Distel32 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well with the baby on the way etc, money is quickly becoming very important. I don't especially like saying that, but it's the truth! So we have 4 months before the baby so I quickly decided to quit the worst job I've ever had (teaching english to wealthy kids and only making $2 an hour) and look for new work. After approximately 3 hours of making contacts I got three new jobs! 1. Translating a 225 page book of interviews about Socialism in Mongolia = $2,100USD 2. Translating poems for Mend-Ooyo on a permanent basis: $3USD per line of poetry (plus he asked me to give a speech on the translation of Mongolian poetry at the 26th World Congress of Poets in September here in MGL www.poetry-culture.mn) 3. Tutoring the son of Admon's director (the largest printing and publishing company in MGL) $8.50/hr so it's a start......But hopefully after all this work finishes in September I hope maybe I can get a REAL job..... wouldn't mind doing more professional translations, pays well and I continually learn new things about both history and the mongolian language. This book is probably the single coolest piece of work I've ever done. I am the lone translator, and it's a book that will hopefully prove some of my skills and be a big sign on my resume once it's done. So those are my thoughts.... I also got asked by www.neweurasia.net to start a Mongolian news blog for them, so that'll be up soon and I'll post the link later. Hope all is well stateside, I will always appreciate cc.com, for the humor, parties, friends, spraying and I guess, the climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distel32 Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 ooohh, plus work in the countryside. word. lambing season is less than a month away! Those little fuckers are hard to catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) How funny. You mean to tell me that you teach English as well? ha ha ha. I've been working under the table teaching English at a school here in Madrid. Now that I have my papers, I've been thinking of a real job, and have even interviewed for a real job. But here, a real job, in a company is hard to come by, and the pay and the hours they work here suck. Not to mention their style of working. It's like running on a treadmill versus actually running. Your running, but not going anywhere. I've been hired on By an English teaching company to teach business English and tutor students. I get paid more and have a better schedule that if I had a "real job". Funny thing is, when I came to Europe, I thought that in Europe, Spain especially, that people worked less and enjoyed life more. Bullshit. Here people work more and get paid much less, but the cost of living is less than in the States. The difference is you get a month of vacation versus 2 weeks. Wow, I'm done with that rant. Edited March 15, 2006 by TimL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well with the baby on the way etc, money is quickly becoming very important. I don't especially like saying that, but it's the truth! You could probably sell the baby for around $50K. Just a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 You could also stop having sex from now on. Just a suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 But then what would I do with all my spare time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 You could actually put in an honest weeks' work instead of all the office sex and spraying on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I'll take that under advisement. Thank you and now fuck off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I thought you were a biologist or some shit, Distel. Now I learn that you're just a worthless poem translator. And what's up with lamb season being a month away? Ours started last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Thank you and now fuck off Morning coffee and spraying is usually first order of the day, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 fuck off. that's best taken care of before you get out of bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 fuck off. that's best taken care of before you get out of bed exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I'm pretty sure AlpineK has a job for you Luke when you come back. Running the chipper shredder is a pretty high post, I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I think that my experience in Turkey sounds really similar to y'all's experience in the great beyond. English teaching / translating work is always available, and pays premium wages. On the other side of the stick, most local companies pay crap and nobody seems to work properly: hours worked does not translate to productivity. If I may make three suggestions consider: 1) Translate financial documents. With a basic grounding (from the economist perhaps) or a biz dictionary, you can translate annual reports / propaganda. Any company interested in international business or receiving USAID money often has to produce something, and they've got a couple of thousand dollars budgeted for it. 2) If you're legal, see about running the language school. While it might seem strange to manage a biz for somebody else, it leads to my third point. Or work for a multi-national. Say coca-cola or pepsi. They're everywhere, they pay well, and they work. 3) Start your own business. This will require intense research into the optimal method. For example, I founded my company in NY instead of Turkey and then opened a 'branch office' in Turkey. That saved me about $1500, but I have just about all the legal rights of a similar company in Turkey. good luck! Can't you get a job tutoring rich parents in english for $20 an hour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 If you're gonna translate poetry, you should be able to write poetry in your native language. Post up some original compositions so we can see if you're qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 And write them before you get out of bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 That's where the trouble began. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I write my best poetry in bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 in a one line snail trail on a silken sheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 The Pillow Book awesome movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboboy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I write my best poetry in bed do your couplets ever rhyme ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I write my best poetry in bed do your couplets ever rhyme ? i'm actually best known for my excessive use of metaphor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireneo_Funes Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 synecdoche's my forte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 well, thats generally more efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I'm not horribly bad at litotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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