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[gaijinalways]

Hi, I have a question for our Hong Kong man. That sounds great if you're making that kind of money (82K American a year), but what kind of hours are you putting in? I'll make about 60K this year as a university lecturer in Japan, and we also take some vacations. I teach about 27 hours a week (six of that non-uni), but preparation/homework /test correcting time eats into some of my other leisure time. I work 6 days a week, and travel out 4x a week (will change to 3x next semester) about 70-90 minutes away.

Like you, with the breaks from mid July to mid September and mid January to early April, I go to 4 days a week and a more minimal schedule. I expect my income yo be higher next year, as I'll have more classes with paid holidays. During those times, my wife and I go away 2-3 weeks to Europe and some shorter Asian trips. last year, total, I took off 7 weeks notincluding the Japanese holidays when I don't work but get paid through the university.

I know some other teachers that take up to 36 hours a week teaching, but I feel I am not ready for that load, unless I have a lot of repeat classes, classes that are only confined to the text (some unis have these, mine don't, I actually have some no text classes where I combine my own material with things I have collected), or a lot of the same classes (in otherwords, you can use the same lesson plan for different class periods).

I am also wondering, what kind of size classes do you have (with kids it raises the stress level as the classes get bigger) and are you teaching alone or with an assistant?

[Deconstructor]

A friend of mine has been teaching in Saudi Arabia for over 5 years. He's got a rent free apartment, 4 week vacation pay and works only 20 hours a week. Basically, he's got virtually no expenses. Everything he makes, $60,000 US goes to the bank. Do the math. Yet, he's not crazy about the job because there is nothing to do in the desert. He's an artist so spends much time painting and reading. According to him no one survives in SA for more than 2 years.

[guangho]

That is the rub- the hellholes are more lucrative than paradise. This goes for other fields as well. I know doctors who made a killing in the rural midwest or southwest and wouldn't be able to make more than 50K in the northeast. (U.S.)

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[khmerhit]

Evidently, he feels superior to the general ruck of sand-eater. Anyway, who is counting. 2 yrs mite be an eternity to some, or nothing to others...

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[ls650]

[Sheikh Inal Ovar]

I read and re-read it and will put my hands up if guilty but I can't for the life of me make sense of it logically ...

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[Cdaniels]

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