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    Job Posting: Somaliland!

    Hey guys, this is a long shot, but on the off-chance that any of you are looking for a... sabbatical of sorts from your current job, I thought I'd give this a try. I'm currently working in Somaliland teaching computer classes to high school students, but our university director is pretty hard up...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    No doubt! I'm fairly certain essentially no one delivers here because it's not recognized as a nation, so they consider it Somalia instead of Somaliland. And I can't say I blame companies for shying away from delivering to Somalia.(There's also no addresses here. I'm sure that doesn't help.)
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Eh, not bad. I was noticed from a distance significantly less, but the moment you get close to anyone, having your pale feet and hands stick out become obvious, and they become even more taken aback that normal by the fact that there is a strange non-Somali woman who is clearly not Arabic either...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Wow! Never realized this thread had been resurrected a few months ago. Sorry for the neglect, but the internet has been abysmal the past few months. Still alive and well with minor updates. Nope. Since arriving here, I'm regularly in town now without guards. My colleagues working at the...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Zero. If anything, people are curious about you, and once they hear you are a teacher, their faces light up. That being said, when they see a white person, most of them usually think the UN or an NGO, both of which they are extremely skeptical of. Being a teacher is an incredibly honorable...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    The food is... carbtastic. Rice, pasta, some more rice, some Somali chapati (like Indian naan), a little bit more pasta, and maybe some potatoes thrown in for good measure. Cabbage, carrots, onions and tomatoes are about the extent of our vegetables. I do not exaggerate when it comes to the...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Been a while since I posted in my own thread, but I thought some users might get a kick out of my stellar set-up in my computer science classroom. If anyone has any grant-writing recommendations, I could use all the help I can get. Working with 10 year old laptops is testing my patience a bit...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Nah, it's just been 15 years, I'm too far in at this point to let go. :) Camel isn't on our every day menu, but goat often is, and we slaughter it right on campus. Yeah, Somaliland is the same. The government mandates that foreigners travel with a guard, and they all sort of lackadaisically...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Not bad... not eating meat has not been a problem so far. I'm one of three or four vegetarians here. Once the school year starts as well, we'll get more variety. We import a couple staples for the staff as well... cornflakes, honey, peanut butter, and a few others. After speaking with some of...
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Many many thanks. I'm pretty happy to be here, and I really appreciate the support. :) Pics forthcoming tonight hopefully.
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    Moving to Somalia!

    I'm not going to lie... while the burger isn't really appealing, I know that things like onion rings will, over time, sound like heaven in a basket. Fortunately the novelty of Somali food hasn't worn off yet. Give it another week.
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    Moving to Somalia!

    I've arrived! Updated OP. Hate to burst anyone's bubble, but no, I haven't been shot yet.
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    Moving to Somalia!

    Took a break from my own thread for a few days while traveling between cities and packing up my things. Figured this thread would be buried by now, waiting for its resurrection in a while, but lo and behold! Just wanted to say thanks to Miski for pointing out the differences between...
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    What sucks worse... Africa or Detroit?

    I promise to contribute to this relatively soon. But I also didn't pick the nicest part of Africa to visit... so does that make it a good comparison or bad comparison for Detroit?
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    beached whale

    I saw the thread title and couldn't help but think of this. Crazy New Zealanders. But yeah, that video is painful to watch.