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teaching english in portugal
"Beware of schools offering free accommodation. I had a one year contract with a
small school in northern Portugal. The residence was a flat attached to the old
school building. I was told that it is a one-bedroom. However, there was no
bedroom at all. This would have been fine for a temporary accommodation. But
there were problems with heating, hot water up to a lingering sewer smell in the
bathroom. The toilet and the sink looked like they were salvaged from a dump.
The owners changed the toilet and sink but the lingering sewer smell stayed on.
I had to leave after 1 month."
Mrs Mcgoo, 08/08/06
"Moving abroad is a large undertaking; laws, customs and the entire way of life
in Portugal may well differ greatly from what you are used to. But don't be
discouraged from living your dream of a new life in Portugal, just arm yourself
with as much information you can about Portugal and the Portuguese way of life
before you move and keep as open a mind as possible so that you can immerse
yourself in your new life and quickly settle down in Portugal. If you're going
to be working in Portugal you will soon make new friends, contacts and business
associates and chances are you will be in an environment where you can practice
and improve your Portuguese language skills and this will help you greatly in
your day to day life in your new country."
Moses, 27/11/05
"As a Portuguese living in Portugal you may think my opinion is compromised but
I'd like everyone to know that Portugal is a lovely place to live in. Of course
there are some people that will disagree with me but there is always someone
with not so good experiences wherever we go.
In Portugal you'll find people from all around the world, our country has good
weather, good accommodations, and depending on where you choose to live, you'll
find large cities or nice calm villages. There are several bi-lingual schools in
the Lisbon, Oporto and Algarve areas due to the large foreign communities living
here. You can also find foreigners' support groups where people from your own
country meet and share experiences and ideas. Please contact your embassies as
they will give you information about theses groups.
The Portuguese are nice, we try our best to help others and even if you don't
know how to speak our language, you'll find that a few words will take you a
long way because everyone will appreciate knowing that you are trying to make
yourself understood.
As someone once said, Portugal is the second world - we're not quite as
developed as the first world or as undeveloped as the third world and we seem to
have the best of both worlds.
Sometimes you'll have to be patient but you'll find that Portugal is worth it! I
hope you enjoy my country when you visit or when you move here."
Ana, 21/02/07
"I worked for a school in a suburb of Porto. It has schools in Maia, Gaia and
other places. It was completely disorganized and ran by an owner without any
TEFL experience. Be wary about teaching in Porto and only go for well known
schools: IH or British Council..."
Anonymous, 10/09/07
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