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cleicht



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:38 am    Post subject: Bulgaria Reply with quote
What is Bulgaria like? Do they like Americans there? If Americans are respectful, is it easy to get involved with the local culture? Just looking to get some info from people who have been there.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I came to Bg first in 1991. I am not an American but can assure you that Yanks are well-tolerated in BG.

No money in teaching. Peace Corps sends people to teach here. That is the best deal on offer unless you can score an academic job at the Am Uni in Blagoevgrad

pm me for more

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scot47



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Isn't it strange how people post and then vanish into cyberspace !
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March Hare



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Am Uni in Bulgaria? If the OP isn't interested, I am.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Am U in BG is a real uni and recruits real academics. Forget any of this low-level EFLing stuff.
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March Hare



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've had academic jobs for years. That's why I'm asking.

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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They have a website - or you could be very Balkan and just go there and knock on someone's door. Preference will certainly be given to US passport-holders with "real" academic qualifications. I would imagine that a PhD and an inch-thick cv would help.

Fluency in Bulgarian, Greek, Serbian and Turkish would help and a willingness to work with "the organs" from Langley and Sofia.

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March Hare



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the info. Though I'm not sure what the "organs" are... sounds rather creepy.
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
"The Organs" is GRU/KGB-speak for the Forces of Law and Order - especially the spooky guys.
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Globetrotting Teacher



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