One of the foremost concerns of foreign spouses living in the Philippines is the availability of job options. For some, it is easy as pie. For others, it is a more complicated deal.
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September 21, 2009
Categories: Expats, Life in a foreign country, Work . Tags: distance learning, EFL, English, ESL, job opportunities, teaching . Author: N . Comments: Leave a Comment
J and I have our differences but no one can say that we try to be better partners, at least sometimes. Last week, J did something that I really did not expect him to do: he took on a second job.
His main job is from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, and it really takes a [...]
April 14, 2009
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Before J came over, we didn’t really worry about him finding a job here in the Philippines. Sad it may be to say, there is still a bias towards Caucasians. You’re white, you get a lot of things that may not be available to the locals. We thought that he’d get a job in the [...]
February 26, 2009
Categories: Expat Life, Expats, Legal Matters, Life in a foreign country, Visa, Work . . Author: N . Comments: 15 Comments
We didn’t get much sleep last night for some reason. I suppose both of us were quite excited and apprehensive about today. You see, J got two calls yesterday – both for job interviews. He hasn’t been working with a “real” company for the past 8 months or so. As you [...]
January 22, 2009
Categories: Expat Life, Expats, Life in a foreign country, Work . . Author: N . Comments: Leave a Comment