hannah83
Egyptian expat in England
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About me
Egyptian
Lives in London
Speaks English, Arabic
Registration: 06 June 2012
About
My expat journey
London, England
Lecce, Italy
Teacher
London, England
Jakarta, Indonesia
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Teacher
History, food.
Being ripped off, law corruption, insincerity, although decently dressed and covered from head to toe, still treated like a piece of meat.
Christmas Island, Australia
CI, although stunning is very remote. It's roughly the size of the isle of white, however 70% of it is uninhabitable Jungle. Its a paradise lost and often reminded me of Jurassic park.
Despite being a city girl, I loved my time on this strange island. The locals are friendly and one of the only 5 restaurants on the island makes a wicked Tom yum soup. The nature is what attracts people to the Island, the large land crabs (Robber crabs/Coconut crabs), the red crab migration which is amazing to see, and the whale sharks that hang around are a divers dream. The island is truly beautiful.
There is no public transport and unfortunately a car is a necessity which makes them extortionately priced. Almost nothing is grown locally and so finding fresh food is like finding chickens teeth, the planes bring in the fresh stuff which bumps up the price ten fold, the ship brings in the other stuff but only comes but every 3 months. One taxi on the island, he's a miserable git and finishes work at 10pm, so if you were planning on having a few drinks at one of the 5 bars on island be sure to have alternative transport...... Or take some trainers..... It's a long hilly walk home! ..... One more thing .... The centipedes are armour plated and poisonous and sting indiscriminately.
Cairo, Egypt
Living here as a child was amazing, I went to a regular school, made friends with regular Egyptian kids and learnt to speak Arabic super fast.
Although I haven't been back for over 5 years, Egypt will always hold a special place in my heart. From the constant noise to the genuinely friendly people I will always consider it to be a home away from home. Another plus is that I love the food, and miss delectables such as homous hisam, and mahshe wara einab.
The drivers are nuts. Current political state is worrying.
Activity
Teaching Chile by chrisj123
Hi 'Teaching Chile' is advertising job vacancies for teachers in Chile (advertised on Dave's ESL), but requiring a $50 "application fee" plus an unspecified "placement fee" that appears to be $1,200? They also required a 6 part questionnaire with ...
Hi everyone, I聮m looking to head out to Santiago in the next weeks and will be looking for reputable language schools to submit my CV to. I聮ve been looking online trying to determine the options, however, non of the blogs, articles etc give any ... Read More
Looking for new friends. by HANOI72
Hi, I'm Roby, 40 y.o., actually living near Lecce, I'm cosmopolitan guy,I lived abroad for longtime and I looking for smart and friendly interrnational friends. See you!:) If you want contact me fast, call me at 392 13 52 507.We'll arrange a ...
Hi there, Can anyone join ;) I'm not far from Lecce and would like to make some new friends Read More
Italian lady looking for conversational english classes in Puglia by neverloseyourhope
Hi there, my name is Cristina, anyone in this forum can help me finding some English meet ups groups in the area of Lecce, Taranto or Brindisi? My intention is to move to England before the summer and I need to start brushing my English, so would be ...
Hey Christina, I'm an English teacher, currently living in Maglie. I'd be happy to meet up and help with your conversational English before your English adventure. Read More
Looking seriously for new friends! by TheBlackElk
Well yeas,I'm looking for new friends,the nationality is not important.Im a 27 year old girl,enable to talk in Italian (not very well though) my English is much more better! I enjoy fooling around with nice people,girls and guys.I also enjoy ...
Hi blackelk, What part of Italy are you in? I'm living in the south at the moment, and I'm roughly the same age as you Read More
Teaching in Ho Chi Minh, with a CELTA, but no degree by Olin
Hello, I'm Oli 32, from London. I have recently passed my CELTA, and I really want to teach in Ho Chi Minh, for about a year. I love Vietnamese culture and the food! My one problem is that I don't have a degree...yet! Is it possible to find ...
Ok I聮m revisiting this post after a long while. I聮m British, currently teaching in Jakarta, and still wanting HCMC. Still don聮t have a degree... do have a CELTA... and now some teaching experience (under a year though)... If I break contract with ... Read More
EB Gathering / PAULANUS BRAUHAUS at 7 PM (19h00) this Saturday 28th by willou
Dear all I'm william, new coming from France to live in Jakarta since a month. I would like to meet some people to hang out. I would like to organize a gathering in KEMANG, in MURPHY's IRISH PUB, on july, the 28th for all expatriates, whatever ...
Hi Kolinas, Thanks for the heads up, and for the info.. I now know where PIM is i only live 5 mins away.. probably not a great idea for a shopaholic though. As for the Murphys get together, if its still on then i will attempt to find it by next ... Read More
EB Gathering / PAULANUS BRAUHAUS at 7 PM (19h00) this Saturday 28th by willou
Dear all I'm william, new coming from France to live in Jakarta since a month. I would like to meet some people to hang out. I would like to organize a gathering in KEMANG, in MURPHY's IRISH PUB, on july, the 28th for all expatriates, whatever ...
I'm English, but have no idea where the location of your meeting is, I've only just moved to south Jakarta. Read More
Do and don't do in Indonesia by silent_life
Hi all, I'm a newbie here in expatblog and Jakarta, I need you share your experience of the local cultural. Could you please share with me something do and don't do in Indonesia? Thank you in advance!
Thanks Themel Read More
Do and don't do in Indonesia by silent_life
Hi all, I'm a newbie here in expatblog and Jakarta, I need you share your experience of the local cultural. Could you please share with me something do and don't do in Indonesia? Thank you in advance!
Thanks for the tips guys. Just got here yesterday so the more info the better Read More
Tango and Jive lessons in Jakarta by facobasten1984
Hi Everyone ! so before I further type my thoughts I'd like to apologise that this would be partly moaning abt situation ( and maybe someone could advise me regarding the issue) So I went for Tango class in the UK for 拢5 per session and it costs ...
Hi, Moving to Jakarta next week from London, I am already a tango/ latin and ballroom dancer, would love all the info i can get regards classes/dances. Would hate to give it up. Read More
Expat blog Gathering In Jakarta- July, 6 by cjuliana
Hey everyone! First, I knew that I'm new to this forum. But allow me to organize a gathering. Not a great one, just few posters who are serious about this. So yeah, let me know if you would be able to join... Thank you. Updated. Date : July 6, ...
so gutted, I fly into Jakarta on the 6th at 10pm :( will be there for the next one though! Read More
Expat blog Gathering In Jakarta- July, 6 by cjuliana
Hey everyone! First, I knew that I'm new to this forum. But allow me to organize a gathering. Not a great one, just few posters who are serious about this. So yeah, let me know if you would be able to join... Thank you. Updated. Date : July 6, ...
I move to Jakarta in the first week of July, never been before so if i make it before the 6th id love to join in Read More
Teaching in Ho Chi Minh, with a CELTA, but no degree by Olin
Hello, I'm Oli 32, from London. I have recently passed my CELTA, and I really want to teach in Ho Chi Minh, for about a year. I love Vietnamese culture and the food! My one problem is that I don't have a degree...yet! Is it possible to find ...
Hi Oli, Im in the same boat as you at the moment, want to teach in HCM, Have a CELTA but no degree. can you give me a quick update as to how your getting on? thanks Hannah Read More