Life / Any South Africans in Wroclaw? [54]

Hi ouks, hoe gaan dit met almal? ek is nuut in Poland, lewe nou in Siedlce, werk as onderwyser... soos meeste mense, ek het n vroumens gevolg...enige Saffa's wat naby my woon? sal pret wees om so nou en dan te ontmoet, bietjie Afrikaans gesels... eks n engelsman, maar my afrikaans is nie te sleg nie :-p laat weet julle!! Ant

Please read the first rule of the forums. You must keep your posts in English. Thank you.

oki, in english : any Saffa's living in or around Siedlce? or even Warsaw... moved here a few weeks ago, wouldn't mind speaking some of the old language :-)

Get in touch!

Work / Job opportunities in Poland for a foreigner? (other than a teacher) [175]

'm teaching in Siedlce, and for my conversation classes i also get about 50zl an hour. I think its pretty much standard. Anyone got any idea about what kind of employment you can get in the tourism industry (i've got a bachelors degree in tourism management) and tonnes of experience in all sectors, but i dont speak polish :-(

Oh, i've completed 2 teaching courses, one a TFEL course, and the other a business english course. Haven't had an opportunity to use the business english course yet, but the TEFL course has stood me in good stead so far. It made it much easier to find a job, and i've had another offer too, but haven't decided yet. (even though i had no experience).

Life / Polish Driving Licence. [314]

Hi! I'm a South African, new to Poland, with an SA licence. What must I do to get it converted to a Polish one, and where? Do I have to take the theory and pratical tests again (hope not!)?

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!

Work / For all English teachers in Poland (who work for only $1000 a month) [102]

Hmmm, i think i'm choosing an interesting time to join this conversation... I've been living in Poland for 4 months now, and been having a really hard time learning the language. Going to one of the local pubs is great though, because all the barladies speak reasonably good english. Me and my Fiance (polish) have both worked in pubs (i've been in management), and sometimes staff do just have a bad day... being able to speak english is not going to affect the level of service you get.

As to the original point of this thread, i work less than 20 hours a week, as an english teacher, and i clear almost 2500 PLN per month. Hour-for-hour, i earn a hell of a lot more than i did while working (in management) in the UK. Teaching can be a rewarding job, but it can also be a really crappy job, depending on the motivation of your students.

Language / The only polish word a foreigner won't ever say correctly :P [113]

My Fiancée (who's polish) couldn't say it... ROTFLOL!! And she gives me hassles because i'm not learning polish quickly enough... wish it was a real word though :-p

Life / Non -Native people in Poland, where do you come from ?? [41]

:-p alright then! Ranj, Don't suppose you'd like to drop me a beer off on your way back from the kitchen? Just a short detour i'm sure... :-D

Work / For all English teachers in Poland (who work for only $1000 a month) [102]

Hi all, me again :-) nomyth36 mentioned summer work... this interests me too! Unfortunately in my town, the demand for english virtually disappears during the summer (and i'm not the only one with this hassle - the other native language speaker here is having the same issue). So, any idea's about where to get extra work in the summer? Camps, short courses, etc? Advice would be appreciated. - oh, Lady in Red: my fiance works at the same school. she organised me an interview last year already, and as i was the only native speaker in town, at the time, it was gift wrapped :-p i was rather fortunate to get it so easily, i will admit.