Poland and Eastern Europe

I'm thinking of traveling to Poland next fall and I would
like information concerning the availability of work -
English tutoring or any related work, writing, dictaction,
etc. I'm particularly interested in living in Kracow or
Lublin. Has anyone been to these places? How easy is it to
find reasonably cheap accomidations in a flat share or room
rental? Any and all information/ideas on Poland appreciated!
Also searching for information on this subject for other
Eastern European countries. Thank you!

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1. beware Added by: pere lachaisse
   [Timestamp: Mon 17 May, 21:48 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Just about everybody here here works 6 days a week.
   Especially teachers & office people. I just took it for
   granted that I would have sat off. Boy was I wrong. Be sure
   to ask. Casual work is possible but who has that sort of
   energy? Your employer can only obtain a real work permit
   when you're at home. Krakow is a mini prague without
   tourists. I can't wait til this job wraps up so I can move
   on.

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2. thanks pere Added by: eskimo
   [Timestamp: Fri 21 May, 1:47 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   Pere Lachaisse, thanks for the information. How does a
   person go about finding work in Poland? Do you know if a
   person needs a TEFL certificate or any other experience to
   teach or tutor people in English? How much experience does
   a person need to work in an office position? Thank you!

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3. yahoo search engine Added by: pere lachaisse
   [Timestamp: Fri 21 May, 22:00 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   From there click on education/employment/english as a
   second language. The qualification thing in this country is
   variable. A number of the british & american organizations
   don't require them.
   If you're in europe now, you could pop into any language
   school to see if they're offering any sort of summer course
   or camp.Those that are won't care about any documents. From
   there you could offer your services in the office. Your
   basic word perfect skills & english polish bilingualism
   should be enough. Other aspects of the computer industry may
   be different. I don't know. Perhaps look for the "warsaw
   voice". It's all business

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4. work Added by: Bella
   [Timestamp: Sat 22 May, 17:20 Tasmanian Standard Time]

   check out Dave's ESL Cafe--there are great job listings for
   teaching English, and links elsewhere.

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