jcarrett
5 Jul 2013
Life / Planning to relocate to Wroclaw, Poland [17]
600zl a month for food is not possible. I tend to spend between 1400-1600.
600zl a month for food is not possible. I tend to spend between 1400-1600.
jcarrett
27 Apr 2013
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
First of all, I would expect that you are not good looking. I have realized that in Poland looks take you places also. Most foreigners here are, bluntly speaking, ugly. With that said, I am not, and this has helped me. Furthermore, I assume that nobody here is American, which means that none of you really know what work ethic is. If I teach 7-8 hours of pure teaching a day, along with 12 hours on the weekend (in total), making 8000zl is not out of reach. I'm not part of the normal breed of uneducated, out of touch English teachers. This is just a job for me, which I only do to get me by at the present time. Please, you people that sit on here writing negative comments about how life here is difficult, leave the country. Every native speaker I have met here has left their country because they are failures, which is something I will never say about myself. I can see why you discouraged me at the beginning now. You are afraid an educated native speaker with a background in many disciplines is gonna take your job. Well, it's true. Soon enough you will be filtered out of a job, and good riddance to you because you all deserve it.
I do regret that I didn't finish my degree, but when you are determined to succeed, I've realized that nothing will stop you. English teachers, not all, but most, have a severely negative attitude and lack of determination. I guess since i'm not a natural born humanitarian, but rather a logistical minded person, I'm not perfectly suitable for a job as a teacher of English, but with the right character anything is attainable.
First of all, I would expect that you are not good looking. I have realized that in Poland looks take you places also. Most foreigners here are, bluntly speaking, ugly. With that said, I am not, and this has helped me. Furthermore, I assume that nobody here is American, which means that none of you really know what work ethic is. If I teach 7-8 hours of pure teaching a day, along with 12 hours on the weekend (in total), making 8000zl is not out of reach. I'm not part of the normal breed of uneducated, out of touch English teachers. This is just a job for me, which I only do to get me by at the present time. Please, you people that sit on here writing negative comments about how life here is difficult, leave the country. Every native speaker I have met here has left their country because they are failures, which is something I will never say about myself. I can see why you discouraged me at the beginning now. You are afraid an educated native speaker with a background in many disciplines is gonna take your job. Well, it's true. Soon enough you will be filtered out of a job, and good riddance to you because you all deserve it.
I do regret that I didn't finish my degree, but when you are determined to succeed, I've realized that nothing will stop you. English teachers, not all, but most, have a severely negative attitude and lack of determination. I guess since i'm not a natural born humanitarian, but rather a logistical minded person, I'm not perfectly suitable for a job as a teacher of English, but with the right character anything is attainable.
jcarrett
3 Jan 2013
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
Remember getting on me for coming over to Poland and your certainty that i will fail? Well Poland is much easier than i thought. Most foreigners here, and i assume you are included in this bunch are people that had nothing going for them in their previous live, while i'm on the contrary; i had everything going for me and my confidence got me where I am, working at 2 schools, making 8000zl a month and saving up 40,000 zl since I've been here. So before writing useless discouraging nonsense and look in the mirror.
Remember getting on me for coming over to Poland and your certainty that i will fail? Well Poland is much easier than i thought. Most foreigners here, and i assume you are included in this bunch are people that had nothing going for them in their previous live, while i'm on the contrary; i had everything going for me and my confidence got me where I am, working at 2 schools, making 8000zl a month and saving up 40,000 zl since I've been here. So before writing useless discouraging nonsense and look in the mirror.
jcarrett
6 Sep 2011
Travel / Wroclaw nightclubs [20]
Merged: Wroclaw - what to do at night (other than going to the bars)?
So is there anything to do tonight in Wroclaw, other than go to the bars?
Merged: Wroclaw - what to do at night (other than going to the bars)?
So is there anything to do tonight in Wroclaw, other than go to the bars?
jcarrett
5 Sep 2011
Life / Second hand stores in Wroclaw? [7]
So I am looking to find a second hand clothes store that sells moderately nice clothes in Wroclaw. Anybody know of any near Rynek?
