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by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:38 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
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If you live rurally, you could probably get by on the amount you could get on upwork as an HTML-jockey highly unlikely. you have zillions of indians and pakistanis who are full stack devs to compete with who know their stuff and will work for $5/hr I know. I sometimes hire them. But always as the v...
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

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At last! An NGO fellow is revealed! The next time hear from the OP, he'll be the Project Manager of a well-funded NGO safeguarding the interests of abused elephants, maltreated pangolins and harassed fruit bats. He'll readily give you a ride in his gleaming white new Land Cruiser. Sarcasm is strong...
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

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how much money will you be planning to come out here with? Not much Jamie, still haven't figured it out. What would you say is a minimum, yet reasonable amount? youre going to want at least a few grand in order to get yourself set up with an apartment etc and have at least a small cushion for emerg...
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:38 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: Potential expat...

Oh, and i did figure getting a TEFL cert before coming. Just not sure i want that (teaching) to be my only option.
Been working project management in an ngo for the last two years. Does experience count? How is that sector down there anyways?

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by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: RE: Re: Potential expat...

frank lee bent wrote:
If you live rurally, you could probably get by on the amount you could get on upwork as an HTML-jockey
highly unlikely.
you have zillions of indians and pakistanis who are full stack devs to compete with who know their stuff and will work for $5/hr
Double post, sorry.
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: RE: Re: Potential expat...

frank lee bent wrote:
If you live rurally, you could probably get by on the amount you could get on upwork as an HTML-jockey
highly unlikely.
you have zillions of indians and pakistanis who are full stack devs to compete with who know their stuff and will work for $5/hr
Double post, sorry.
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:31 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: RE: Re: Potential expat...

If you live rurally, you could probably get by on the amount you could get on upwork as an HTML-jockey highly unlikely. you have zillions of indians and pakistanis who are full stack devs to compete with who know their stuff and will work for $5/hr Kind of irrelevant. I mentioned soldering skills a...
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:24 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: RE: Re: Potential expat...

Jamie_Lambo wrote:how much money will you be planning to come out here with?
Not much Jamie, still haven't figured it out. What would you say is a minimum, yet reasonable amount?
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:36 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: Potential expat...

P.S. - I'd like to stay politically correct and be apalled by your question about my exact skin color (i guess the precise answer would be FFFFFF, since i'm eastern-european) but then again, i don't think that flies in Cambodia, and being white does play small part in success? Not to offend anyone, ...
by Notthereyet
Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:26 am
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Potential expat...
Replies: 38
Views: 10253

Re: Potential expat...

Nope. Whiteboy, 32yo.
And no, i was aiming more towards around 1000-1500$.
So just to clarify, i wear neither pink nor other glasses, i am actually looking for valuable input. Not really the type to jump to conclusions, or make rash decisions.



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