Moviing to middle east help

Hi nellyp3,

Welcome to Expat.com!

Your topic is now on the Saudi Arabia forum.

I would also invite you to have a look at other topics on the Saudi Arabia forum.

Thank you,
Best of luck,
Christine

if you utilize the search button of the blog by placing keywords you shall find posts and discussions about your "questions" so i will be brief in my answers -

cities by the sea are all cities on the west coast or directly east coast of saudi arabia - riyadh is not one of them - i'm assuming you're looking for the quiet life - and that is found away from larger cities

what dangers? only unstable area is the south (west) of KSA where yemen borders and that also is under control alhamdulillaah

compound life vs apt is usually decided upon based on your offer

riyadh is a huge place and depending on the neighborhood the prices will differ

some require deposit, yes

the internet is fine

if you phone is unlocked, you will be able to use it here

if you want to teach older students you have no business in international schools. language schools generally do not pay as much as uni



-- agencies have been discussed as well

Thank you for your reply, and believe it or not, I did use the search option. As it did not give me the answers I required I used the "topic" function as well

The dangers were, specifically, what you suggested i.e. Yemen, and also Saudi's reaction to ISIS. I am looking at this from the outside and was hoping for some information about how life as a teacher would be affected.

My intention is to garner some information on compounds, supplied apartments , and opinions of renting privately, and taking a contract based on that; rather than the other way around.I was hoping for some experiences and examples of rent in the city and whether people felt they had a better deal paying for the rental themselves. Again thank you for your help though. By the way, your city looks beautiful, and is an option I would consider. Do you think it is as good as it looks, or are the photos on google telling the wrong story?

When I mentioned older students, I meant older than I teach now. So teaching in an international school; would be completely viable. Do you think international schools are a better proposition than a university?

Thanks again for your replies

well - i'm living here as a teacher and my life is not affected at all alhamdulillaah by Yemen nor ISIS. I'm muslim though and my intentions for being here are beyond just saving money. Which is why you should take that more inconsideration than anything. - Islam is rooted here in the daily life of saudis and it is not like a sunday in church it is what saudis live their whole life around - it is in their culture it is in their secular dealings and of course their religious ones.

they're respectful people, for the most part, and if you come with an open mind you can make things work for yourself.

the compound vs apt thing, i will reiterate, is mostly based on package. you cannot ask for a compound if the company you work for does not rent one.. generally western compounds are way more than a teacher generally makes in housing allowance, making renting an apt the clear choice. since you have not settled on a city yet your search is wide and deep for apts and/or compounds and western compounds generally all have webpages.

my city.. very very very beduin, conservative - has greenery, nice weather, emphasis on bedu - some international schools i heard pay very well, i also know that the more they pay the more problems (responsibility, stress)