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[jimi2times]

Hi

Bit of background before the question:

5 years Tefl experience overseas and in UK, BA but not in English, almost finished writing a Tefl book andwill try to get it published, speak another language.

So, my wife and I would like to try our luck in Oman.

We'll try to live the monk life, rarely venturing out of our appartment, if only to go to a restaurant or possible sporting activity.

Aim is to save �12,000/$16,500 in the course of a year.

Is this feasible?

Many thanks.

[denise]

How much of those 5 years of experience were in a university? The better jobs here ask for university experience + an MA, so you will likely not be eligible for those. Saving that amount is doable with an MA. Would your wife be working as well?

I've got to say that staying in your apartment all the time really isn't the way to go here... in my opinion, of course. Muscat is gorgeous, and there are plenty of things to do. Tons of restaurants, ranging from cheap, low-end corner places to ritzy (but still reasonably priced) hotel restaurants, outdoor activities, etc.. And of course the rest of the country is worth seeing, too... If you want to stay in your apartment and stay sane, then you should really consider getting yourself set up at home with internet, satellite, etc.--not part of a monk-ish life!

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[jimi2times]

Cheers

Maybe frugal would be better than monkish - we would just be going to save money, but looking into it Oman seems pretty nice...