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gingerlady
Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 49 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:14 pm Post subject: IS ANYONE TEACHING/LIVING in NANTOU? |
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Hello,
I have been offered a job there, the person i spoke with said it's a small city, and I would like to hear from someone actually living there. I was told that it's close to Sun Moon Lake, which looks beautiful, but how is the city? Are there any Western teachers or otherwise living there? Are the people friendly there? How's the atmosphere of the city? Thanks so much for any info you can give me.
All the best |
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Dr_Zoidberg
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 406 Location: Not posting on Forumosa.
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Nantou is more of a town than a city. Apart from the McDonalds there's not much there in the way of "western" living. Also, there is no train service to other cities. The atmosphere is no different than any other place in Taiwan: Urban sprawl. Concrete. Dirty.
On the other hand, the cost of living will be low and there are buses to Chunghua and Taichung.
Sun Moon Lake isn't as nice a place as it used to be now that it's been taken over by Chinese tour buses.
May I ask the name of the employer? |
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gingerlady
Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 49 Location: Indonesia
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:16 am Post subject: thanks for your reply |
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and I think I made the right decision which was to hold off on that job. it was through IACC, which I found out from reading posts here is a recruiter. He wouldn't tell me the name of the school, just that it was teaching children from 6-15 years of age. Pay wasn't so good, and ARC wasn't provided. he told me it would cost around NT 5,000 to get an ARC, is that correct as far as you know? |
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Dr_Zoidberg
Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 406 Location: Not posting on Forumosa.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:47 am Post subject: |
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What I'm hearing is you are expected to pay the ARC application fee yourself, and it will cost 5000 NT.
They're trying to rip you off. No doubt you would pay IACC or the laoban who would pay the immigration office and you'd be none the wiser. Be aware that the fee for your ARC is 1000 NT for each year of validity.
1 year = 1000NT
3 years = 3000NT
and so on.
I seems you made the right choice in declining the job. Once again, people, be cautious when using a recruiter and don't believe 99% of what they tell you. |
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steve_c
Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 96 Location: Luzhu (or Lujhu or Luchu or...sigh)
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:11 am Post subject: |
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I'm not trying to contradict Dr Zoidberg at all--I think he gives great advice--but I just want to give the OP a bit of additional information.
The person who said it costs "around NT5,000 to get an ARC" may have been including all the associated fees in their mind, such as converting your visitors visa to a resident visa (NT2,200-3,000) and getting a health check (~NT1,500) in addition to the NT1,000 ARC processing fee.
Perhaps some schools pay for some/all of this, but the teachers I know (and myself) have had to pay these fees themselves.
Good luck in whatever position you accept! |
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milkweedma
Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 151
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:55 am Post subject: |
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I was ripped off by a large Kindy in Nantou. Can't remember the name as i was working there (very briefly) in association with an infamous cram school in nearby Mingjian township. Becareful in Taiwan. It's a shark infested, money grabbing place. |
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creztor
Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 476
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:34 am Post subject: |
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milkweedma, care to share where you moved onto that is the equivalent of Utopia? |
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yamahuh
Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1033 Location: Karaoke Hell
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Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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IS ANYONE TEACHING/LIVING in NANTOU?
I'm pretty sure someone must be... |
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