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OT - Back home in Dundee, Scotland
Hello group!
I've been back in Dundee for about 24 hours now, and just finished deleting all the spam in my inbox, opening all my post, and yesterday went out to get some fresh vegetables and fruit, and bring my cat Sasha home from "Auntie Dawn's house". I think she purred all night long. She somehow gained about 2 kg (5 pounds?) in 5 weeks, even though they fed her the same amount of the same food which I do. Apparently she didn't move very much while at Dawn and Neil's. So now I need to find a job, pack up all my things and find a new place to live. My brother in Oregon wants me to go and see him (I haven't seen him in nearly 10 years, and we haven't lived together since I was 13) and it is quite tempting. However, I want teaching practice, now that I have the CTEFL, and I'm not finding any work on the websites of the colleges and universities near Eugene Oregon. I'm also applying to places here in Scotland, but I'm not ruling out going back to Russia or on to Asia or somewhere else. The plan was to be away until June, and it seems it will be most easy to follow that plan if I can't find a job here quite soon. Wish me luck, and if there is a college near you that needs an English teacher for speakers of foreign languages, let me know! -- Jo in Scotland |
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Wait a minute....we're missing something.....why are you packing
everything up in Scotland?? Also, what is happening with your stuff in Russia? Is everything okay?? cyberhugs, should you need them, Larisa Johanna Gibson wrote: Hello group! I've been back in Dundee for about 24 hours now, and just finished deleting all the spam in my inbox, opening all my post, and yesterday went out to get some fresh vegetables and fruit, and bring my cat Sasha home from "Auntie Dawn's house". I think she purred all night long. She somehow gained about 2 kg (5 pounds?) in 5 weeks, even though they fed her the same amount of the same food which I do. Apparently she didn't move very much while at Dawn and Neil's. So now I need to find a job, pack up all my things and find a new place to live. My brother in Oregon wants me to go and see him (I haven't seen him in nearly 10 years, and we haven't lived together since I was 13) and it is quite tempting. However, I want teaching practice, now that I have the CTEFL, and I'm not finding any work on the websites of the colleges and universities near Eugene Oregon. I'm also applying to places here in Scotland, but I'm not ruling out going back to Russia or on to Asia or somewhere else. The plan was to be away until June, and it seems it will be most easy to follow that plan if I can't find a job here quite soon. Wish me luck, and if there is a college near you that needs an English teacher for speakers of foreign languages, let me know! -- Jo in Scotland |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:33:07 GMT, CNYstitcher
wrote: Wait a minute....we're missing something.....why are you packing everything up in Scotland?? Also, what is happening with your stuff in Russia? Is everything okay?? cyberhugs, should you need them, Larisa Me and all of my stuff is back from Russia now. I'm packing up all my things in Scotland, because about 3 weeks before I was off to Russia (for a year), my partner said he wanted to split up after 5 years together. He's been working in the US for the better part of the last 2 years, and I guess we just grew apart - still, a surprise for me. Then, when I was in Russia and doing the CTEFL course, he emailed me and said he was going to charge me for storing my stuff in his flat (previously he had said I could sort it out when I came back in June 2005) or rent if I came back earlier. Well, I can't survive on a Russian wage and also pay for storage, so I had to come back. Now I'm looking for work - here in Scotland, or in Oregon (I could stay with my brother) or in Alaska (I could stay with my sister) or somewhere else altogether. And I'm getting ready to put my stuff in storage, because I have to move out of this flat, so that I'm not paying rent to my former partner anymore. -- Jo in Scotland |
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Hullo Jo
Glad to see you safely back. Best of luck with your searches - for job and home. .. In article , Johanna Gibson writes Hello group! I've been back in Dundee for about 24 hours now, and just finished deleting all the spam in my inbox, opening all my post, and yesterday went out to get some fresh vegetables and fruit, and bring my cat Sasha home from "Auntie Dawn's house". I think she purred all night long. She somehow gained about 2 kg (5 pounds?) in 5 weeks, even though they fed her the same amount of the same food which I do. Apparently she didn't move very much while at Dawn and Neil's. So now I need to find a job, pack up all my things and find a new place to live. My brother in Oregon wants me to go and see him (I haven't seen him in nearly 10 years, and we haven't lived together since I was 13) and it is quite tempting. However, I want teaching practice, now that I have the CTEFL, and I'm not finding any work on the websites of the colleges and universities near Eugene Oregon. I'm also applying to places here in Scotland, but I'm not ruling out going back to Russia or on to Asia or somewhere else. The plan was to be away until June, and it seems it will be most easy to follow that plan if I can't find a job here quite soon. Wish me luck, and if there is a college near you that needs an English teacher for speakers of foreign languages, let me know! -- Jo in Scotland -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Crap! I'm sorry for your predicament. Thanks for the explanation. Though
