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I'm in Asia and tutoring English privately to a very young Asian kid. The kid seems bored and doesn't seem to understand most of what I say. He can only remember some of the words I teach and doesn't retain the rest.
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend me some good websites to find lesson plans and other ESL resources, or free English games online?
If I were you, I'd just use DuoLingo myself, and then teach the kid what the messen I learned on DuoLingo the day before.
>>1080192
I'm moving to Vietnam in June to teach english to kids. Has anyone here ever taught in Vietnam? How was it? I don't have a degree, only a tefl but I talked to a bunch of people on the Expats in Saigon group and they told me its super easy to find a good job in Saigon even without a degree. Anybody have any thoughts or opinions on this?
>>1080480
People told me it's hard to find jobs or that you'll have issues with the visa come up if you teach there without a degree.
It's good to hear you can land a job without one, as I'm also considering going there.
Do you plan to use a fake degree? Will your school get you a work visa with the fake degree? Or will you work on a tourist visa or whatever
Maybe we could try this.
ITT: Post a pic of yourself, or a picture you've taken of a land mark or tourist spot and see if other anons have been in the exact same, or close to the same spot.
pic from 2012 in London
>>1095305
is that you m cuckerberg
2014
>>1095311
Is that the nurburgerkinger? Bucket list place for sure.
Pic related: Royal Enfield factory in Chennai India
My GF and I are traveling to Europe for 15 days in July. Could anyone critique our itinerary? Am I allowing enough time to each city or too long? Any critique is welcome! We want to see all the typical sights, eat/drink everything, party at night.
LA -> London by 12 hr flight
London: 3 days/nights
London -> Paris: 2.5 hr by transit
Paris: 3 days/nights
Paris -> Madrid: 2.5 hr flight
Madrid: 3 days/nights
Madrid -> Barcelona: 2.5 hr by transit
Barcelona: 3 days/2 nights
Barcelona -> Rome: 2.5 hr flight
Rome: 2 days/nights
Rome -> Venice: 4 hr by transit
Venice: 2 days/nights
Venice -> LA
>>1097343
>choose one of Barcalona/Madrid and go to Amsterdam or Porto instead
>I'd go to Florence instead of Rome unless you're a christian and want to visit the Vatican.
>by 'transit', do you mean train ?
>>1097343
>Gif
>Doesnt move
u should spend at least a month in every country unless u wont see anything
I've never traveled abroad before (I'm American) and I'm thinking about traveling to Mexico City for two weeks in May. I'm mostly interested in visiting museums, historical sites, anything cultural, I'm not much of a drinker/party-er. Two weeks seems like a pretty decent time to get a feel for the city and visit some surrounding towns (interested in Toluca, Puebla, Taxco, maybe take a bus to Guanajuato if the timing is right). I want to do this on a pretty tight budget, I'm thinking $20 a night or less for lodging, and I'll mostly eat on the cheap. Any tips/recommendations etc? I'm also concerned about safety of course, I know I'm not going to the narco-strongholds, but of course I'm a little nervous.
>>1097096
Lots of hostels in Mexico City, you can find many for under $20 a night, even some for around $10 but never go for the cheapest options in town.
I suggest you spend about a week in Mexico City and then spend a week traveling to other towns close by. I went to San Miguel and Guanajuato but there are many others out there like Queretaro or Puebla. They're not really 1 day trip kind of places, you really need to spend at least a night in each one. The buses to Teotihuacan leave from the north bus terminal which is connected by a metro line.
Street food is really cheap and delicious, get your fill of tacos for under $5. As is transport in Mexico City, don't be afraid of using the metro.
Once you get to Mexico City you'll realize that it's not really a dangerous place like the media would have you believe. It's a huge city but if you stay in zones near to the center you will be fine. There's so much to see and do there that I ended up staying a couple of days longer than I planned on and still didn't really see everything I wanted. Make sure to see the archeological zone in the middle of Mexico City as well.
Bump, just looking from some other towns in the Greater Mexico City area to visit for maybe 2 days while I'm there
Toluca is ugly as fuck m8 not sure why you would want to go there.
Nice places to visit that are within a 4 hour bus ride are Puebla, Querétaro and San Miguel de Allende.
