
Amiee S
Irish looking for information about Slovakia
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24
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About me
Irish
Lives in Bratislava
Speaks English, Portuguese, French
Registration: 02 December 2013
Anyone looking for work? by Amiee S
Hey all, I'm currently employed by IBM over here, and we are always looking for people of various backgrounds with various languages to come and join us. Just drop me a message here if you're looking and I can refer you :)
Hi there, Is this you trying to ask me to help you find work in that area, or are you just telling me the name of a place in Slovakia.......it's hard to tell when you don't use so many words. Read More
IT Jobs (cloud & Virtualization) for english speaking professionals?
Hey, Just wondering did you get yourself sorted with a job? If not drop me a private message and I can check out jobs in IBM and see if we've anything on offer for you! Read More
Anyone looking for work?
Hey all, I'm currently employed by IBM over here, and we are always looking for people of various backgrounds with various languages to come and join us. Just drop me a message here if you're looking and I can refer you :) Read More
Home Sick
Yep, life gets tough and you start to get stubborn! I was in Brazil for a while before I came to Slovakia, and I found myself angry by the culture in Brazil because it wasn't the culture I loved. There is no place like home, but sometimes you ... Read More
Tennis Courts by Amiee S
I am looking for a place to play tennis over here, I've seen a few places but they are really expensive if you're not a member, and I don't want to join up somewhere just yet. Does anyone know of a cheap spot where I can play?
So, I found a place, I found it through CenyNaDne the savings website, it's out in petrzalka, right behind the Matador swimming pool, it's a really nice guy that is running it, I'm not 100% sure how much it is usually, but I got the 10 ... Read More
Tennis Courts
I am looking for a place to play tennis over here, I've seen a few places but they are really expensive if you're not a member, and I don't want to join up somewhere just yet. Does anyone know of a cheap spot where I can play? Read More
New girl in town!looking for apartment to rent in BA
Yeah there seems to be a good few things showing up on it in the last few weeks, also check out www . reality . bazos . sk (without the spaces) and it will show you places to rent and share, if you use google chrome if will translate the page for ... Read More
jobs for english speakers in slovakia by Gareth Morgan
Can someone please help been applying for jobs in slovakia have alot of managerial experience mainly in distribution but only speak very basic slovakian!!! help!!!
Hey Gareth, I have not had any difficulty finding jobs and interviews that only require English!! I am doing some with French too but that is because I speak French! If you check out profesia . sk that is the site that I have been using, and use ... Read More
New girl in town!looking for apartment to rent in BA
Hey there, If you have a look on facebook there is a page expats in bratislava, there are a lot of postings about house shares where you could possibly find what you are looking for! Check it out and see, I am moving there at the beginning of next ... Read More
English Teaching Jobs by Amiee S
I am currently living in Brazil teaching English as a second language and I am hoping to head back to Europe at some point and Austria is my choice destination! I was just wondering if anyone could give me some information on teaching English there, ...
Hi Faye, That link isn't working it comes up as a 404error! If you already have a tefl qualification then do you still have to do the voluntary three months?! Thanks for getting back to me :) Amiee. Read More
Places to watch rugby
Just wondering does anyone know of a place where I could go around the Sao Paulo area to watch the six nations? I've been watching it at home, but its always nice to watch the rugby with a bit of an atmosphere! Read More
Greetings
I think mainly thanks to you and your never ending brazilian knowledge it will be, keep up the good work :) Read More
FOOD AND DRINK IN BRAZIL - AVOIDING PROBLEMS by James
Food and Drink in Brazil – avoiding problems [img align=C]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DM4awEcYL3I/S60V1tI_vZI/AAAAAAAAC9E/vlQq4zCGJrU/s1600/Feijoada+Mabu+fotografia+de+Naideron+Jr..jpg[/img] For those who have chosen to move here and ...
