Dear Readers of this web site,
I am interested in teaching in Russia, but I don't know what the steps are that I should take to achieve that goal. Can you help me?
What can I expect in the way of expenses while I am there? Will they charge a lot more to foreigners for rent, etc.? Just how low is the salary?
Also, I don't know Russian very well. Will this make it impossible to obtain a job there in Russia?
I will appreciate any responses.
Sincerely,
Cricket
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I cannot help much, but some.
My sister is a translator for Russian and English and in order to learn enough Russian, she went to study in Moscow a few months. She was not very happy there, unfortunately.
The standard is very different from what she was used to in other European countries.
She lived in a bad dormitory and I don't know if she paid more rent.
She told us about her experiences in her everyday life though. Whenever she went to a market, she was being directed to a different register and she paid more for groceries. Being a student, she didn't have much money but being a foreigner in Russia means paying extra everywhere. Restaurants, shops, everything. And she spoke quite a lot of Russian so if you hardly speak it, it would probably be more troublesome to you. Meat is especially expensive. Lucky for my sister she is vegetarian...
It might be different if you go to a smaller town, though I doubt they could pay a foreign teacher in smaller schools.
My sister is a translator for Russian and English and in order to learn enough Russian, she went to study in Moscow a few months. She was not very happy there, unfortunately.
The standard is very different from what she was used to in other European countries.
She lived in a bad dormitory and I don't know if she paid more rent.
She told us about her experiences in her everyday life though. Whenever she went to a market, she was being directed to a different register and she paid more for groceries. Being a student, she didn't have much money but being a foreigner in Russia means paying extra everywhere. Restaurants, shops, everything. And she spoke quite a lot of Russian so if you hardly speak it, it would probably be more troublesome to you. Meat is especially expensive. Lucky for my sister she is vegetarian...
It might be different if you go to a smaller town, though I doubt they could pay a foreign teacher in smaller schools.