Regarding safety: Mexico City is pretty safe, just don't go to the ugly parts of town and you'll be fine, it's actually safer than major US cities like Chicago or Atlanta
I'm in the first semester of University and I've started the process for an overseas exchange for next year, and I was wondering if I could get some help on what the different universities that my university offers as exchange schools would be good for, and what others would recommend.
From the US there is;
Baylor University
California Polytechnic State University
California State University Monterey Bay
Drexel University
Kirkwood College (TAFE)
Loyola Marymount University
Northeastern University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
San Francisco State University
SUNY College Brockport
University of Cincinnati
Western Michigan University
and from Canada there is;
Concordia University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
Okanagan College
Trent University
University of New Brunswick
Theres a bunch of ones from across the rest of the world but I'm more interested in going to North America at this stage then Europe or Asia.
I live in the area RPI is in. It's a fantastic school, but for a foreigner, it might be a bit boring. There's fuck all to do here, however, there are several schools in the area, so a lot of kids go to parties and get drunk every day of the week, which is possible thanks to the massive student population. Since you mentioned TAFE, I'm assuming you're from Australia, in which case I would to like to point out that it gets very, very cold here, much colder than it gets in Europe. We're actually colder than Northern Sweden. It's also overcast constantly, so you can go a few weeks without seeing the sun. If you have anymore specific questions feel free to ask.
Two questions that'll probably help not just me, but other people looking to answer
How important are academics?
A lot of people don't actually learn while abroad, they just take easy classes that don't affect their major. Is that going to be the case here?
What are you looking to get out of this?
Do you want a small, rural town? One that's average in about every way possible? A large city with tall buildings and attractions? You picked North America for a reason, I'd like to know what you had in mind.
>>1096849
Of the ones in Canada, Concordia would be good as it's in Montreal so you'd be right in the middle of a great city. My coworkers daughter is studying there right now and really likes it.
Don't pick KPU, it's in a shitty suburb. Okanagan College is in a small town that's really nice in the summers but not so great rest of the year. I don't know much about the other ones.
If I were you I'd just go to one of the choices in California. SF State would be awesome, right in the middle of San Fran. Loyola is right in the middle of LA. Cal Poly and Cal State Monterey are in small towns but close to the beach so you can go surfing a lot.
No one really gives a shit about what you study at these exchanges, they're all about enjoying the place you go to.
>>1096903
Yeah from Melbourne. I'm not really concerned with academics, just looking for a place with a great culture, hopefully go to a bunch of parties, pick up and get wasted etc etc, usual university fair. I'd prefer to steer towards a larger city just because I'm quite into music and would enjoy being able to go to gigs regularly and that's always easier when you're in a bigger city.
So Egypt has really gone to shit eh, not a week goes by when I don't see it in the news.
This is sad, what other potentially nice tourist destinations have been ruined by internal strife, conflict, or warfare?
Europe
It'll get better. The bad people only do 50% of the harm; the rest is done by us westerners letting ourselves fall prey to fear and pessimism.
Yemen (Socotra), Mali, Crimea, Afghanistan/Pakistan
Tibet (sort of). It's definitely safe minus any political demonstration but it would be nice to travel there independently. Same with Iran but that feels like much less of an issue.
Is Africa worth visiting or is it as big of a hellhole as Blood Diamond and Beasts of No Nation says it is?
>>1096326
depends on the country
Africa is fucking enormous, man, it obviously varies from place to place, country to country, town to town within country, etc. Get more specific, you wouldn't ask "Is Asia worth visiting?"
>>1096358
OK, how about it this. WHERE in Africa is worth visiting?
So I've always wanted to see the world. I was born in a bumfuck shithole is northern California and then I got dragged to a suburb in Utah after my parents divorced.
I know from personal experience that locals usually either tolerate or despise outsiders, but are there any areas where I would be openly welcomed?
I'm not asking to get my dick sucked, I just hate to feel like an inconvenience to people. I know to not be an ass in public, but sometimes people just don't like tourism gentrifying their homes.
>>1096202
Start with Tijuana?
Are you me? Except nowhere SoCal. Anyway, the answer is no. It's love/hate half and half anywhere. So just travel.
I know how you feel OP.
I was in Hawaii a year ago and I ran into some locals at a natural pool as they were chilling and having drinks. I was kinda buzzed and ended up joining them after one of them offered me a beer.
