LongMai
American expat in Vietnam
Forum posts
21
About me
American
Lives in Ho Chi Minh
Speaks English and Vietnamese natively
Registration: 26 March 2014
received a weird offer that's too good to be true by LongMai
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ...
Hi LesleyK, I'm living in VN right now. It was resolved. The 'client' couldn't prove that he's a real client, his workplace, and reason for hiring me. It's definitely a scam. Read More
received a weird offer that's too good to be true by LongMai
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ...
@Dejavu.dot I've tried to search for his name, the only identifiable info from the email. I was not able to find any details for anyone with that name but I did found that the first name and last name are real names in Ukraine. (He said he is ... Read More
received a weird offer that's too good to be true by LongMai
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ...
Thanks Jelred and Dan. That was very insightful! I've proceeded to ask further questions. I'll wait and see their response :] Read More
received a weird offer that's too good to be true by LongMai
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ...
Hi DanFromSF, No, it was sent to my email. I used that email for my English teaching ads on here. Read More
received a weird offer that's too good to be true by LongMai
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ...
Thanks for the prompt responses guys! Yea, I thought so too. Well, he was looking for tutors that would travel. He couldn't know me elsewhere unless it was from Expat-blog. I thought I would post here too so other ppl would see this and not fall ... Read More
received a weird offer that's too good to be true
Hi Expats, I came home from a class tonight and received a very odd email from someone named Dan. He asked me to come to UK and tutor his family (3 kids) for 1.5 yrs. He'll give me accomodation and pay me $9,000/month. Right now, I'm ... Read More
Tennis partner wanted by gbow82
One month ago I moved to HCMC and right now I'm looking for a tennis player. I live in D7, Phu My Hung, and right across from my apartment are tennis courts (wonderland). I never lived so close to a tennis court but my racket is still in my ...
Sounds great. I can be there at that time. Is it at Wonderland in D7? Read More
Looking for volunteers for Teaching Charity at a temple in Dist.4 by huyentt
Dear Expats, Recently, I have been joining in a teaching charity which was taken place in Giac Nguyen Temple in Dist. 4. As we plan, we will open English classes for poor people who keen on studying English. There will be 3 classes per week (on ...
Hi Emmy, thank you for your interest! The location is in District 7 in HCMC. I don't think we'll have a location in Vung Tau anytime soon. Read More
Tennis partner wanted by gbow82
One month ago I moved to HCMC and right now I'm looking for a tennis player. I live in D7, Phu My Hung, and right across from my apartment are tennis courts (wonderland). I never lived so close to a tennis court but my racket is still in my ...
Right now, I'm free in the morning for the whole week from 8am-2pm. I'm free all day on Sunday. Read More
Tennis partner wanted by gbow82
One month ago I moved to HCMC and right now I'm looking for a tennis player. I live in D7, Phu My Hung, and right across from my apartment are tennis courts (wonderland). I never lived so close to a tennis court but my racket is still in my ...
Hi Gbow82, I live in D5 so I have no problem going to Wonderland in PMH :) Read More
Place and partners to play tennis in Ho Chi Minh City by pierre_quyen
Hello everybody, I am Frenchman of Vietnamese extraction. I am French and English speaking, having worked in both linguistic environments in Europe. I am currently working and living in Ho Chi Minh City. I look to play tennis and meet friends who ...
I would love to join as well. My USTA rating was 4.5 last year. Here's my contact: *** Read More
Tennis partner wanted by gbow82
One month ago I moved to HCMC and right now I'm looking for a tennis player. I live in D7, Phu My Hung, and right across from my apartment are tennis courts (wonderland). I never lived so close to a tennis court but my racket is still in my ...
My USTA rating was 4.5 last year. Read More
Tennis partner wanted by gbow82
One month ago I moved to HCMC and right now I'm looking for a tennis player. I live in D7, Phu My Hung, and right across from my apartment are tennis courts (wonderland). I never lived so close to a tennis court but my racket is still in my ...
hi gbow82, I'm also an advanced tennis player and looking to get back on the courts. You can give me a call when you want to play tennis, 0934146159 - Long Mai Read More
Looking for volunteers for Teaching Charity at a temple in Dist.4 by huyentt
Dear Expats, Recently, I have been joining in a teaching charity which was taken place in Giac Nguyen Temple in Dist. 4. As we plan, we will open English classes for poor people who keen on studying English. There will be 3 classes per week (on ...
Hi Marilou Buri, Thanks for your interest! Can you contact your son and have him email me (comptech88@yahoo.com) or send me a message on here? I would like to arrange a meeting with him. As for your available time of 10am-1pm, our classes are in ... Read More
Looking for volunteer English teachers for a temple in District 7, HCM by LongMai
Hi expats! This post is the updated and continuation from a previously created thread: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=316118 We are looking for at least 2 English teachers or native English speaker that can volunteer. I'm ...
Thanks Jayant! I've sent you a message. Read More
Looking for volunteer English teachers for a temple in District 7, HCM
Hi expats! This post is the updated and continuation from a previously created thread: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=316118 We are looking for at least 2 English teachers or native English speaker that can volunteer. I'm ... Read More
Looking for volunteers for Teaching Charity at a temple in Dist.4 by huyentt
Dear Expats, Recently, I have been joining in a teaching charity which was taken place in Giac Nguyen Temple in Dist. 4. As we plan, we will open English classes for poor people who keen on studying English. There will be 3 classes per week (on ...
Hi Jack, Thanks for your interest in volunteering! My name is Long. I'm one of the three teachers that's volunteering there. How long are you planning to stay in Vietnam for? Have you designed a general English lesson plan before? (not ... Read More
Dry cough by tintinmiami2013
All, When I went to HCMC, Vietnam 3 months ago, I experienced a very "dry" cough for 2 weeks. I finally got rid of it once I returned to the States. Some locals told me it is due to the air pollution. Anybody else experienced this ...
I've had those dry cough for the 1st 2.5 months here in HCM City. I started to wear face mask every time I go out. I haven't experienced any coughs for the past 2-3 months :] Read More
MONTHLY SALARY FOR FILIPINO ENGLISH TEACHERS IN HANOI. by Mark mac
Hye guys I just need some information that how much can a filipino( with TESOL Diploma (cambridge English Language Assessment teacher) can make a month in Hanoi?
The average is $15-25 in HCMC, $20-30 in Hanoi vietnamteachingjobs.com/?s=jobseeker&usertype=jobseeker&cat=&jobtype=0,FULL+TIME,PART+TIME&co Read More
Pipers in HCMC
You should check out Scots' bars or pubs in District 1. Read More