So I am looking to find a second hand clothes store that sells moderately nice clothes in Wroclaw. Anybody know of any near Rynek?
jcarrett
31 Aug 2011
Food / Cheapest grocery store in Wroclaw? [5]
Cheapest grocery store in Wroclaw?
Realized that food is not very important to me and should spend less money on it, any suggestions on cheap food shops within 2km of Rynek?
Cheapest grocery store in Wroclaw?
Realized that food is not very important to me and should spend less money on it, any suggestions on cheap food shops within 2km of Rynek?
jcarrett
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
they actually dont speak english and i dont speak polish so we have to talk through my fiancee
they actually dont speak english and i dont speak polish so we have to talk through my fiancee
jcarrett
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
ive completed two years at eastern michigan university in secondary education-mathematics and physics. I earned high honors and was on the math team where i excelled. Ive completed most math classes because i went through multivariable calculus when i was in high school, however im having trouble getting my college transcripts bc my college is not paid off yet and there is a hold right now on my account
ive completed two years at eastern michigan university in secondary education-mathematics and physics. I earned high honors and was on the math team where i excelled. Ive completed most math classes because i went through multivariable calculus when i was in high school, however im having trouble getting my college transcripts bc my college is not paid off yet and there is a hold right now on my account
jcarrett
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
Ive been to Wroclaw two times already and first of all my girlfriend is not polish, or a stupid polish as you said. Second of all, why do you live in Poland if you hate Polish people so much and stereotype them so quickly. You obviously have a horrible life if your sitting on polish forums all day talking **** about people. I know its not gonna be easy but beginnings are never easy and i never expected to be making alot at the beginning because my fiancee's parents are going to help me out, but i was hoping to get some help in starting off. Im sorry im not as worried about money as much as other people, i just want to be able to obtain a decent paying job later down the road.
Ive been to Wroclaw two times already and first of all my girlfriend is not polish, or a stupid polish as you said. Second of all, why do you live in Poland if you hate Polish people so much and stereotype them so quickly. You obviously have a horrible life if your sitting on polish forums all day talking **** about people. I know its not gonna be easy but beginnings are never easy and i never expected to be making alot at the beginning because my fiancee's parents are going to help me out, but i was hoping to get some help in starting off. Im sorry im not as worried about money as much as other people, i just want to be able to obtain a decent paying job later down the road.
jcarrett
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
Well im coming to live in Wroclaw with my fiancee and her parents. Ive done nothing in the way of getting prepared to come over. I plan on studying at WSF starting in October which i have to apply to when i get there. However, my fiancee studies there and talked to the admissions office and they said it would be easy for me to begin studying there.
My future parents-in-laws went to the immigration office and talked to them and talked to one of their friends that own a business and they said it would be easy for me to get a work permit through their friend. Without Polish is there any other jobs that are somewhat easy to attain?
Oh and what were your credentials when coming to Wroclaw? Do you have to be a university graduate or have finished the CELTA course?
Well im coming to live in Wroclaw with my fiancee and her parents. Ive done nothing in the way of getting prepared to come over. I plan on studying at WSF starting in October which i have to apply to when i get there. However, my fiancee studies there and talked to the admissions office and they said it would be easy for me to begin studying there.
My future parents-in-laws went to the immigration office and talked to them and talked to one of their friends that own a business and they said it would be easy for me to get a work permit through their friend. Without Polish is there any other jobs that are somewhat easy to attain?
Oh and what were your credentials when coming to Wroclaw? Do you have to be a university graduate or have finished the CELTA course?
jcarrett
6 Aug 2011
Work / Teaching jobs for Americans in Wroclaw? [54]
Im coming to Poland (Wroclaw specifically) from the USA at the end of August and do not speak any polish but am hoping to find a job teaching in a language school. I work in a camp in America where i work with many poles that said it will be easy to find a job and people to tutor privately. Is this true?
Im coming to Poland (Wroclaw specifically) from the USA at the end of August and do not speak any polish but am hoping to find a job teaching in a language school. I work in a camp in America where i work with many poles that said it will be easy to find a job and people to tutor privately. Is this true?