Ok, Kellri, on the whole it sounds about par (maybe a little cheaper) than Uruguay, but what's the gaming scene like there?

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We're looking at relocating. I'm going to move to Uruguay and kick your butt.

The courtship rites are different there, droog.

He totally has a crush on me.

Quote from: Kellri;237903Would you consider Asia?? If you're really interested in working, saving money & living comfortably you might want to consider it. When my wife and I came to VN, neither of us spoke any VNamese. 8 years later...we've saved around 50% of our combined salary EVERY YEAR, built a new house, invested in the stock market, and had 2 children.

For the record, the other day, a friend of mine who teaches English in Japan was complaining about having topped out his salary expectations as a contract employee, and about getting jerked around every three years by the contract company.  I recalled your description of work in Viet Nam and suggested that he and his (Japanese) wife might consider relocation there.

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Quotea friend of mine who teaches English in Japan was complaining about having topped out his salary expectations as a contract employee, and about getting jerked around every three years by the contract company

This is big problem in Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The market is flooded with recently graduated knuckleheads out to 'see the world for a year'. Actual teaching experience or qualifications gets trampled on when folks are willing to work for peanuts. It helps to have some kind of backup income - my wife and I did and still do translation work. Another friend of mine in Taiwan moonlights  as a stage & therapeutic hypnotist.

A few tips for prospective teachers: DO NOT sign an exclusive contract with any privately owned school or business UNLESS they are paying way more than you would make working at 3 or 4 different places. Make sure you get your own visa not tied to the school. Do not agree to pay any kind of salary security deposit. If you have more that 20 hours of contact time a week, you are a full time teacher. Demand to be treated like any other full-time worker in that country as regards to insurance or health benefits. Respect yourself at all times...don't get roped into doing free language-exchange or translation. After all, the people who ask wouldn't ask a lawyer or a doctor to work for free. And remember....you're a teacher and at least 4 months paid vacation a year is standard.

QuoteOk, Kellri, on the whole it sounds about par (maybe a little cheaper) than Uruguay, but what's the gaming scene like there?

A lot like Lake Geneva in 1965....we're on the verge, man! ON THE VERGE!