacker lifestyle in my early 20's, so I'm done with that. Just learning the language, meeting the people, gaining int'l teaching experience, THE FOOD and travel is enough for me.
It looks like I'd be able to transfer rupiah's into dollars via an online savings account with Citibank.
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| JLL... [...] i mainly wanted to give the OP a realistic view of what his lifestyle would be like rather than those flowery EF advertisements |
Amen. "Teacher wanted" ads make lots of claims that actually depend on the person in question. Everyone's definitions of "cheap" and "acceptable" differ quite a lot. |
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JLL
Joined: 18 May 2010
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| ord2world wrote: |
| Just learning the language, meeting the people, gaining int'l teaching experience, THE FOOD and travel is enough for me. |
Sounds like you have a good attitude about it. The food, the girls, the signs in another language, the daily feeling of adventure and "travel", even mundane things like having a local bank account... that's what I've always enjoyed about being overseas. |
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ord2world
Joined: 20 May 2010
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Location: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Father Mackenzie,
You really helped me out. 
Anyone out there currently working with EF Surabaya and living in the house they provide??? Please PM me. I'd love to correspond with you!!!!
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ord2world, you can save as much as you like depending on how you want to live. If you want to buy the local girls or are a big drinker or party goer then you will see your money run out.
Most of my teachers seem to enjoy their life on their EF salaries and are saving around 2 millon a month.
Girls, Beer and western food are the main things that cost the most money. But there is no reason why you still cant enjoy travelling through the country and take other kinds of classes.
My teachers spend their weekends either out and about in the city or visiting other parts of the country. |
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extradross
Joined: 23 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| Enough warnings go out to the fresh-faced and naive from those who've been here a while about the 'reality' of working anywhere in Indo for the dreaded EF-low pay/weekend work 30+ weeks a year/ shabby housing etc, etc... fine if people still want to come and work for 'em[I did so myself] but PLEASE don't give it the 'live like a local' crap and limit yourself to eating out in a warung cos you can't afford anything else. What about the third world hospital/medical care-why not opt for that as well? Third world state school education for children? Reliance on shabby/dirty/dangerous local forms of public transport..... |
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