Awesome I will check that one out, I have tried a few different brands but none have worked for me yet! I don't mind about the milk I actually used Uht milk back in Ireland so as not to waste regular milk but the butter has been driving me crazy! ... Read More
LEARN OVER A THOUSAND PORTUGUESE WORDS IN A FEW MINUTES by James
[img align=C]http://subasanta.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/portu.jpg?w=500&h=332[/img] For all of you English speaking members who are struggling to learn or improve your Portuguese, believe it or not you can learn over 1000 Brazilian Portuguese ...
That's quite possibly the greatest little trick for picking up vocab fast!! Now I just need to remember the rules :P Read More
A Gringo's Survival Guide to Brazil by James
[img align=L]http://9imb150dy03dci7w3gxvi91b.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/survival-guide.jpg[/img]A Gringo’s Survival Guide to Brazil (or everything you ever wanted to know about life in Brazil and couldn’t find ...
A really great post right here packed with information! I'm genuinely sick of people harping on about how dangerous Brazil is, and naturally tourists and people who stand out get picked on it happens in every country in the world!!!! Read More
Looking for a place to rent in Dublin by Guest8872
Hello, I am going to Dublin on 11th October to start a new Job. I am French and I am going to work around Rosemount Business Park. I am looking for an accommodation around this area, room / flat, or house, I have a budget around 500 euros ...
have a look at daft . ie (without the spaces) it's a great Irish webside for finding houses and finding house shares! Read More
Portuguese language exchange
hey, look it up on Facebook to be sure but I know a few months ago there used to be a language exchange evening held in the Harcourt hotel on Tuesdays quite a good crowd there! And seen as you live in Dundrum just a quick luas ride in! Read More
Playing it safe with electricity in Brazil by James
[img align=c]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFfHvmdzL6tZF5UwSGnFPrGlMBEw1kSbOp1zjsus6y81rJZpYU[/img] 127v / 220v - One thing that everyone coming to Brazil should be aware of is that there is no national standard voltage for ...
Does anyne know where I can get a cheap version of a UPS uninterruptible power supply because I'm living in Embu and we get a lot of power cuts here and I'm worried that it's taking it's toll on my electronics! it's not only the power going but ... Read More
Greetings
So I have to post a new forum here so I can further unlock the features of this website, here it is, Hello everyone! Read More
FOOD AND DRINK IN BRAZIL - AVOIDING PROBLEMS by James
Food and Drink in Brazil – avoiding problems [img align=C]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DM4awEcYL3I/S60V1tI_vZI/AAAAAAAAC9E/vlQq4zCGJrU/s1600/Feijoada+Mabu+fotografia+de+Naideron+Jr..jpg[/img] For those who have chosen to move here and ...
I'm an Irish girl living here in Sao Paulo and I wonder can anyone help me to find real butter!!! Not the margarine type butter I seem to be coming across but real butter?! Read More
Immigrations laws aren't a joke and they apply to everybody by James
[img align=l]http://www.paraiba.com.br/static/images/noticias/normal/1336586296688-deportado.jpg[/img]It never ceases to amaze me the creative measures that people think up to try and evade immigrations laws, enter Brazil without the authorization ...
the Brazilian government don't really help they are so slow and uncooperative!! they give you 180 days and spend half of that time on holidays making it impossible to get things done!!! Read More
English Teaching Jobs
I am currently living in Brazil teaching English as a second language and I am hoping to head back to Europe at some point and Austria is my choice destination! I was just wondering if anyone could give me some information on teaching English there, ... Read More
The best way to get my Portuguese up by dimeboy
Sir, I am looking to move at some point to SP and need some help. I would like to know what you think is the best way to get my Portuguese up to par since I am mostly a beginner at this point and about IT work if possible but if not, perhaps ...
Before I came here i bought pimsleur portuguese on from amazon and its been great it thought me all the basics and had me confident enough to actually speak to brazilians!! Once I got here I made sure to connect the tv straight up to Brazilian tv ... Read More
Getting married in Brazil by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Brazil or who are about to get married in Brazil to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Brazil? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed ...
I'm Irish and have been here in Brazil 4months today with my fiancé of the last five years, we are planning on getting married over here and I have a few questions about the whole process! I had my birth cert sent over to me I actually had to apply ... Read More