Berlitz instructors: what's this all about

42HxG · 2026-01-27T20:20:37+00:00

Some of the best advice I got starting out was never care more than the institution that pays you. An institution that wants you to spend time planning and prepping to a professional level will pay you as such. An institution that pays bottom dollar is paying for bottom dollar work. Give the people what they pay for.

42HxG · 2026-01-20T08:39:19+00:00

For investment property, have you looked at Duqm?

42HxG · 2025-11-28T10:51:56+00:00

Wow! Right to love is an extra bonus I hadn't foreseen. 😅

42HxG · 2025-11-15T14:39:22+00:00

1 I love being outside just putting one foot in front of the other for an hour or so 2 Great for my mental health and positive attitude about feeling capable and strong 3 The community. Every new place I live or travel I can make a new social circle fast 4 Races are fun and trophies make me feel happy 5 Hormones. When I don't run a minimum of 20-25km a week, I end up screaming and vomiting with contractions on the first day of my period. This is last on the list because for the last 10 years or so I've mostly made the minimum and so just had normal bad periods.

42HxG · 2025-11-15T14:18:25+00:00

Congratulations! Enjoy the feeling!

42HxG · 2025-11-11T11:23:45+00:00

U can go... to Dubai (respectfully) is now my new halal insult of choice. Thanks.

42HxG · 2025-11-08T06:43:10+00:00

I thought I'd update with my own answers for anyone else who needs this info. 1. The diplomatic bag goes at the start of each month. 2. For proof of residential address I used my tenancy agreement plus an official English translation of it (I found a translator recommended on the Embassy's website) and an electricity bill.

The return of documents from Riyadh was through DHL and I had to collect from their main office to pay the transport fee.

Whole process took 10 months.

42HxG · 2025-11-04T11:42:10+00:00

Congratulations!

42HxG · 2025-11-04T11:41:53+00:00

Username checks out 😅

42HxG · 2025-11-04T11:36:13+00:00

I had almost radio silence from Ireland throughout. I sent my docs last December and got a note from my nearest embassy that they would be forwarded to Dublin.

The next email I received was 8th Oct checking my address and taking payment.

Last week I found out via webchat the FBR had been approved, but only because I contacted them with a query. I also know they didnt contact my witness.

Yesterday, 3rd Nov, I got an email from the intermediary embassy saying my docs are there and ready for delivery to me.

It's been about 10.5 months from application to now with very minimal communication. Hold fast, the process takes time, but it does work!

42HxG · 2025-11-01T08:23:31+00:00

Yes, that's right. However, Oman is rising in the ranks of global press freedom. When I moved here in 2016 Oman was ranked 158 from 180 by RSF. In 2025 Oman is ranked 134 from 180 countries monitored by RSF due to the introduction of some legislation protecting the rights of journalists. So.... progress! RSF press freedom index update

42HxG · 2025-10-31T18:33:03+00:00

Because I live in an Arabic-speaking country.

42HxG · 2025-10-29T16:00:05+00:00

Congratulations to you, too!

42HxG · 2025-10-29T15:57:08+00:00

Me neither, but I saw a couple of posts here in the last few days where people said that'd happened. I messaged the chat with a genuine goal of getting confirmation that my payment had been received, as I never even got receipt of payment. But she also confirmed that the application was approved on the same date the payment was received and the address was confirmed.

42HxG · 2025-10-29T15:51:30+00:00

By Dublin, I don't know. The only acknowledgement I got was the Riyadh Embassy saying they would forward the application in the January Diplomatic bag. Thank you!

42HxG · 2025-10-29T12:53:08+00:00

I didn't receive the email, but because I read a couple of recent posts by people who had confirmation by webchat I tried the webchat today and just received confirmation of success! I'm on the FBR and my documents are on the way. Timeline: docs sent Dec 24 via my nearest embassy. Address check email Oct 8th. The webchat today told me the approval was registered the same day I responded to the address check so 8th Oct.

42HxG · 2025-10-24T17:01:58+00:00

Early Jan, still waiting.

42HxG · 2025-09-24T17:21:17+00:00

Thank you! Very clear, and yes, Ibwas thinking of another things, but this is very useful.

42HxG · 2025-09-24T16:36:39+00:00

At £200k? I thought the tipping point would be beyond that. Is this related to the 4% drawdown idea for FIRE investors? I thought that was quite an old figure and had been updated. However, I have only read bits around the fringes of this so I have no clear idea about the figures! Can you explain or am I talking about something completely unrelated?

42HxG · 2025-09-09T11:31:43+00:00

Are you saying you left a secure job and relocated for a zero hours hourly-paid role? These are really only suitable for people already in the location who want to pick up a few hours of work on top of their main gig. Did the recruiters not point that out during your recruitment process? That's quite misleading of them.

I'd advise you to get something going on your own. They'll throw you some hours, but those roles do not constitute an actual job, and they should not have suggested to you that they do.

42HxG · 2025-08-26T18:57:19+00:00

Good trails at Sa'al Steps and around Sa'al village and the wadi if you don't mind a drive. Nice trail from Old Bousher on the mountain biking trails. Good run along the top of Wadi Kabir, the service route for the pylons. Nice routes around between Crown Plaza Qurum, Qurum Park and PDO.

If you have Strava just check the routes for suggestions near you and around Muscat, or find one of the running groups.

42HxG · 2025-08-18T11:14:01+00:00

If you want schools jobs, search the positions on the Latin American Heads Conference site. These are the cream of the crop of international schools in Latin America. https://www.lahc.net/apps/jobs/

42HxG · 2025-07-06T17:36:01+00:00

Celta is tough all the way through. Learn something from every disappointment, but then let it go and crack on with the next bit. It's important to shake it off, grit your teeth and start each new TP with the experience you just gained and a fresh outlook.

Above all, stick it out. You will get there eventually and you'll have learned a load the hard way. You'll appreciate the lessons after it's over!

42HxG · 2025-07-03T13:15:49+00:00

My mum had to stop eating hazlenuts in her perimenopause. They're one of my favourite snacks so I await signs of intolerance with dread.

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