LONG THANH TOWN- DONG NAI PROVINCE-VIETNAM (Vietnam, Long Thanh town, Dong Nai province)
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FIRST, ANSWERING A FEW BASIC QUESTIONS: WHERE IS LONG THANH TOWN? Long Thanh Town is in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, 70 km northwest of Vung Tau, 20 km southwest of Bien Hoa, AND 60KM WEST OF HO CHI MINH CITY (a.k.a. SAIGON). The town is located on interstate Road # 51 that connects industrial Bien Hoa city with the petroleum installation and seaside resort at Vung Tau city... WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT LONG THANH? I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A WHILE NOW AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT LONG THANH TOWN IS UNIQUE COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER AREAS IN THE WORLD- IT HAS A GOOD COMBINATION OF FRESH AIR, ESTHETIC GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, AND MINI-FORESTS. THE AREA ALONG # 51 IS PRETTY LOUD (LOTS OF TRANSPORT AND GENERAL TRAFFIC)BUT ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM # 51 AND YOU WILL HEAR ONLY DEAFENING SILENCE :) ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH VIETNAM WILL KNOW THAT THESE KINDS OF COMMUNITIES ALWAYS HAVE A VARIETY OF ?MOM-AND-POP? BUSINESSES, BUT WITH MOST OF THEM CLOSING BY 10PM (AND OPENING FOR BUSINESS AROUND 6AM). OPTION # 1: 2-CENTER SCHOOL WITH 500+ STUDENTS LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR OUR NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER WHO WILL BE ON HOLIDAYS FROM FEBRUARY 2010 TO APRIL 2010. THE AGE AND LEVEL OF THE STUDENTS VARY FROM VERY YOUNG TO 50-SOMETHINGS, AND FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED. WORKING HOURS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS TO 2100 HOURS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY, AND FROM APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS TO 2100 HOURS ON SATURDAYS (SUNDAYS AND REGULARLY-SCHEDULED PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OFF). PLEASE DIRECT ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MR KEVIN OR MR CHRIS. TOTAL TEACHING HOURS = APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS PER WEEK. SALARY = 17.00 USD PER HOUR, WITH AN OPTION TO LIVE IN THE SCHOOL (3RD FLOOR ROOM) FREE OF CHARGE AND FREE OF UTILITY EXPENSES DURING THE DURATION OF YOUR TENURE AS TEACHER (SHOWER, BATH, CABLE TV, KITCHEN, REFRIGERATOR, RICE COOKER, HOT PLATE, AND OF COURSE....PEACE AND QUIET!). PAYMENT IS AT THE END OF EVERY WEEK, AND THE PAYMENT IS ALWAYS IN CASH!! :) :) (VND). CONTRACT OPTIONAL (YOU, THE TEACHER DECIDE: THE SCHOOL IS VERY FLEXIBLE!) THIS POSITION COULD LEAD TO A FULL-TIME, PERMANENT POSITION LATER IN 2010. OPTION # 2: SAME AS ABOVE, BUT WITH THE TIME PERIOD BEING ONLY FROM MID-DECEMBER/2009 TO MID-JANUARY/2010
