Jamie
@J763
Scottish expat in Slovakia
Forum posts
10
Contacts
5
About me
Scottish
Lives in B谩novce nad Bebravou, Nit
Speaks English, Slovak (learning)
Registration: 05 February 2010
About
Occupation
I am Student.
My expat journey
B谩novce nad Bebravou, Nitriansky, Slovakia
Back in Slovakia!
To learn Slovak best I can, to look after my family, become a TEFL teacher and to study further to complete my pilot training.
Account Manager
Laid back family life, low rent, able to enrol my daughter into affordable full time nursery, no mortgage commitments, have family nearby to help out with the kids, able to study for both teaching and commercial pilot's licence.
Language challenge (still learning), parts of Slovak life seem unfair, no home comforts such as tv in English, local cusine (getting used to it :) )
Swindon, England, England
To get a better and well paid job in sales to save money for the future and see where it takes me and my wife.
Account Executive in Abingdon and Account Manager in Reading.
The best parts were managing to save money to buy a property, fund a pilot's licence and get married with children,
Lovely countryside, shopping at the Swindon Outlet, some nice parks to take the kids to, cheaper property as opposed to towns/cities closer to London.
The culture (there didn't seem to be any), the run down town centre, lack of job opportunities, in my opinion, general negative vibe.
Bratislava, Bratislavsk媒, Slovakia
Lived with my girlfriend, learned a little slovak, wanted to get experience working internationally.
I also most importantly wanted to get to know myself a bit better. :)
Was headhunted into sales and stayed in that profession the entire time, I did move between companies to better myself.
The Bratislava skyline and viewpoints from UFO bridge and Kamzik were spectacular (both night and day), interesting cuisine, nice group of friends, great weather and lifestyle.
no jobs/opportunities at the time, found it difficult to explain myself in Slovak, Didn't feel I was earning enough to move forward plus I wasn't moving in the career direction that I desired.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Graduated from high school, went to College to study highers, National Qualifications in Multimedia and Computing.
Administrator and Aircraft Dispatcher.
Having my family and friends nearby, beautiful scenery, culture and banter.
Unpredictable weather, lack of opportunities for what I wanted to do. Pay is generally less than in England.
Activity
New members of the Slovakia forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Slovakia forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi all, Not sure if anyone is reading this now but I'll try anyway! I'm Jamie from Edinburgh, Scotland. This is 2nd time for me in Slovakia, I was first here between 2011 and 2013. Over here to study for a commercial pilot's licence ... Read More
Successful job interview in Slovakia by Julie
Hi, passing a job interview in Slovakia can be a stressful moment, especially you are not familiar with the cultural and professional codes of the country. How to successfully pass a job interview in Slovakia ? What happens during the ...
Hi Julie, What do you mean by professional and culture codes? Are you a Slovak speaker? For me its like any job interview, you have to match what the employer requires for the role. For me I've only applied for jobs where they require English so ... Read More
Where to live in Malta? by nhiggins
Hello all, My husband has got a new job in Marsa, Malta and we are moving out in the new year. I have started looking at flats but need some help deciding what area to live in. So some info about us. We are a married couple in our 30s. I don't ...
You'll definitely get an excellent property in Malta for that rate. You can live well even in the main areas like Sliema/St Julians and probably even get a lovely sea view. Check out the property websites like Remax Malta, Frank Salt etc. I saw ... Read More
Where to live in Malta? by nhiggins
Hello all, My husband has got a new job in Marsa, Malta and we are moving out in the new year. I have started looking at flats but need some help deciding what area to live in. So some info about us. We are a married couple in our 30s. I don't ...
Wow, that'll make two of us. I'm also hoping to be working at the airport, just waiting on confirmation. Me and my partner visited Birzebbuga and Marsaxlokk, they weren't bad, they seemed local and it had a nice bay. Birzebugga has pretty bay in ... Read More
Work and Residence Permits for EEA Nationals by godsavetheking
Does anybody know much about work and residence visas for EEA nationals? The Norwegian embassy says one thing and the people at the utlendingsdirektoratet tell me another thing and then the NAV tell me yet another thing! Add to that, there's been ...
No problem, I have a link to the UDI registrar so will do that. My girlfriend is living in Moss which is south of Oslo so will probably go to that one. Does anyone know any english speaking jobs or bar work just to get started in Norway? I'm ... Read More
Work and Residence Permits for EEA Nationals by godsavetheking
Does anybody know much about work and residence visas for EEA nationals? The Norwegian embassy says one thing and the people at the utlendingsdirektoratet tell me another thing and then the NAV tell me yet another thing! Add to that, there's been ...
Does anyone know in Oslo where the Nav Job service is and if so, can an adviser help me find work in Norway. I tried to find it a few days ago but I went to an NAV office where then afterwards I was directed to the UDI office which was not what I ... Read More