Elena Porcelli-Alkhazaleh
@NouraAlkhazaleh
American citizen
Forum posts
52
Contacts
16
About me
American
Lives in Irbid
Speaks French, Spanish, Arabic, English
Registration: 10 May 2011
Activity
Dating A Jordanian Man - Tips! by rebecca_lass
Hello, am a Malaysian girl of Chinese descent who is currently dating a Jordanian guy of Palestinian descent for a year in Dubai. I was wondering what are the dating culture like for Jordanians? I have dated guys from diff backgrounds eg: Europeans ...
@Italianpower1968 Ok no. Yes, this guy might be lying, but you need to keep your racism in check. Generalizing about an ethnicity is not helping anyone and makes you look hateful and lazy. I could very well say "Italian men are all skeazy ... Read More
Abused and Scared
Hello expats. I moved from Amman back stateside 4 years ago, but a friend in Khafranjah is still in the village. She and her children are Australian citizens. She is under lock and key by her in laws. She is abused by her husband and MIL. She needs ... Read More
American Muslim Marrying Jordanian Man by dnjsmom88
My fiancee and I will be married in a couple of weeks in Jordan and we will both live in the UAE after the marriage. He is Jordanian and I'm American. We have had a more typical ME relationship as his aunt introduced us last fall when he was ...
Hey girl- been married 6 years to my Jordanian hubby and have a toddler daughter. By far the hardest part is not the cultural differences on his side but ours. When it comes to visa application for when you two want to venture stateside. While our ... Read More
Private English Tutoring Average Fees
Hey guys, I just left my job at JRA teaching English and have branched out to private tutoring. My friend informs me I am charging way too little, but I'm not familiar with the typical fee a private tutor here in Amman would charge as opposed to ... Read More
Gluten-Free Diet
Hey there guys, I have a friend coming in from the US to be an English teacher, and she has Celiac disease, meaning she must eat Gluten-free. Other than Cozmo, which is pricey at best, is there anywhere else she can find gluten-free foods? Stores? ... Read More
English Teacher Looking For Additional Teacher/Eventual Replacement by NouraAlkhazaleh
Hello ladies and gents! My name is Elena and I am a teacher at the Nobel Academy for Sciences & Language in Irbid. I took over this post from another American and º£½ÇÂÒÂ×-Blog member, Susan Bataineh. She worked here for a year, in the center's ...
Your arabic need only be as advanced as "salaam alaikoom/shukran" LOL. However if you are based in Amman, I wouldn't travel to Irbid for an English teaching job; I'm sure there are plenty in Amman, however anyone who would work here would have a ... Read More
English Teacher Looking For Additional Teacher/Eventual Replacement by NouraAlkhazaleh
Hello ladies and gents! My name is Elena and I am a teacher at the Nobel Academy for Sciences & Language in Irbid. I took over this post from another American and º£½ÇÂÒÂ×-Blog member, Susan Bataineh. She worked here for a year, in the center's ...
Waaay ahead of you Mauritania :D Shukran. Read More
English Teacher Looking For Additional Teacher/Eventual Replacement
Hello ladies and gents! My name is Elena and I am a teacher at the Nobel Academy for Sciences & Language in Irbid. I took over this post from another American and º£½ÇÂÒÂ×-Blog member, Susan Bataineh. She worked here for a year, in the center's ... Read More
possible marriage to a man from Jordan by amynycole
Hello Everyone, I am new to this site and very excited to have found it. Thank you for the informative and interesting subjects posted. I can't wait to read through them. I am an american woman who has been involved with a man from Jordan whom I ...
That arab guy is very astute, on the other hand the advice to visit is well said. I did the same 6 months before I moved here, and fell in love with Jordan and its people, his family, and him etc. However, living here is a WHOLE other story. I ... Read More
possible marriage to a man from Jordan by amynycole
Hello Everyone, I am new to this site and very excited to have found it. Thank you for the informative and interesting subjects posted. I can't wait to read through them. I am an american woman who has been involved with a man from Jordan whom I ...
Listen to an Arab man on this one, kiddo...Sweilem is right. Read More
Average Salaries of Native Language Speaker Teaching ESL by NouraAlkhazaleh
I was recently offered a job at the Nobel Institute in Irbid, Jordan. I was then informed that for 3 months I would only be making 200JD, yet working 6 days a week at 8 hours per day. This adds up to $1.08JD, which is less than $2US per hour. I made ...
LOL ladies! Love how salaries for teaching digressed into "my awesome/my terrible husband" :D Don't we have a forum for that? Anywho, I'm super sorry for peacelovelight in her difficult situation regarding her husband; sadly, this story is all too ... Read More
Average Salaries of Native Language Speaker Teaching ESL by NouraAlkhazaleh
I was recently offered a job at the Nobel Institute in Irbid, Jordan. I was then informed that for 3 months I would only be making 200JD, yet working 6 days a week at 8 hours per day. This adds up to $1.08JD, which is less than $2US per hour. I made ...
Fair enough for that, Sherri. After today's disastrous class I will for sure be seeking extra work outside of the center. However if I advertise the way the center does, it will not be happy that I am doing so. I do private tuition with one family ... Read More
Average Salaries of Native Language Speaker Teaching ESL by NouraAlkhazaleh
I was recently offered a job at the Nobel Institute in Irbid, Jordan. I was then informed that for 3 months I would only be making 200JD, yet working 6 days a week at 8 hours per day. This adds up to $1.08JD, which is less than $2US per hour. I made ...
Flowerinjannah, be careful where you get your CELTA certification; I've been told by many CELTA/DELTA holders that Oxford is mostly a sham. JO/EU I've been working at the center now 3 months on commission. Some weeks are better earning than ... Read More
ESL teacher by flowerinjannah
I intend to emigrate to Saudi Arabia in six/eight months with my family. My husband is Jordanian national. Can I simply ask for a spouse visa... Will I find technical limitations to my Visa status and applying for work? I hope to work as an English ...
My good friend is teaching on a DELTA in Oman; her bachelor's degree had nothing to do with teaching; was philosophy and german. However, after CELTA cert and a year of teaching experience in Thailand she landed that awesomely paid job in Nizwa. ... Read More
ESL teacher by flowerinjannah
I intend to emigrate to Saudi Arabia in six/eight months with my family. My husband is Jordanian national. Can I simply ask for a spouse visa... Will I find technical limitations to my Visa status and applying for work? I hope to work as an English ...
Does your husband have Saudi citizenship? If he doesn't, a spouse visa will not suffice. He will have to be your sponsor or a job acquired beforehand would have to do the trick. It isn't easy to immigrate to Saudi Arabia, altho english is always in ... Read More