Then out of nowhere one of those meatheaded island shitheads thought I was looking at his girlfriend the wrong way, which I denied. Then he got mad and threatened me saying "You need to get the fuck outta here you fucking haole." (Haole is Hawaiian for foreigner).
I tried to be civil about it but then his bitch girlfriend wanted to be bossbitch and threatened to throw a beer bottle at me outta nowhere.
Meanwhile their three friends were watching this go down not saying a word yet not exactly protesting the idea of me leaving either.
At that point, I realized how stupid this all was, so I just grabbed my shit and walked away.
Moral of the story is that locals can either be chill, or complete fucking assholes.
Don't be afraid to take the risk in befriending them, but if they start giving you shit, don't be ashamed to grab your shit and leave.
You're on vacation. Your goal is to have a good time.
If you're not having a good time when locals are being fucking assholes to you, you move on and find another opportunity to meet people and have fun.
Don't let a bunch of local shitheads ruin a trip for you.
Hey /travel/
>I am 19 years old
>I am 5'3 and live in Connecticut
>have a really shitty car and like 1,000 bucks plus 1,000 in computer and other crap
I have been family trips around america but never really lefted my home town, I have a really shitty part time job and still live with my mother I have been really depressed and have been really thinking about killing myself lately I think its maybe because I never lefted my shelter of my home town and my chronic addiction to using the internet and just being a hermit/antisocial in general but I feel like getting out of here would be a good idea.
Does anyone good idea's where I can go? what I should do?
I have a really nice backpack and a lot of bush-craft experience and I would have no problem driving my car until it breaks and walk just need some kind of plan before hand or would it be better to just wing the whole adventure?
Hey anon if you can make it to quebec or ontario ill go camping with you.
>>1096758
Going threw Canada would be great
this is my bag up
>>1096750
1) it would be pretty fucking retarded to kill yourself. If shit is really THAT bad then sell everything and start hitchhiking around, doing odd jobs, making friends on the road. Maybe buy a ticket to SEA and bum around there living with next to nothing for a while. What's the worst that could happen? You die? You were already going to kill yourself so mission accomplished.
2) I'd recommend you look into the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage. I did it a few years ago in the summer, brutal, but life changing. It's about 800-1000 miles depending on the route you take and you visit 88 main Buddhist temples on the island of Shikoku, Japan. Locals sometimes give you food, money, shelter, etc as a way of participating in your pilgrimage. Read up on it or I could give you more info if you're interested.
What areas around Texas are fun? I'm flying from Norway to Houston in June, trying to decide where to go after and where to fly home from.
I'm considering a rough itinerary of Houston - New Orleans - Memphis - Atlanta, probably with two weeks after leaving Houston. I like going to small music venues, cycling/hiking and cooking, just to name some things.
>>1096572
>What areas around Texas are fun?
None really. I like Texas but for the most part that isn't their culture. They'll tell you it's fun, but you won't enjoy it.
You may enjoy Memphis.
>>1096574
I was kinda worried to hear that. What about Nashville?
>>1096572
It's gonna be pretty horrible weather here in June, but Austin's got a lot of great food and live music everywhere.
>really obscure but still interesting spots you want to travel to thread
I'm making it my goal to go to the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands this year, about a thousand miles away from the Falkland Islands. Supposedly there are no indigenous peoples and only a handful of people actually live there year round.
Rugged as fuck, surrounded by glaciers and requiring a very skilled sailor to navigate in the treacherous waters of the southern ocean... once you reach there the local fauna aren't afraid of humans since they've never really had contact with them. Hunting is illegal and so are guns even for self defense... It's almost regressing to a caveman situation.
I'd love to do something like this, but whenever I see the price tag for that kind of expedition, I realize I could spend the money on six months in Thailand instead.
>>1096562
Everything is a balance anon, and you can also for that money live a year in your mom's house playing video games.
I'm not going to lie and say Thailand isn't fun but how many people do you meet that can actually have claimed to been to these remote South Atlantic Islands?
>>1096565
Well if it's just about adding inches to your travelpenis, how many people are you going to meet that actually care?
hey guys, I'm visiting Japan this summer and will be landing in Tokyo. Any suggestions on where to go shopping for fashion, places to eat in Tokyo and nearby cities?
