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[grahamb]

You don�t need a degree in psychology to see that this guy has a kingsize inferiority complex. Look at what he�s said throughout this thread. Behind the verbal aggression and bluster (I�m going to the Congo, I�ve got more degrees than you, this is the longest thread on the Africa forum, etc), there�s a very insecure human being. His urge to insult those who dare to contradict him reflects this. Arguing with him is pointless and merely fuels his attention-seeking behaviour. Ignore him. He�ll get bored and go away.

Africa Expert, do you have any experience of Libya? TEFL jobs there seem to be few and far between.

[jason_seeburn]

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[grahamb]

"But the internet in general is pretty sparse of information on western Africa."

I�ve just done a Google search using the words "Western Africa." It took 0.53 seconds and found 1,550,000 results. I repeated the exercise with the words "West Africa," which took 0.37 seconds and found 703,000 results.
If you put your mind to it, I�m sure you�d find something of value there.
In my posting of 19 May, I suggested you look at the oneworld.net website. I repeat that recommendation, and also suggest you look at the UN website, un.org.
The fact that information about TEFL in the DRC is somewhat sparse on this forum reflects the scarcity of teaching opportunities there.
Must fly; da udder turds are waitin� for me.
Graham.

[jason_seeburn]

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[grahamb]

I didn�t say that all of it would be useful; My exact words were, "I�m sure you�d find something of value."
Set some time aside, sit down with a cup of coffee (or whatever), and search. Refine your search until something relevant comes up. Websites such as the UN and oneworld have useful links. The information you`re looking for won�t come to you on a plate - you�ve got to hunt for it.
You could also try peacecorps.gov and vso.org.uk
teaching-abroad.co.uk/index.htm offers placements, but be prepared to pay more than $2000.

[PanamaTeacher]

Jason--I don't know anything about Africa, so you will find nothing useful here. I do know about people, and you have a lot of problems. First read a little about Conrad before you decide he was a mama's boy:

Conrad, whose original name was Teodor J�zef Konrad Korzeniowski, was born near Berdychev, Poland (now in Ukraine), the son of a Polish noble. From his father the boy acquired a love of literature, including romantic tales of the sea. He was orphaned at the age of 12, and when he was 16 years old he left Russian-occupied Poland and made his way to Marseille, France. For the next four years he worked on French ships, ran guns for the Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne, and became involved in a love affair that brought him to the brink of suicide. He then entered the British merchant service, becoming a master mariner and a naturalized British subject in 1886; a few years later he changed his name to sound more English. For the next decade he traveled widely, mostly in eastern waters. Conrad's experiences, especially in the Malay Archipelago and on the Congo River in 1890, are reflected in his writing, which was done in English, his third language (after Polish and French). Conrad published his first novel and married Jessie George in 1895.
Conrad produced 13 novels, two volumes of memoirs, and 28 short stories, although writing was not easy or painless for him. Perhaps only another writer can fully appreciate his comment regarding the completion of the novel Nostromo (1904), which many critics regard as his masterpiece: "an achievement upon which my friends may congratulate me as upon recovery from a dangerous illness." In addition to the strain of writing, he endured suffering caused by gout, as well as his wife's crippling illness, and the meager income he received from his work.

"Conrad, Joseph," Microsoft� Encarta� Encyclopedia 2000. � 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Having read your posts, I will venture to say that you live in a world of fantasy: you can't be a law student, your writing does not rise to that level and you claim to be in taiwan. I doubt that you have an honors degree in anything, certainly not in english, your writing is not polished at all. Then you are trying to come across as Rambo or XXX and at the same time you claim to be this master of english soon to be an adornment to the legal profession, plus you have taught and travelled everywhere. It does not add up. Please post your resume so I can try to understand how you did all this.

I only want to know one thing: if your life is so empty that you even get pleasure out of counting responses in a forum of people that revile you, why don't you run, not walk, to the DRC and let the folks over there put you out of your misery. And if you want to look for someone to hate, please check out the nearest mirror ASAP.

Other than that you seem to be a nice person and if you ever plan to visit panama, e-mail me and I'll buy you a cerveza.
Your amigo in Panama

[Africaexpert]

Jason: If this boosts your self-esteem, I'm adding yet another response to this post. If you would like to get more info on Congo, here's a board that may offer some more insights. I cannot guarantee that these insights will be any more to your liking than what you have already deemed inadequate.
Lonely Planet Online: Thorntree forum - Africa

No I have not taught in Libya, but there are some jobs, usually for men only, teaching the military and oil company employees. I heard of these jobs in Rome. Was a little worried when I learned that my passport would be confiscated until I completed the term of my contract, and that although pay was in foreign currency, expenses were so high that it wouldn't be worth my while. Since I am a US citizen and the US has only bad relations with the Libyan government, I thought it better not to pursue these jobs.
Libyans are lovely people and good English students, and apparently the beaches are wonderful there, everybody except Khaddafi wants to build resorts and encourage foreign visitors. Alcohol is forbidden in Libya, but the number one alltime best seller in Malta, a common Libyan vacation spot, is brew-your-own beer kits. One of my Moroccan students, an owner of an airplane maintenance business, was "bought out" or bribed by the US government to stop servicing Libyan airplanes. In return for canceling a lucrative portion of his business, he was given free tuition at a top-ten business school for his MBA. That's the American way.