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memorabilis · Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 54 Location: Seoul, South Korea

"Then what" is a tough question. I don't think that a permanent life abroad is one for me. I love my own country too much. On the plus side, I didn't actually know this until I left it. I would never even have known unless I went.

So the trick right now is to engineer a niche in the job market at home. I love teaching ESL and want to continue to do it. So I'm upgrading qualifications. I have my degree and my crappy TESOL cert which isn't really worth the paper it's written on. Right now I'm taking a real TESL cert through a university at home which will open the door to teaching in the gov't language instruction for immigrants. It will also expand possibilities abroad. Eventually when enough money is saved I will likely try for a master's in applied linguistics (with the absolutely disgusting prospect of doing a couple of years of undergrad work to qualify - my degree is in German). But right now the experience I'm building up should help to get jobs at home as well. And I'm seeing the world, living in now my second foreign land, and having a marvelous time for the present.

Cdaniels · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: Problems with parents

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cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

I just want to know why nobody has ever posted, I am a 27y/o hetero male/ female looking for a job in ________? Why do you need to put your sexual preference. What would the forum be like if everyone did that? I can just see it. I like short/ tall/ brown / white / skinny/ fat/ women/ men and am thinking about working in _______.
Get real. Your sexual preferences have nothing to do with it. No big deal but I find it strange.

panchotino · Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 6

although i'm not the origional poster of this thread the posts i have read have been inspiring.i'm 27, always been in catering but with a degree i'm never used.seeing as it cost me 16 grand, i like the idea of it going towards something.i'm doing a tesol (asian efl thing online)and hopefully going to korea to earn a bit of cash.i've no ties, no family pressure and most of my friends are work related and will drop me when they realise i can't get them a good table on a saturday night.i honestly don't know whether i will enjoy teaching, korea or being away from home but the point is you've got to try and when you have no commitments it is the best time to do it.i'm desperate to get away from the u.k but i may come back or i may not.i do hope it will change my life but if it doesn't well, people will always eat out!!oh and i'm straight like red heads and moon lit walks along the pier.this is also the most positive threads i have read on this site.good luck to you all.shalom like.

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject:

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Please don't feed the trolls. Confused

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

If you read his post, you will see that he was asking about �then what?�. He made no allusion as to whether or not his sexual preferences would be out of line in another country. I am certain that there are gay forums that could treat that query. I also think that he was well within his rights to make the post. I just question the fact that his sexual preferences are the first thing he mentions. Is that his only redeeming quality? One is hired to work not demonstrate his/her sexuality. Putting it as one�s defining quality invites discrimination. We are much more alike than different. BTW, we readily accept gays/lesbians in Mexico.

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

OP, I can tell you that maintaining your prof. credential(s), state and federal is very important. This usually requires paying dues and attaining continuing ed. hours. This was the most important for me. My field has a special �out� for people that have been out of the country for five years and are in good standing. My cont. ed. hours are cut in half and my dues are less than 10% of normal. If you don�t do this, you will be held to the new requirements when you return.

GambateBingBangBOOM · Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan

jpf_msw · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: New Jersey, USA

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your replies. I am still giving serious consdieration to teaching abroad. The other possibility I am considering is getting my social work license overseas. When I originially posted last month, I was pretty much obsessed with "then what..." but then realized that that is really something I am not concerned about, its more what everyone is saying to me, so I am in a better and more confident place now. I will be in touch as I figure out where it is I want to go, and its great to have this forum to post questions on.

As for the fact that I posted I was gay... it is sad that I even have to factor that in to my decisions, but it is reality. I know that many countries are blatantly hostile towards gays and well, I was hoping someone would have insight on countries that are not tolerant at all, since for me it would be a safety issue. That's all. But I am finding out the countries that have more lenient/liberal social leanings, which is a big help.

Thanks again for everyone's input and responses, it means a lot!

mlomker · Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 378

sallycat · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 303 Location: behind you. BOO!

japan seems to work fine for many gay people. i know a lot of not particularly closeted people here. it is backward and ignorant in a lot of ways, but you shouldn't have any trouble.