Romuald
@Rom.Em
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English, French, Spanish, ASL
Registration: 28 February 2014
Activity
Opening a Language Centre In Vietnam by GuestPoster229
Hello all, I searched the forum and found some information about starting a business, but nothing specifically about foreigners opening a language centre. Does anyone have any experience or information about this or can direct me to the right ...
Where are you looking to open the center Jahan? Read More
life in Ben tre by MarkinNam
Chao all I'm looking for info on what it might be like living in Ben Tre, I tried the Can Tho forum but its all 3yrs old at a minimum. Wondering what life might be like there for a westerner married to a local, much thanks for any advice.Any ...
What do you want to know? Wife is from there and I lived there for couple years, thinking of heading back next year. Compared to the big cities like hcmc, people are nicer overall, poorer but less selfish. Kids are more respectful, less ... Read More
Chewing tobacco by Swatje
Hey, are there any places or ways to buy any sort of American or Scandinavian snuss or chewing tobacco in saigon?
i forgot the name but look up saigon snuss or saigon snuff Read More
Chewing tobacco by Swatje
Hey, are there any places or ways to buy any sort of American or Scandinavian snuss or chewing tobacco in saigon?
Yeah there is one on fb that carries general xr strong portions for 250k per can (about 10 dollars) and they might have others too Read More
Possible to buy a house/apartment/flat in Ho Chi Minh ? by MarcusKS
Hi, As per subject, I'm ( Malaysian )planning to buy a house/apartment/flat in Ho Chi Minh. My budget will be around USD 20K. My wife is Vietnamese and she have no idea that this amount enough to buy or not, therefore, i would like to seek ...
It's possible to buy a house within that price range depending on what you're actually looking for (size, number of floors, off main roads or hidden in an alley,....) Another thing to keep in mind is if you have to get a loan to pay the ... Read More
1 year visa now available by Hypothalamus
I spoke with an agent and was quoted about $700 for a 1 year tourist visa. This is credible because I got a 3 month VOA from this same company without any issues in the past.
if it's 1 year multiple then it might be worth it (I said might), however if it's single then it's cheaper just to renew 3 times. Read More
English teachers group by josngo
hi everyone, I would like to create a group for those who are teachers. Its purpose is to share teaching experience or to look for a job teaching English or to introduce some one a teaching position. I really hope that there will be many people in ...
I just mentioned centers being focused on people with degrees and that sometimes they dont care about the level of english but that includes natives who dont speak english correctly as well as non-natives. You are correct that they wont change for a ... Read More
English teachers group by josngo
hi everyone, I would like to create a group for those who are teachers. Its purpose is to share teaching experience or to look for a job teaching English or to introduce some one a teaching position. I really hope that there will be many people in ...
it has been mentioned numerous times before, all schools look for are people with degrees. It doesn't matter where people are from or what their level of English actually is, degrees carry more weight therefore you end up with teachers that ... Read More
Business partner who is passionate about education by phuongng1993
Good afternoon to you all! My name is Phuong. I'm 22 years old. I'm currently pursuing a career in education, and looking to open up an institution of my own, and I assure you, this constitution I'll open up is going be no joke. So ...
Hi there, May I ask where in Vietnam you would like to have this center? Read More
English teachers group by josngo
hi everyone, I would like to create a group for those who are teachers. Its purpose is to share teaching experience or to look for a job teaching English or to introduce some one a teaching position. I really hope that there will be many people in ...
Hi Flower, where is your class? Read More
American Thanksgiving dinner by Highside25
Does anyone know where I can have Thanksgiving dinner for my girlfriend and I? We live in Ho Chi Minh City, District 7. Thanks.
I'm sure there are a few places in d1 that will have thanksgiving dinner. In d7 you can try the tavern in phu my hung or you can buy your own turkey and stuffing at An Am market Read More
Can anyone help!? Advice on starting my move to vietnam from uk by Adamhowman
Hi, my girlfriend and i want to travel to vietnam and work teaching english. We know we need to get a TEFL qualification to get a job teaching english, but the more we read about actually getting there and finding a job, the more we are struggling ...
The reason that the information is confusing is because the law change pretty often and I'm guessing they just stopped updating the websites. I'll try to answer a few questions if I can. Legally, to teach in Vietnam you need a work permit ... Read More
looking for an expert in online marketing , SE0 and email marketing by bongolongo
to work on a launch on a new deal site in vietnam. please email me a proposal to set up a meeting so we can get the ball rolling
Not an expert but i've worked for Google (Adwords) and Microsoft (Bing) as a SEO specialist. What are you trying to do exactly? Set up campaigns to get the brand out there or trying to use search engine to generate revenue? Where are you ... Read More
Looking for American who knows how to play Football (not soccer) by methosi
Hi guys, I am looking for American friend or someone who has deep knowledge about football. I would like to exchange the hobbies, now we have a group of people who playing flag football. So we can have fun time together. Thank you
hey, I've been playing football since i was 8, played all through high school and played flag football in leagues for a few years. Read More
serviced apartment by xoxo01
Hello. We are moving to ho chi minh this june and will appreiate if there are serviced apartments available preferably districts1 ,3 or 7. Checked some websites but unfortunately have no favorable response .thanks
you can also join the fb groups "expats in Ho Chi Minh" and "teachers in ho chi minh" as there are often ads in there about serviced apartments Read More