Hey everyone, ok now is time to start asking some questions
My story is: I'm currently living and working in Egypt with my Egyptian husband. I have done a few personal jobs teaching English but since September '11 I have been a co-teacher in kindergarten for an American school.
Now we need to GET THE HELL OUT OF EGYPT!!!
I will always love the place but I am totally fed up with the injustices faced nearly every day and hubby is really at a dead end regards to his 'career'.
So the idea is to try our luck in Kuwait
My sister in law and her husband have been in Kuwait for a few years and have made a better life for themselves, more than they could ever had done in Egypt. So they have planted the seed in our minds that Kuwait would be a great for us to.
All I'm hearing from my brother in law is that all I need to do is get myself there and that I would find a job THAT DAY purely on the basis that I am English and that the nurseries/schools are crying out for native English speakers.
I am skeptical that its that easy and I'm worried because if its not then I maybe I would have some difficulty as I am not a qualified teacher. I have no qualifications in teaching and I am only a KG teacher in Egypt because of the fact that I'm the only British person in Ismailia! (and there's a shortage of Americans as well LOL). But again my brother in law says not to worry about qualifications, as parents are going into these nurseries asking for natives, so these schools want to keep them satisfied. Its nice that this has happened to me in Egypt but would I be lucky enough for it to happen in Kuwait too?
So this is where you guys come in and tell me if this is true or not / and your opinion.
What do you think my chances would be in getting a job? I'm not looking for a super duper job/position, just somewhere nice where I can be of help and be able to development my skills in this area further. The salary I'm not too worried about either, as from what I've researched even if I'm paid the minimum, its still 100 times better than my pay here! But obviously it still needs to be at a level where I can live comfortably with my family.
My other option is in retail. So if you can't help me with schools then what about the shopping malls there?
My experience in the UK is in ladies clothing, 7 years in store management. I know there are many UK/USA stores in 'The Avenues' for example. Do you know of expats in retail management? Especially with very limited 'beginner' knowledge of Arabic! I know a few websites so can see there are vacancies to be had from time to time so its an option... just the working hours at a nursery are far more appealing!
Ok so this is what I will start with, my minds gone a bit blank right now but if I think of any more questions you will hear from me
SORRY for the long post...!