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[naturegirl321]

This new guy at my work was living in Taiwan and said he was working 35 hours a week. Just teaching. I think that's crazy. I did that for one month and thought I would die. Here, I'm at school all day, nine hours, but only teach about 16 hours a week.
How many do you all teach?

[Fortigurn]

Here in Australia I work 40 hours a week total, and I gross $80,000 NWT a month. This is a position from which I will have to resign in order to move to Taiwan.

Sometimes I really wonder why I am moving there next year...

naturegirl321, when you say you're at work 9 hours a day, does that mean you're working the whole time? And are you paid for those 9 hours, or only your teaching hours?

[Aristotle]

What I have found is that it is not so much how many hours you teach but how you schedule those hours. When I was working evenings I had no life and was always tired. I now work mornings and afternoons 30 to 40 hours a week, M-F and don't feel it is half as bad as working 20 hours a week with a bad schedule.
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[naturegirl321]

Hey fortigurn, I only teach about 3 hours a day. And I use a lot of the games over and over and over. Why are you going to Taiwan next year? I heard that you can save quite a bit. And it will be a good experience to teach overseas

[Frankie Knuckles]

Fortigurn you said that you work 40 hours a week in Australia and your gross salary is 80,000NT per month. If you consider the cost of living in Taiwan then you would actually be able to save alot more money in Taiwan than you could in Australia. I don't know how much research you have done about teaching in Taiwan but I think you should realise that income tax is much lower in Taiwan and the general cost of living is also lower than that of Australia. The cost of renting an apartment is much lower than most Australian cities, especially if you decide not to live in Taipei. You can also eat dinner in restaurants in Taiwan for about $4.00. I think you would have to admit that is impossible to do in Australia. You would only have to be earning about 60,000NT per month in Taiwan and you would still be able to save more than you would in Australia earning 80,000NT because of higher taxes, more expensive rent and more expensive food. Which part of Australia are you from and which area of Taiwan are you interested in living? I am from Melbourne and the last time I was renting there it cost me about $480 per month for a room in a two bedroom apartment in a half decent area not too far from the city. In Taichung where my girlfriend lives and where I am moving to in January she is renting a similar type of place in a pretty good area and paying $230 per month. I think that is a huge difference so if you know what you are doing then I think you can save much more in Taiwan. Cheers Frankie

[Fortigurn]