So I got a full de-brief from a friend that just returned from Moldova where he did 26 months in the Peace Corps there. He taught English to highschool kids and did some project management on the side.
I don't have time to write up everything he said, but here are the highlights:
- Thorough training pre-deployment in teaching skills.
- You are assigned to learn a language depending on your region - everyone in Moldova gets either Romanian or Russian (my friend is now fluent in Romanian).
- Very autonomous. There is VERY little contact with the Corps after deployment (once every three months you "check in" with them).
- You are paid a good salary for the area. Enough to cover apartment and all related expenses as well as some to travel with. You are given money for language lessons, but can take at your own discretion and use the money elsewhere if you don't desire to be fully grammatically correct (you will learn fluent conversation skills in your day-to-day work).
- As a teacher, you are looked at VERY highly by the community. You are hot shit.
- As an American, you are looked at as a rock star in the community.
- There are other positions to hold in the Corps such as business development. You may not be as esteemed though since teachers are the shit.
- There are OTHER ways to teach English abroad...many programs.
- You will have flexibility to pursue projects that interest you. Some volunteers do big things...others hardly do shit.
- You are paid $8k lump-sum upon completion.
- You are provided with SOME career placement assistance upon return (mostly mid-level gov't office work...meh).
- You will have people trying to set you up with their relatives.
- Alcohol and smoking are problems in this part of the world. It is non-stop for many.
- Girls in your classes will have on short dresses skirts and high-heels and will use the seduction look on you during class.
- Girls are VERY conservative and despite looking slutty, have little experience.
- If you date a girl, they are expecting marriage to come soon after - it's the tradition. Girls marry here very young.
- People ages 20-40 are hard to come by. When they graduate HS, they move elsewhere seeking work. It is mostly very young and old population.
- It is not frowned upon by the community for a 35-40 year old to date/marry a 18-19 year old student.
- As the American teacher...you will be in the spotlight and will need to use discretion in everything you do.
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I don't have time to write up everything he said, but here are the highlights:
- Thorough training pre-deployment in teaching skills.
- You are assigned to learn a language depending on your region - everyone in Moldova gets either Romanian or Russian (my friend is now fluent in Romanian).
- Very autonomous. There is VERY little contact with the Corps after deployment (once every three months you "check in" with them).
- You are paid a good salary for the area. Enough to cover apartment and all related expenses as well as some to travel with. You are given money for language lessons, but can take at your own discretion and use the money elsewhere if you don't desire to be fully grammatically correct (you will learn fluent conversation skills in your day-to-day work).
- As a teacher, you are looked at VERY highly by the community. You are hot shit.
- As an American, you are looked at as a rock star in the community.
- There are other positions to hold in the Corps such as business development. You may not be as esteemed though since teachers are the shit.
- There are OTHER ways to teach English abroad...many programs.
- You will have flexibility to pursue projects that interest you. Some volunteers do big things...others hardly do shit.
- You are paid $8k lump-sum upon completion.
- You are provided with SOME career placement assistance upon return (mostly mid-level gov't office work...meh).
- You will have people trying to set you up with their relatives.
- Alcohol and smoking are problems in this part of the world. It is non-stop for many.
- Girls in your classes will have on short dresses skirts and high-heels and will use the seduction look on you during class.
- Girls are VERY conservative and despite looking slutty, have little experience.
- If you date a girl, they are expecting marriage to come soon after - it's the tradition. Girls marry here very young.
- People ages 20-40 are hard to come by. When they graduate HS, they move elsewhere seeking work. It is mostly very young and old population.
- It is not frowned upon by the community for a 35-40 year old to date/marry a 18-19 year old student.
- As the American teacher...you will be in the spotlight and will need to use discretion in everything you do.
Can I get a rep point my brothers?
"...it's the quiet cool...it's for someone who's been through the struggle and come out on the other side smelling like money and pussy."
"put her in the taxi, put her number in the trash can"