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[Janek]

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[dynow]

[quote="Janek"]

[oipivo]

Hey dudes,

I've been lurking and doing some light posting since I'm moving to Poznan in January with my wife and two cats. Looking forward to a change from Turkey. I miss my Slavs.

[iknowwhatiamtalkingabout]

I began my teaching career in Poland and stayed for several years before moving on to hotter weather and good money.

I constantly despair at the negativity on this forum. I'd encourage anyone who's thinking of going into teaching to give Poland a try. Good students, nice places to see, fun to be had. A good starting point for a teaching career. The negative people will insist that the money isn't enough to live on, but that's simply wrong, unless you have incredibly expensive tastes or kids (which your average teacher does not).

You'll not become rich in Poland, but it's a good place to put in a few years of hard work and then move on. My lifestyle in Poland for the years I was there was fine. I had nice flats, I travelled around Europe, I had an excellent social life and I got my career off to a fun start while learning a lot. What the negative people don't seem to understand is that that is what most people who go to Poland want to do.

You won't save money working in Poland, but it's a good place to start. Go and enjoy yourselves, potential new teachers.

[amisexy]

[quote="simon_porter00"]Just for the record, which city are you based in?[/quote]

You'd be right in thinking that it isn't Warsaw. I'm currently in Wroclaw, but I may be moving soon.

I also stand by what I say. Things here are generally cheap (with some exceptions).

[Master Shake]

[dynow]

[simon_porter00]

the other country didn't want him. something about setting off the sniffer dogs when going through the airport ...
Only joking, I believe his recent departure was a 'summertime only' jolly. His main work is in Poland. If he decides to move on, don't worry I'll be the first to let you know as he'll probably dump his shi... things in my garage again.

[Master Shake]

Thanks, Simon, for the heartfelt offer.

This summer in Vietnam was a working holiday. I knew I was coming back to Poland. Hence I had to leave all my bedding, bedposts covered in notches, and collection of drinking tankards, with the local Porter.

I did leave Gdansk, Poland in early 2008 for Thailand. No plans to return to PL that time.

Reasons for leaving Gdansk:

- my DoS at the time had worked in Bangkok, liked it, and encouraged me to go
- a bad break-up
- I was earning less than 2,000zl/mo. net and was tired of eating rice and beans everyday and being broke the week or two before payday; I wanted to eat rice everyday somewhere new


I didn't go there for the girls. Not one week after I had accepted the job in Bangkok, I met a Polish girl and we ended up spending Christmas together. We kept in touch after a few months later she moved out there with me. She soon found a job she liked and we both spent a year teaching English to kids in big private K-12 schools.

We decided to came back because, though the money was much better in Bangkok and vacations were frequent, the job was mickey-mouse, the city polluted, and the traffic a nightmare. I also wanted to finish my DELTA face-to-face, which wasn't really practical in Bangkok.

Anyway, long story short, the girl is long gone (don't even know where) but I'm still here. I'm actually thinking about relocating to Wroclaw, if I can find a decent job. If not there, who knows?

[Master Shake]

[dynow]

[ecocks]

supposin'........

You had a place to live, only had to pay for food.

You like the cool, damp weather of the Baltic.

Beer is okay but no big deal.

The whole dating thing is behind you.

You can solve the residency permit challenge.

Privates (6-8 classes a week) and the occasional class contract with one of the schools for cash are all you want.

Traveling around in Europe over the next few years to take in the sights, museums and cuisine are your main interest.

All you really need is a thousand or so a month to fund your travel, eat and buy the occasional pair of socks?

Northern Poland doable under those circumstances?

[sparks]

I'd say that's doable, of course what you eat and how much and where you travel makes all of the difference in the world. If you basically only have to pay for food you COULD live on a couple of classes a week, let's say 120 zl. A thousand (zloty?) a month to travel around Europe and eat in restaraunts? Hmmm... that could be difficult. Maybe a thousand dollars.

[Master Shake]

[ecocks]