it's not really our business, it's good to know the circumstances. Sometimes our imaginations can run away with us. I hope you find something soon. Should we put a quilter's hex on your "ex"? Let's see what would be appropriate....I'm sure we could come up with something. "may all his knots (figuratively) come untied" very existential Anyway, I hope all works out for you. Kathyl remove "nospam-" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Johanna Gibson" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:33:07 GMT, CNYstitcher wrote: Wait a minute....we're missing something.....why are you packing everything up in Scotland?? Also, what is happening with your stuff in Russia? Is everything okay?? cyberhugs, should you need them, Larisa Me and all of my stuff is back from Russia now. I'm packing up all my things in Scotland, because about 3 weeks before I was off to Russia (for a year), my partner said he wanted to split up after 5 years together. He's been working in the US for the better part of the last 2 years, and I guess we just grew apart - still, a surprise for me. Then, when I was in Russia and doing the CTEFL course, he emailed me and said he was going to charge me for storing my stuff in his flat (previously he had said I could sort it out when I came back in June 2005) or rent if I came back earlier. Well, I can't survive on a Russian wage and also pay for storage, so I had to come back. Now I'm looking for work - here in Scotland, or in Oregon (I could stay with my brother) or in Alaska (I could stay with my sister) or somewhere else altogether. And I'm getting ready to put my stuff in storage, because I have to move out of this flat, so that I'm not paying rent to my former partner anymore. -- Jo in Scotland |
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Ouch!!! Great big cyber hugs to you!
-- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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Jo,
There are lots of colleges in the area here around Dallas. I am trying to get an office job working at a college so I will keep my eyes and ears open for an ESL (English as a Second Langueage) teacher. That's what they call Teachers who teach English to foreign students. I've seen openings for them before, so I'll look again. Sending you big cyber hugs... Babs |
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Sorry things turned sour for you. Hope things get better very soon.
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Johanna Gibson" wrote in message ... Me and all of my stuff is back from Russia now. I'm packing up all my things in Scotland, because about 3 weeks before I was off to Russia (for a year), my partner said he wanted to split up after 5 years together. He's been working in the US for the better part of the last 2 years, and I guess we just grew apart - still, a surprise for me. Then, when I was in Russia and doing the CTEFL course, he emailed me and said he was going to charge me for storing my stuff in his flat (previously he had said I could sort it out when I came back in June 2005) or rent if I came back earlier. Well, I can't survive on a Russian wage and also pay for storage, so I had to come back. Now I'm looking for work - here in Scotland, or in Oregon (I could stay with my brother) or in Alaska (I could stay with my sister) or somewhere else altogether. And I'm getting ready to put my stuff in storage, because I have to move out of this flat, so that I'm not paying rent to my former partner anymore. -- Jo in Scotland |
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Ouch, now I feel like a total @ss. If you are interested in teaching in
NY, I can take a look for you....and since we have 2 sleeper-sofas, you could always crash with us for a while - we could turn the basement into a mini-apartment for the duration if needed. Larisa, sending mega-cyberhugs your way and evil thoughts towards old "what's-his-name" :-) Johanna Gibson wrote: On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:33:07 GMT, CNYstitcher wrote: Wait a minute....we're missing something.....why are you packing everything up in Scotland?? Also, what is happening with your stuff in Russia? Is everything okay?? cyberhugs, should you need them, Larisa Me and all of my stuff is back from Russia now. I'm packing up all my things in Scotland, because about 3 weeks before I was off to Russia (for a year), my partner said he wanted to split up after 5 years together. He's been working in the US for the better part of the last 2 years, and I guess we just grew apart - still, a surprise for me. Then, when I was in Russia and doing the CTEFL course, he emailed me and said he was going to charge me for storing my stuff in his flat (previously he had said I could sort it out when I came back in June 2005) or rent if I came back earlier. Well, I can't survive on a Russian wage and also pay for storage, so I had to come back. Now I'm looking for work - here in Scotland, or in Oregon (I could stay with my brother) or in Alaska (I could stay with my sister) or somewhere else altogether. And I'm getting ready to put my stuff in storage, because I have to move out of this flat, so that I'm not paying rent to my former partner anymore. -- Jo in Scotland |
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Hi Johanna, I am so sorry your plans were derailed. As far as a teaching
position, I bet that Universities in the US would be fighting for your services. University of Texas, Dallas, Austin etc. and Oklahoma University is a great school to try too. Good luck! Linda |
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