Q: Anyone have any advice--like, do it, don't do it, you're nuts... And what's a girl like me to do there to stay entertained? New England born and bred, 24, liking fitness and the outdoors, very liberal Western but loving exploration? And if you don't know anything about Bahrain or you're lumping what sounds like a relatively liberal country together with all the other Arabic countries like a rather stupid bigot, I don't need your comments because that's not what I'm interested in? Progressive smart thinkers with well-balanced answers only please?
A: Other than Dubai, thats the closest you are getting to western environment. As for teaching in an arab high school, thats not the brightest of ideas. They pay well, but you get ALOT of Sh*t from the students, they are relatively immature as compared to western high school students (although its not fair on my part to generalize as some are good, and it also depends on what school you will be teaching in). Another thing about Bahrain is that it is really small. You wont get too bored for the first few months, but sooner or later you'll run out of things to do. There are a few clubs and malls to keep you occupied. No real outdoors activities though. On weekends, you might feel like all of Saudi Arabia's deprived/frustrated men have descended upon Bahrain, so stay off the roads, they are bad drivers. It shouldn't be a bad experience :) Good Luck