Woot! I went down to the school today and worked out most of the details. I’ll be teaching everyday from 3-6PM. That’ll get me about $600 a month. Doesn’t sound like much (it isn’t really) but it is way above what the average Yemeni can make, even the English teachers. I shouldn’t have any trouble living off of that. I’ll have a maximum of $200 a month in rent (with any luck it’ll actually be $100), and another $200 a month for living expenses, and that’s living well. I could get it down to $100 a month if I made some effort… My Arabic lessons will cost about $600 or 3 months worth, so that works out. Anyway, this is cool because it means that I can stay for another year! I knew going in that getting where I want to be in Arabic in just one year wasn’t going to happen, I’m sure glad that I can do this properly.<\/p>\n
If I am able to arrange some private lessons (and that’s a big IF) I could squeeze another c-note or two out a month. That’ll let me travel a little. It only costs $100-$200 to go to places like Ethiopia and Syria. This also means that all of you will have another year of chances to get over here!:-) It’s a cheap vacation and I guarantee that you’ll never forget it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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