life in London town , and more !!

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minordjango

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life in London town , and more !!

hi folks ,

Gosh i love this forum,
i have a few big plans, just hoping maybe i can get some clarrification, ill have about 5500 USD, not much yet im a hippie

.im a selfsufficent dude

im relocating and need some serious advise (I figure i cant get enought of it) , i have asked similar questions already .

ill move near by .

Leeds University Business School
Maurice Keyworth Building
The University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Aston Business School
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham B4 7ET.

and im looking to see what bank cards are excepted , i,e -- union pay ? i have no credit card , i have been inb tibet this recent years , now China.

also im a trained teacher is it possible to find part time teaching work, all full time , im not a european ,

also is it possible to rent a room 250-300 pounds all up , including TAX , electricity etc.

in either LEEDS or bermingham.

what would be different between thiese places, i think ill be going to Leeds , it depends on my girlfriend, her enterance to University.

i really thank you for any advice , its a little stressful to organise without being there.

ps i m a decent teacher , really need to get there and get into teaching a music class part time or whatever , anyidea what i can expect for an hourly wage, on average.

i have researched on internet , yet nice to hear from you guys.

peace

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 14 2009 7:22:51

Ron.M

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From: Scotland

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

quote:

im not a european ,

Have you double checked that your UK visa will allow you to work in the UK?

EU citizens have no problem with this, but others (say from the US) might run up against paperwork problems, unless their Company in the US is relocating them to one of their offices in the UK.

I had the same problem in Spain in the early 70's.
I went for an interview and even got offered the job, but the Spanish Government refused to issue me with a work permit, since unemployment was running high in Spain at that time.

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 14 2009 7:35:38

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

I do not know your circumstances but if you are hoping to work and you only have a tourist or student visa, border control will refuse you entry if they think you are likely to look for work.

Your funds will be taken into account when they make that judgement.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 14 2009 9:05:30

Ron.M

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From: Scotland

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

Your funds will be taken into account when they make that judgement.

Yep....and they may demand to see a return Air Ticket too.

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 14 2009 9:55:50

minordjango

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

thanks guys,

i would get a teaching job, i know there are companies that would hire me, like on line yet the salary dont seem so good, 22-25,000 pounds a year, i was hoping that i can find a job in the first 1-2 months being there, and then the school would help me with paper work, i have done this bewfore a lot!!! in other countrys , always a huge process.

ron they doint make it easy in Spain either hey!!! , nothings changed, i found one company that would allow me to teach , really hard yet for about 800-1000 euro a month

i need to save even a little a month rather than lose money.

i figure if i got an online teaching job it, would be a ****ty school, i know in england teaching aint that easy!!! id be teaching music may kill my passion hehe, or i can convert them all to flamenco

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 14 2009 16:40:55

Stu

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Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

Jango, just curious, why is this post titled?

"life in London town , and more!!"

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 3:13:48

minordjango

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

hi stu,
Essentially due to my uncertainty, of relocating from Asia, and just need to throw a few questions about with like minded people, im re-locating on a budget so , must ask a few lame questions, just trying to make a few life decisions, yet keep up with some playing , not really a flamenco scene in asia, and i miss input from muso's!!!!

.

im keen to meet up with folks swap falsetas stoyies , and just chill etc, spain and england and a few others will be the places, im traveling like a gypsy darn shame i cant play like one

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 5:17:00

minordjango

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

a few more silly questions .

Anyone know of some cool contacts in Birmingham and leeds dancers / guitar societies (Any style) ,

also any decent flamenco players, id like to really learn about accompanyment playing, not playing through scores.

also , i have no master card, yet want to know whats the best way to travel from Greece to England , and to and from Spain to England , and England to France and scotland ??

my god , sorry for these questions, i have searched and find a mulititude of answers, yet love to hear some certain answers , just if anyone has done it on the cheap lately,

thanks guys and girls

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 5:20:46

Ailsa

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From: South East England

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

quote:

whats the best way to travel from Greece to England , and to and from Spain to England , and England to France and scotland ??

I think that probably depends on what 'best' means - quickest, cheapest, most comfortable, see most sights along the way?

Because England and Scotland are joined you can fly or get a train direct. To get to Spain, Greece or France from England obviously you can fly. Or you can cross the English Channel by train (Eurostar goes through an undersea tunnel) or ferry, and then get a train from there to anywhere in Europe. I would think the costs of all these are available online, but I haven't tried. Cheapest flights are usually Easyjet, Ryanair, and some others like bmibaby and Monarch also have good deals. You have to shop around a bit tho to find the bargains.

I met a guitar student in Birmingham who said he couldn't find anyone to learn with or play with there. There are some dancers but I believe they do their classes to CD. That's just what I've been told tho - he might have got it mixed up.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 5:38:09

Ailsa

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

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the salary dont seem so good, 22-25,000 pounds a year

Hate to disappoint you but a lot of people in England earn a lot less! It's not riches but unless you have dependents you could live comfortably on that.

There again depends on your definition of comfortable!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 5:41:52

peghead48

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From: Cheltenham

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to Ailsa)

Went to the classical guitar centre in Birmingham yesterday. Thought I'd go and try some of their flamenco guitars. Never been there before, but was quite impressed . You can park outside, and have to ring on the door bell to get in. Chap said people come from all over to visit and buy. Tried out a J Ramirez f2, Manual Raimundo 160, conde EF5 and conde A28. Personally thought the Ramirez was the best.

Was left in a room to try them out , offered a cup of tea , a great hour spent on a rainy afternoon.

I am sure that would be a place to find out what's going on in the area, they do lessons as well.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 7:46:00

Ailsa

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to peghead48)

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I am sure that would be a place to find out what's going on in the area

Yes that's a good suggestion. As I said it was only one guy who told me that - said he felt pretty isolated up there, but perhaps he just hadn't met the right people yet.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 7:54:07

minordjango

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RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

i love this forum, i really appreciate your helpg ladys and gents,

its a little like going into the land of the unknown, i dont have a credit card just a few dollars in the bank, so im keen to go as mentioned the cheap tickets from greece to englans , and spain, yet ill be travelling with about 3--40 kilo of thinngs, and a guitar fl2 ramirez, i will investigate some storage places, i feel its going to cost a lot,

yes alisa just me , so maybe the wage is ok, leeds or birmingham will be the place im just a school teacher so im hopinbg i can get a little over 20 000 pounds and try to save a little cash also, i love living on the cheap, not big nights, a few flamenco shows for sure,
thanks guys

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 17 2009 20:14:03

russelldinho

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Joined: Nov. 11 2008
From: In-Gur-Land

RE: life in London town , and more !! (in reply to minordjango)

eyup

i live very close to birmingham. you could try getting in touch with Ana Garcia, who holds regular flamenco dance classes http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/agmuk/regular.html

I used to work with one of her guitarists, Jamie, from TGCollective. He teaches flamenco (http://schoolofeverything.com/teacher/jamiefekete) & would definitely be able to point u in the right direction. Guitar "societies" are fairly thin on the ground, but there is one in sutton (about half an hr bus from aston) which is very good http://www.suttonacousticguitarclub.co.uk/

as for rents and things, £250-300 would be stretching it a little but it can be done, just dont expect the ritz!

also, the classical guitar centre that peghead48 mentioned is great (if a tad expensive IMO). Very friendly and willing to help put you in touch with the right people. Just be prepared to travel a bit as B'ham is more a collection of suburban towns rather than a big city in the "traditional" sense

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 18 2009 4:47:00