John Foley
@MeesterJohn
Australian expat in Vietnam
Forum posts
3
About me
Australian
Lives in Adelaide
Speaks English, litte Spanish, very little German
Registration: 13 February 2013
About
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Hoi An, Vietnam
I volunteer as an English teacher to several private students, and one school that uses English speakers as assistants to the teachers. The they teach the grammar, we teach the pronunciation and the idiom.
Retired
Slow pace of life. Nice people, great beaches, and enough tourists and ex-pats to have a chat with.
I didn't know it would be so cold in the winter. I didn't like the humidity in September and October.
There is a dire lack of facilities such as live music. Ordinary consumer goods that I am used to buying in a supermarket don't exist. They include duct tape, cheeses, PVA glue and hat elastic.
Australia
Activity
Expat visa by MeesterJohn
I would like to live in Vietnam for some years. Is it possible to get a long term visa without marrying a Vietnamese woman?
Thanks Greg. I'll be in Hoi An about 14th September. Yeah, I'd like to catch up. Meester John Read More
What kinds of things do Vietnamese people like? by distantarray
I'm going to visit Vietnam for about 1 month coming from the US, and want to buy some gifts for friends there. What are some hard to get things that Americans can readily get but hard or expensive for Vietnamese to get? I don't mind bringing some ...
If you want to do some really good work, look up Carry For Kids Vietnam on the internet. They will take all sorts of things for orphans and you can get clothes cheap or free at a Goodwill shop. Better than chocolate and trinkets. Read More
Expat visa
I would like to live in Vietnam for some years. Is it possible to get a long term visa without marrying a Vietnamese woman? Read More