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Travel Zen
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Goa, India. No teachers allowed!
Also Jodhpur India. Calm and very beautiful. |
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JZer
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Location: Pittsburgh
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| Anywhere but where I am now. That is independant of where I am currently at. |
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sigmoid
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| Goa, India. No teachers allowed! |
What do you mean? |
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moot point
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| gurus only? |
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Will.
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No gurus definitely this is definitely a serious situation at present on dark evenings at the end of the street near the train station you can hear the whispered voices raised in urgency
Pssst! Wanna buy a guru?
No point bringing one with you. |
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valley_girl
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Location: Somewhere in Canada
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Hi SF,
Would that be Kenting ParK at the southern tip of Taiwan,
an hour from Kaochung?
Warm regards,
s |
I spent five days in Kenting once. It's a nice little place, but I had no idea there were language schools there. It's mostly a tourist spot, isn't it? |
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Sweetsee
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Yes and no. I spent 10 days there as an accidental tourist.
Nice enough place but not where I had intended to be.
Actually met a woman who had her own school there. Lots
of oppurtunity there, I believe. |
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mick_luna
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Kenting Park or Kending? Please elucidate. Why do you like it? Is there much work there?
I guess we're all looking for the same thing as Halif in a way, the optimal situation. Mine would involve friendly locals (especially the ones with the high voices and the lumps on their chests), being able to teach sans degree (which was possible in the Czech Rep.,Vietnam,Brazil and occasionally Canada) and cheap real estate, skiing, proximity to natural water, and some kind of cultural/art scene. I'm thinking probably Eastern Europe somewhere, but haven't narrowed it more than that. Any thoughts? |
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mick_luna
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, didn't see the last two posts in the thread. There is opportunity in Kenting. How would one pursue that, any contact info? |
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Sweetsee
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| I don't think Taiwan is your place. The oppurtunity I was referring to was in regards to starting a business. |
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halif
Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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Location: my own mind
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I've always thought of Scandinavia as having most of the qualities I mentioned in my original post, but then it also seems to have a high rate of suicide. Too much of a good thing, perhaps?
I mean, maybe the places in the world that have all those things - clean air, good currency, open-minded people, safe environment - are lacking something else, a certain 'X factor' that makes life exciting.
I've heard that many places in India have the 'X factor', that there is an intangible sense of energy, excitement and mystery in the air. I've never been there myself but I'd like to hear from anyone who has and can recommend some interesting areas to visit. I'd also be curious to hear first hand accounts of living in Scandinavia from anyone who's had the experience. |
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DeLani
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
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Location: NW Arkansas
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| Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: The bestest place in the whole world |
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| Jizzo T. Clown wrote: |
Arkansas, USA:
isn't overpopulated--check
is safe--check
has open-minded local people--this is stretching it a bit.
a currency that is respectable by world standards--USD
has clean air and drinking water--check
a demand for English teachers--believe it or not, check!
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Most of all, this mythical country would be a place where I truly feel 'at home'.
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Well, halif, I'm not sure if you would feel at home here, but I certainly do.  |
Well, I'm from Arkansas (lived here all my life, so far!). I'm from the "best" part too - the NW corridor. Yes, we do need English teachers due to the overwhelming influx of Latino immigrants. But it has its downsides as well - the beautiful parks and water are getting more polluted/exploited because of typical government BS. It is still the Bible belt, and it's getting more conservative by the day. If that's OK with you, then you're going to be fine. But if you're outside the mainstream, you may find yourself unable to get any job but the most crappiest - oh, wait, you can't get those anymore because they just hire Mexicans to do it for half minimum wage (and this is not a cut against Mexicans). The cost of living is considered very low compared to the rest of the country, but the wages are super low due to the fierce competition (see above).
But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm sure Jizzo has had some good experiences here. |
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halif
Joined: 08 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: tell me more |
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| DeLani, could you please elaborate on what you mean by " the beautiful parks and water are getting more polluted/exploited because of typical government BS"? I don't understand... |
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JZer
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| I've always thought of Scandinavia as having most of the qualities I mentioned in my original post, but then it also seems to have a high rate of suicide. Too much of a good thing, perhaps? |
me thinks that Scandinavia is too cold to be the perfect place for me. |
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Cdaniels
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Location: Dunwich, Massachusetts
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: Scandinavians dropping like flies! Oh no! |
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Scandanvia is great in the summer though. In winter there's plenty of saunas (invented and named in Finland.) Reykjav�k, Iceland has the same average winter temperature as New York City (thanks to the Gulf Stream) And the latest antidepressants and anti-winter blues technologies are readily available. Not to mention the people really are gorgeous! Tall and physically fit and blond and well educated. (plenty of brunettes and a few redheads, if that's your preference) I suppose the high suicide rate comes in part from their knowing that there's only one place that might possibly be better!
Please don't try to disillusion me about this. I have no qualifications for a job in Scandinavia and I'd just as soon leave this particular dream intact.  |
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