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davechile
Joined: 17 Mar 2006
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: Career and Retirement |
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Hey Realistic Camp with years under your Belt! This one is for you 
Can you make a career of this like you can in the US? Or when your oversea and you get married and have children in the country of your choice do you have to look for a second gig?
What countries really offer an expat to embrace and immigrate if you choose to? Retirement in mind...health care and pension coverage?
Dave, San Francisco
If I fall in love with spreading fluency in English around the world? |
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tedkarma
Joined: 17 May 2004
Posts: 1598
Location: The World is my Oyster
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject: Re: Career and Retirement |
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Hey Realistic Camp with years under your Belt! This one is for you
Can you make a career of this like you can in the US? Or when your oversea and you get married and have children in the country of your choice do you have to look for a second gig?
What countries really offer an expat to embrace and immigrate if you choose to? Retirement in mind...health care and pension coverage?
Dave, San Francisco
If I fall in love with spreading fluency in English around the world? |
It is quite possible - though immigration requirements are different in each country and can be fluid.
Health care - often better than back home at a small fraction of the cost - thus insurance is quite cheap. Pensions depend on the country and employer.
Probably the hardest part is having and raising kids - if you want them to have a decent education. Many/most school systems in the countries where I have worked still depend the "memorize everthing - understand and question nothing" principle. But, international schools, while often offering a first class education usually charge more than you earn. |
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MELEE
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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Location: The Mexican Hinterland
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Mexico
I've been at this for 12 years, that past 9 in Mexico.
I have a good job with a decent pension fund. I bought a house on a no interest mortgage the Mexican government offered me. I have a husband, who I put through grad school (again with the help of a generous stipened from the Mexican government) and we have two kids. Health care is acceptable, it varies around the country, I had my gull bladder out for free at the government hospital, but delivered my twins at a private clinic. I paid about US $ 1500 out of pocket for that. (less than a 10% of what it would cost in the US)
Mexico is good for qualified teachers with a hitch--you pretty much have to not want to move back home. Currency exchange rates will kill you. |
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tedkarma
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I agree with MELLE about Mexico. When I started looking it was between Phuket, Mazatlan and Manzanillo. Phuket won out and only slightly and the equation has changed slightly - and today - might well have chosen Mazatlan due to currency changes in the last 5-6 years.
The dollar has weakened signifcantly against the baht - but stayed roughly the same in relation to the peso. |
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