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Bali to open up for international tourists from mid September!

I'm sure there are people out there with little to no formal qualifications who are still doing a stellar job; I also knew someone who got hired in Vietnam without it, but took the job seriously and got certified later on, not because the school required it, but because he wanted to improve as a teacher and give more to his students. So even without formal qualifications, one's attitude can make a huge difference. As you said though, the problem is that the majority of the teflers are only looking for means to finance their prolonged holiday or travels, not realising (or rather not caring) that they are doing so at the expense of the kids and quality of their education, especially in countries where education is the absolute key to development and improving the living standards.

Well, that's how it should be, but unfortunately, that's not always the case. Pretty much all over Southeast Asia, many private schools with good reputation, international schools and language centers only require a bachelor's degree (NOT necessarily in teaching - can be completely unrelated, which is bloody ridiculous) and a native speaker status (or proof of fluency if you're a non-native), some ask for TEFL/TESOL/CELTA in addition to that. Sadly, actual teaching qualifications, experience and relevant educational background are seen as a plus (and a bargaining chip for better salary), but not as a non-negotiable requirement. There are obviously some exceptions, but the massive shortage of foreign teachers means that even proper schools are often forced to fill their positions with people who don't necessarily have appropriate qualifications.

Sadly, there have been quite a few similar cases in numerous countries...

I can finally go back to watching the old seasons! Every weekend is F1 weekend

Now official! Nürburgring in October, could get very cold and rainy! Love all new additions...

@Mel81x @IgnisExcubitor @Asura @Stan - has anyone read anything by Ashwin Sanghi? Got recommended his latest book, The Vault of Vishnu, today.

Kruse as #10, with Lücke and Selke upfront. Schmid and Osako as backup for Kruse, Sargent for Selke if the latter underperforms again, Woltemade as a young talent. Quite tasty... Don't know where to put Bittencourt though.

I was losing around 700-800 each month when the EUR-USD rate tumbled down in 2016-2017

Nah, they keep the good stuff for themselves and sell the counterfeit crap for cheapskate westerners on wish

This one is also nice as the Chinese are partnering with ESA, CNES (French National Center for Space Studies), CONAE (Argentine National Space Activities Commission) and FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) on this mission in various aspects. ESA is providing telemetry and communications support, CNES helped build the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the rover, FFG similarly assisted with the orbiter's magnetometer, CONAE operates the deep space tracking station in Argentina for the mission. So both a competion and a collaboration.

Good stuff; the more "competition" in space, the better. February next year with all the orbital insertions and landings will surely be very interesting...

Klaassen stays!

I wanted to, but I can't get past that moustache and inevitable throwback to Borat

Nürburgring

Also great music. Too much crime and violence for my liking though.

Yeah that IS weird as fuck if true

Yeah, travelling is one thing, and I would definitely be open to visiting most of the countries in the world. Jamaica (as well as the Carribean in general) would definitely be a lovely destination. Wouldn't want to live there though. You don't like Thai food??? How is that even possible One of my most favourite cuisines for sure. Tell that scaffolder to go to Pattaya then

Americans... obsessed with glorifying guns and violence, yet so squeemish about anything sex-related Surely by "while growing up" he meant as a teenager? Completely normal, if you ask me, as long as they don't go overboard with it... Although he does seem obsessed with porn and erotica, so maybe it has left its mark, after all

Softcore porn IS aesthetically beautiful in most cases though

Rammstein are pretty softcore

Play some Cigarettes After Sex in there and it's golden.

Somehow I'm not surprised, their music is pretty much softcore porn

I used to develop B&W films by myself at home in the past, yeah. Developing the films is not an issue in general, it's relatively simple. It's the printing part that's more complicated and requires a darkroom with specific tools and chemicals. This is indeed what I want to do in the future, but since it requires a dedicated place and all the equipment, it'll have to wait until I'm settled down in one place again.