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TheThoreauLife

TheThoreauLife

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American looking for information about Vietnam

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5

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About me

American

Speaks English, Italian and some Spanish. I also study Ancient Greek, with hopes to study Latin, Sanskrit, and Arabic as well.

Registration: 05 April 2018

About

I am a poet, blogger, budding entrepreneur, independent scholar and sometimes-musician seeking a life abroad. I am looking to live simply and cleanly, ideally with employment in journalism and connections to the literary community. Ultimately I seek to publish books and raise a family. I suppose at bottom I am a philosopher interested in the art of living.
Interests: writing, learning languages, agriculture, literary journals, Blogging, Anthropology, World Religions, Art, philosophy, Simple Living, nature, Entrepreneurship, Jungian Psychology, Poetry, coffee, self-education

Occupation

I am Self-employed.

My expat journey

spainusanepalvietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Kathmandu, Nepal

Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

Kathmandu, Nepal

I was a teacher as well as student; I engaged as often as I could with the culture, visiting Hindu and Buddhist temples, reading the literature, partaking in festivals.
Teaching 4th-8th grade at the Himalayan WhiteHouse World School in Tinkune, Kathmandu.

Exeter, Rhode Island, USA

Since 2006

Exeter, Rhode Island, USA

Rota, Spain

Nov 1996 - 1998

Rota, Spain

My place of birth, on a military base

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TheThoreauLife replied to a thread
8 years ago
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Employment for a Writer in Vietnam? by TheThoreauLife

Dear Friends, I am relatively new to expat.com, so before my question I will introduce myself. I am an American who grew up as a military brat overseas (Italy, Spain) and lived previously as an expat in Kathmandu Nepal for eight months. I attend ...

TheThoreauLife

I do appreciate the honesty, and it's certainly been a helpful reality check. However, I do have a goal and a direction for my life-- I plan to write books at any cost, and whatever employment I can utilize to pay the bills will do. A college ... Read More

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TheThoreauLife replied to a thread
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Employment for a Writer in Vietnam? by TheThoreauLife

Dear Friends, I am relatively new to expat.com, so before my question I will introduce myself. I am an American who grew up as a military brat overseas (Italy, Spain) and lived previously as an expat in Kathmandu Nepal for eight months. I attend ...

TheThoreauLife

Hmm, very helpful. Well I have nine months experience writing and editing official documentation for a school in Nepal but nowhere close to five years. Is that really the legal minimum for a work visa? Do you think if I did end up finding work as a ... Read More

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TheThoreauLife replied to a thread
8 years ago
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Employment for a Writer in Vietnam? by TheThoreauLife

Dear Friends, I am relatively new to expat.com, so before my question I will introduce myself. I am an American who grew up as a military brat overseas (Italy, Spain) and lived previously as an expat in Kathmandu Nepal for eight months. I attend ...

TheThoreauLife

Thanks, I ask because I saw some English language publications like Vietcetera and figured there might be openings in more international type media... But I suppose for the good majority you're right. Read More

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TheThoreauLife created a thread
8 years ago

Employment for a Writer in Vietnam?

Dear Friends, I am relatively new to expat.com, so before my question I will introduce myself. I am an American who grew up as a military brat overseas (Italy, Spain) and lived previously as an expat in Kathmandu Nepal for eight months. I attend ... Read More