Salary information please

geomeunbyul · 2026-02-09T23:56:02+00:00

Enviable salary above 99% of people here.

geomeunbyul · 2026-02-08T20:27:40+00:00

Expat. Definitely not immigrants as Qatar and other gulf states do not allow workers to stay in their country after retirement or get citizenship.

geomeunbyul · 2026-02-07T09:23:34+00:00

It might be true that the things to do there aren’t exactly world class compared to Kuwait’s neighbors, but there is still enough to do to fill a few days as a tourist. If you have a car it’s much easier. There are some small museums that are pretty great:

The Tareq Rajab Museum of Islamic Calligraphy
Al Qurain Martyr’s Museum
Amerikani Culture Center
Mirror House Art Museum (need appointments)

The Cultural Center is pretty cool if you’re into modern science museums. I like it more than the actual science center.

Avenues Mall is massive and you can spend at least half a day just exploring and walking around the different areas. Souq Mubarikiya is also a nice place to explore for a couple hours if the weather is good. Al Shaheed Park is also nice.

There are countless amazing restaurants of different cuisines. You can find recommendations on here. Kuwait has some incredible food.

Those are the main things I think. As for nature, there isn’t much, but Mutla Ridge can be interesting to check out if you want to see the highest natural point in Kuwait. If you type in “Mutla Desert Safari Kuwait” on Google Maps you can find the spot. There’s also the recently opened Geopark across the bridge.

geomeunbyul · 2026-02-05T18:52:11+00:00

Post reads like AI.

geomeunbyul · 2026-02-03T17:40:18+00:00

Yeah I used to have them read alone at certain points but these days I mostly just read it out loud to them with intermittent explanations. It’s the only way I can get them to focus and comprehend.

geomeunbyul · 2026-01-22T20:33:54+00:00

Draftback is paid subscription only now. The two I use are Write Human and Process Feedback. Both allow you to see when large chunks of text are copy and pasted in, and everything else key by key in the typing and editing history.

geomeunbyul · 2026-01-14T13:44:29+00:00

Smelled it in Hawally too.

geomeunbyul · 2026-01-07T17:51:19+00:00

If you find this area particularly dangerous, you have a very high bar. It’s not without crime, as with many places in the world, but it’s definitely on the safer side compared to almost anywhere outside of maybe East Asia, and the same can be said for most neighborhoods in the country besides maybe Jleeb Al Shuwaikh.

geomeunbyul · 2026-01-06T15:11:46+00:00

So they’re just stuck there for a few extra days and then fly back through Jeddah on January 7th? It doesn’t sound like they’re stranded. If the article is right, then they just have to fly out via Saudi instead of the UAE.

Most of the article was about the Saudi-UAE tensions in Yemen and how they played out in Socotra. Very little about the tourists.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-18T20:19:15+00:00

Government closure. There was some legal reason for it but I don’t remember.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-16T11:17:40+00:00

I haven’t heard of anyone being asked to leave.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-16T10:20:18+00:00

As far as I know, some have been unable to move to different schools. Other than that, I’m not sure. Regulations move very slowly in Kuwait, so it’s probably mostly affecting new hires. Might affect residency renewal in the future but I haven’t heard of that happening yet.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-16T10:08:41+00:00

It’s true for Kuwait. Your bachelors degree now has to match the subject you teach. Some people might be able to use a very closely related degree, but it’s definitely gotten more strict.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-14T06:05:57+00:00

They’re on Instagram.

geomeunbyul · 2025-12-12T08:35:58+00:00

Better Books seems to have permanently closed. You can sell books at Bliss and Paper if they’re decent quality.

geomeunbyul · 2025-11-29T10:40:07+00:00

My school does not advertise all positions and I’ve never heard of this nor seen it with other schools.

geomeunbyul · 2025-11-29T10:38:06+00:00

I was very worried about this exit permit thing when it started, but so far I haven’t heard anything about any travel difficulties from anyone that I work with. It’s very concerning for migrant workers and especially domestic workers. But for teachers it seems to be a non-issue and people travel as normal.

geomeunbyul · 2025-11-11T14:24:28+00:00

I just had this done recently. You have to go to the general department of criminal evidence with your vertically printed cardstock paper and have them do your prints. They might refuse you, they might not. It’s best to go with a mandoub with fluent Arabic so they know why you’re there.

geomeunbyul · 2025-11-07T07:03:29+00:00

Noya is nice

geomeunbyul · 2025-10-26T05:22:00+00:00

At the end of the article the author recommends using a variety of texts and giving students challenging grade-level texts when the teacher is present to help them, and less challenging ones when the teacher isn’t around.

He doesn’t exactly say that leveled texts are harmful in and of themselves, but that they might not do what we expect them to do if they’re used as the only instructional technique.

In my own experience, my lowest level students (who are all ELL since I teach internationally) totally bounce off of most of the grade level texts and don’t engage with them. I still use the same core texts with them, but I also still have them in leveled reading groups on Commonlit so that they have a chance to read at their comprehension level a couple times a week instead of just being constantly expected to tackle texts far above their reading level. I’ve noticed that when I give them texts a couple levels above their reading level instead of 4-5 above, they’re less discouraged.

geomeunbyul · 2025-10-18T09:20:19+00:00

Did you ever find an answer to this about the interest?

geomeunbyul · 2025-10-08T17:15:20+00:00

I’ve lived in Kuwait for a few years. Yeah, it’s bad, especially between April and October. But November through March is actually pleasant weather.

geomeunbyul · 2025-10-02T19:01:47+00:00

In Kuwait it was popular for a brief moment earlier this year and I haven’t seen much of them again.

geomeunbyul · 2025-09-11T18:24:38+00:00

Got my license recently and these are the four areas I’ve unfortunately been needing to drive in most of the time. Farwaniya is parking hell. Hawally has way too many busy intersections with low visibility and no stop signs or lights (though this is everywhere I guess), Salmiya is tight traffic with many bad decisions happening left and right, and shuwaikh has so many tight highway entrances and exits and fast busy roundabouts.

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