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veiledsentiments
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My thought was to wonder why you would need a driver.  Good Luck in your new endeavor.
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15yearsinQ8
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:10 am Post subject: |
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why have a driver?
1) you don't have to park
2) you don't have to drive
i know several university teachers in kuwait with part time drivers which amount to less than a lease
take me home, james |
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wintermute2
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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...thank you, Veiled...I am looking forward to it...what to bring, what to leave...gonna at least try to bring some of my books for the first graders...smiling at 15!..."home, James...!"  |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| 15yearsinQ8 wrote: |
why have a driver?
1) you don't have to park
2) you don't have to drive
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Why pay good money for something that one can easily do by oneself? I've never been a helpless female and don't plan to start any time soon.  I also never had a maid.
Different strokes...
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wintermute2
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Veiled, et. al. ...back and forth on the wisdom of buying/renting a car or entering into some co-op/sharing thing with respect to transportation in Al Ain...gonna get there first and get the lay of the land, but I would appreciate any thoughts or experiences any may have had/are having...
Forumians, please report... (sounds vaguely like some alien race from Star Trek!)
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Zoot
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| Come, find out the whereabouts of your school, get yourself a 'good' local taxi driver and you'll be fine. You only need a car if your school is a long distance from where you live. |
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wintermute2
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| ...thank you, Zoot!...I imagine I will find out which school I am to teach in when I get there...would be nice to know earlier, but...and do I understand correctly that the sexes are separated in the ADEC schools?...I wonder if I will have girls in the classroom (to calm down the boys!) and the staff will be all male or all female?... |
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Zoot
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| Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| genders are ALWAYS separated though I'm not absolutely certain about this at KG level. No men in girls schools, maybe women in boys schools. good luck calming the boys! |
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