I finish my MA in the summer and unfortunately it's something I'm having to increasingly think about.. If I can get a job here though I'll definitely be staying.
I finish my MA in the summer and unfortunately it's something I'm having to increasingly think about.. If I can get a job here though I'll definitely be staying.
Well - thanks to my work contract not being renewed past March 1st - I will be fecking off to Oslo in Norway on March 25th.
Got somewhere to stay initially rent free (with a couple of friends) - and a few grand in cash to take care of any expenses.
I'll be there until it runs out
Isn't Oslo very expensive though? There was a programme on TG4 last night (part of a series) where they went to Oslo to meet a few Irish who'd moved there and a few locals who speak Irish (rather amusingly, one old Norwegian fella had beautiful hot-potato-in-mouth Connamara Irish). Anyway, context and source provided, apparently it's €9 for a pint there! Excellent health care and social services they said alright, but still, €9 a pint! I mean, they'd really have to get their priorities right over there before I'd consider moving. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
I've no plans to move at the moment, but if I was I'd be looking at joining MagicMe in the south of France (maybe open a vineyard together to sustain our writing exploits?) or I'd maybe head to Brazil or Argentina, or just about anywhere I could scrape by really. Key factors would be local culture, Romance language or English, scenic beauty, and friendliness of locals. If they were satisfactory, then within reason economic conditions would come after. Actually scrap that, just give me somewhere fairly warm and sunny lying in a hammock, sipping, toking, listening to music and reading, with a tiny bit of work interspersed, and I'd be happy for the rest of my days. Hey, I have to have a dream, right. :cool:
The €9 figure is a bit like quoting Temple Bar prices in Dublin as the amount across the whole country. A pint in Oslo is more around the €5 / €6 markQuote:
Originally Posted by kingdom hoop
I've been over there regularly over the last decade - the standard of living is high - as is the cost - but then people there earn a helluva lot more - which offsets costs a lot.
Been over a few times for work & their state richest probably keeping me employed. Infrastructure is impressive but prices seemed maybe 1/3 more expensive like for like with Ireland.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
I'm still temping but getting sick of starting over in new sites... If I dont get a full-time job offer where i am, im half considering working on a cruise ship where my mate is managing. Wages paid in bank, everything subsidised, get to travel the world, you work hard but you play hard too.....
Pauro I know a couple of people who've done the cruise ship thing, a good way to save money but you need STAMINA ;)
Where?Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
E9 was what I paid almost every time over there. Including the time I got drunk and bought a round of seven drinks for my new best Norwegian mates. :o The price stuck in my head after that!
Nothing wrong with my stamina I'll have ya know! ;) It'll be quite exhausting but a great way to get away from all the negativity around here. And there'll be tales to tell and money in the bank. Just an option though.Quote:
Originally Posted by endabob1
Jesus Pauro - that sounds like a cool gig - how/where does one apply for these kind of jobs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pauro 76
i'll have to ask my mate but although it's not all good times on board, the idea of not spending a penny for a few months sounds ideal, as well as escape from bills, contracts, commuting etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
I was offered a "one off", no questions asked job in sunny Colombia - cash in hand.
Apparently all I have to do is travel to Colombia (all expenses covered), pick up a job load of cuddly toys and carry them back through customs.
I'll let you know how I get on..................
Be sure and say hello to Ruben Sosa for us.
Unless he wasn't all he made himself out to be...
What a coincidence!! Do you carry out export work for Senior Sosa too!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I hope to be finished with college inside of a year. I'll be going wherever there's work then, in the short term anyway.
cheers Pauro, Im waiting:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pauro 76
Lads the problem now is that its not the 1950's anymore.Back then you left Ireland and went to a country with a much better jobs climate,U.S,Oz etc.But these days the "go to" countries are also screwed and dont have great jobs climate's.Still though,Ireland(and Iceland) and the countries furthest up the creek with no paddle's.As was said at the start of the Thread,if i do leave Rays Patterson's words in the Simpsons will be my last words at Shannon airport- "its so gratifying to leave you wallowing in the mess you've made,your screwed,thank you,bye":).
latvia is a bit like us actually, they had growth rates never seen before but then BANG, financial crisis.
Not a problem. The utterly fantastic language teaching in Ireland will remove all lignuistic barriers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Newryrep
"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" - eh, ya whaa?
So am I Pauro, it's something I've always been interested in trying out so any info appreciated;).Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Alternatively, I'm tempted to go to Canada for 3 months. Travelling, not working. Then in September do a 1 year bar work course and go travelling(with work hopefully) to Canada or Oz for a year.
I'm waiting for info off my mate, i'll pm ye if i hear anything. I'm being let go myself from my temping position, and not a sniff of a full-time job anywhere, might be tempted to go for it myself! even if its just bar-work, its a nice escape from the doom and gloom.
tx pauro