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[akmassager]

Ok, I've posted in this forum before that I thought of going to Taiwan but my economic situation has worsened now I need to get out or be stuck in Juneau, Alaska.... javascript:emoticon('')
I've been told that getting a job out of the traditional hiring periods (Sept and after chinese new years) is difficult in Taiwan... usually run aways or fired jobs. Still possible to get a job at this time in Taiwan, or am I walking into a worse situation that I'm already in (job pretty much part time... need to either find other employment which is getting harder since Palin instituted a hiring freeze/state job cuts, or return to school, nearly broke)
I have $15KUS in credit cards so if I want to I can get on a plane and go.
BTW, 45, male, US, native speaker, 9.5 months experience teaching esl, 1.5 years teaching Spanish to high schoolers, but no ed. degree, no toefl, or cert.
Thanks for your reply

[YAMARI]

Go to korea man.

[englishmaster]

Have you looked at the posts in the Taiwan section? Why are you posting here? I just looked at the Taiwan posts, and the people there are saying it's pretty grim.

However, you can look at www.tealit.com and contact people for interviews. Since you have some money, or credit, anyway, you can fly over there with a suit or two and look around.

I spent several happy years at a Taiwanese uni, and am considering trying to go back myself.

Good luck.

[suanlatudousi]

The country of Taiwan?

I'm finding a rather odd, recent influx of "teachers" from Korea as of late - I'm sure it may have something to do with the the need to provide a record of criminal records check.

[Kibbs]

Can't go to Korea without a diploma, and it will be hard to get a job without a diploma in Taiwan too. Good luck.

[akmassager]

I have a BA