>>1096290
Literally everywhere and all the cities
how old are you?
I'm 22
For as far as I know, it's not very common here. Anyone who has done it here, and has some advice or information?
It's easy. At least before all this terrorist shit - I don't know if that changes things.
The only hard countries were Spain and Italy (which is weird because they're the friendliest ones). Easiest were Germany and France. But even countries like Sweden and Norway which everyone says is impossible weren't all that bad.
>>1096240
Where did you start (truck stops, on the highway, etc.)? Have you been in The Netherlands and Belgium?
>>1096241
Dude Europe is easy mode for hitchhiking. Just stand anywhere a car can stop. Signs will be your friend. Don't be an idiot and stand on a motorway where nobody has time/room to stop. Try to look and act like a friendly normal dude.
I've hitchhiked all over Western and Eastern Europe last year and had very little trouble.
Me and 3 of my male friends looking for a budget travel destination. We are from Turkey and what we are looking for these;
"travel cheap, nightlife, hot climate (tropical if possible), great beaches, easy sex, hot girls receptive to white tourists and most importantly beautiful nature"
Our biggest expense will be the plane tickets so we are aiming to have a comfortable vacation as cheap as possible, be able to rent a house or stay in a hostel for a month, eat good street-traditional food, be able to party hard and just have fun.
The cheaper the better. We can spend 20$/day max I suppose.
>travel cheap, nightlife, hot climate (tropical if possible), great beaches, easy sex, hot girls receptive to white tourists and most importantly beautiful nature
With all this characteristics, the once country that cames to my mind is Thailand.
What do you think?
>>1096063
Yea a friend of mine has recommended Thailand. My only concern is the expenses. Can we manage a comfortable 1 month trip in a Major city in Thailand with 20-25$/day?
We arent really into prostitution tho. Picking up girls is like a hobby for us. I mean, we love it. We love the thrill, we love the adventure of it. When paying for sex is very very common, do people really meet regular chicks or are most of em professionals?
Other than that, the food, the climate, the nature, the nightlife... They all appeal us to be honest.
>>1096057
What about hungary? They don't use the euro and I used to spend about 15-20 usd a day (plus acomodations) to survive when I visited the country 4 years ago,
I'll be going to Busan for about 5 days and I'd like to ask for any advice/experiences any of you might have regarding places, things to do, how to get around, etc... In case it's useful info: it'll be my first time in Korea and I don't know any Korean.
even if you don't like seafood or if you're vegetarian, please suspend that for busan. it's a great place for seafood. i'm not really into seafood, but the markets there are just amazing. probably one of te
you can either have like a nice fresh soup at one of the stalls, or just go inside one of the market buildings, pick something at random, have it prepared for you...
some random foods listed here: http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=133001
might worth to read up on korean food before you go. from marinated crabs to penis fish, you can find really fresh ones there.
http://chincha.co.uk/2013/05/5-korean-foods-for-adventurous-eaters/
...this if course if you're into trying local stuff. don't worry, there's mcdonald's near the fish market, too, if you want to escape korean food.
next to the jagalchi food market, there's a lotte mart with a cafe and a sightseeing spot at the top. from the centre it's a good (and free) place to look around and chill.
for me, the most important thing to do in korea is to eat and shop the most i can, and so i can list a crazy amount of meals that might worth trying...
others' pics: http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/06/snapshots-from-south-korea-the-best-things-i-slideshow.html
you don't need to know any korean i think. on public transport and in public spaces everything is also written in english, announcements on public transport are made in korean and english (and japanese and chinese).
you can get a t money card at the airport already if you're planning on using public transport. (you can also pay with it at convenience stores, some taxis, etc.)
visa and mastercard are widely accepted. well i didn't try at the market, there you'll probably need cash.
http://etour.busan.go.kr/index.busan?menuCd=DOM_000000202010000000 for some ideas...
i think busan international film fest is also around this time...? not sure. the cinema building at night is fun to look at, you might want to drop by.
>>1095825
The largest department store building in the world. It ain't Macy's.
There's English bars like Wolfhound and Sharky's in Haeundae.
Popular clubs are Grid and Fix
Thursday Partys in Seomyeon and Nampo are fun. The shopping in both places are good too.
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