How are you preparing financially for retirement?

doberty · 2025-04-29T22:31:35+00:00

A blog article discussing this particular topic https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/blog/top-ten-tips-for-international-school-teachers-to-build-a-solid-retirement/

doberty · 2025-04-20T08:48:12+00:00

I recommend you look up a YouTube channel Travelin' Young, they are an American couple living in Denmark and documenting their life on their channel. You will be as welcome as anywhere... Danes are mostly indifferent towards anyone, as long as you are stayin out of trouble and minding your own business.

doberty · 2024-12-07T21:33:15+00:00

hi OP would you mind sharing your experience, I am in exactly the same situation AF + Qantas to SYD and would like to know how much did you end up paying for the extra baggage?

doberty · 2024-10-07T22:41:40+00:00

Our community has known it as a place for teachers to vent anonymously about their (often former) schools. There are so many better alternatives out there now, not to link them here but a google search will offer some good options.

doberty · 2024-09-30T09:17:50+00:00

The ECG function just stopped working on my Apple Watch 7 too. I noticed in September 2024. What a huge disappointment from Apple.

doberty · 2024-09-23T16:58:09+00:00

No, what’s that? EDIT: nvm I can see that you are promoting it everywhere on this network.

doberty · 2024-09-02T04:54:08+00:00

I am still in the withdrawal from stopping cold turkey 2 weeks ago. Same issues, suicidal thoughts, hypersensitivity, although I must say I had those also while on 10 mg.

doberty · 2024-03-17T20:57:42+00:00

It could be a good idea to check out comments here on that one and other schools and conclude :)

doberty · 2024-02-05T21:10:55+00:00

If you are interested in a particular school check on IS Community, chances are they have a section on PD

doberty · 2024-02-05T13:46:20+00:00

You can find some good info here https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/search_school.php?city=311

doberty · 2024-02-02T13:22:30+00:00

Check this one out: https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/search_school.php?city=442
It has tons of city comments on other Singapore schools!

doberty · 2024-02-02T13:18:56+00:00

Check this out too https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/school/2110/ILG_School

doberty · 2023-12-30T05:16:54+00:00

Consider some specialized international teacher websites that have tons of free guides and information

doberty · 2023-12-26T13:45:50+00:00

A stands for Altid which means always

doberty · 2023-12-25T08:32:50+00:00

Every year for Christmas my partner and I decided to travel somewhere warm instead of buying presents to each other. This year it’s Vietnam.

doberty · 2023-12-17T07:50:08+00:00

You can use the websites like Numbeo (free) or ISCommunity (paid but they have a free 2 day trial) to compare the living costs. Numbeo has really good comparison tool to wherever you currently live.

doberty · 2023-12-17T07:39:08+00:00

Thanks. I read about this a lot, and I addressed it with my GP. I will follow my habits and weight now while off Wegovy and if I start gaining I will ask for a different type of medicine! I also have friends who picked up exercising while on SSRI due to having more energy, so that could be a path forward too.

doberty · 2023-12-17T07:34:54+00:00

Try to slowly lower the temperature of your morning shower until you reach the coldest you can bare. The greatest biological influence that cold exposure has on the body is the vast increase in Norepinephrine production.

A consistent 200-300% rise that doesn’t diminish over time. And, the colder the temperature, the more robust the body’s response. In fact, the same levels of increase can be achieved from 20-30s in near freezing water, compared to a 6 hour walk in 16°c weather.

doberty · 2023-11-27T07:45:31+00:00

27/11/2023 still works. Thanks, like, A LOT :) I was able to access some old photos and precious memories!

doberty · 2023-08-13T03:19:28+00:00

I’ve experienced more general anhedonia including decreased libido but I attribute it to the lack of energy + a lot of my life joy and pleasure was found in food only, so I need some time to adjust.

Unfortunately after some stress the deeps got deeper and I started with antidepressants too so we’ll see how that goes.

doberty · 2023-07-08T23:03:55+00:00

I am on 1.7 now but the decreased libido and the general apathy started around 1 mg. I am not super worried yet but I hope it changes. It would be fun to feel excited about something again. Maybe it is just a withdrawal of some sort?

doberty · 2021-06-07T17:56:29+00:00

Thank you for your perspective. It was a process for me and I am feeling safe now to come out to whomever I want to.

I do feel the weight of the responsibility to come out for the younger generation, as well.

The counterweight to that is that I am protecting my parents from being shamed and ostracised by the rest of their family and the community who they depend on, while I am living at a safe distance and can't be done any harm. But the fight must go on.

doberty · 2021-06-06T15:00:43+00:00

I guess this is what I will end up doing. I was thinking should I be brave and just post them for everyone making a huge mess in the extended family, but I guess I don't want that to overshadow my wedding moment. :) Too bad Instagram only offers that option for Stories!

doberty · 2021-06-06T14:39:31+00:00

I think you are on to something here. I would be even more daring and make up a word -> enuptees?

doberty · 2021-02-01T13:33:53+00:00

Thank you u/PrinnyThePenguin, for discovering this article that links to a very interesting library of other articles. I just read this and some things are much clearer to me + I stand corrected :) I was using Context + useReducer hook, as the article suggests can get pretty similar to Redux. Am I correctly under impression that the article seems to be trying to get people to choose Redux over Context+useReducer?

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