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johnslat · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:54 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

No need - I am in awe of your mastery of dialectics and your supreme ability to produce the syntheses of theses and antitheses.

Hegel himself would be filled with admiration.

Regards,
John

contented · Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 136 Location: اسطنبول

Dear Johnslat,

So now we all know that you are in awe of Sasha's mastery of dialectics Laughing

, can you please tell us where your best experience was teaching abroad?

johnslat · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:22 pm Post subject:

Dear contented,

Ah - but "best" is such a general term: 1. for surroundings: Indonesia (but the pay was poor); for money: Saudi Arabia (but the surroundings were bleak); for memories: Iran (but the Islamic Revolution cut short my stay there.)

So, it seems there's always a downside (or downsides) to offset the upside (or upsides.)

Except for my current teaching experience, here in Santa Fe; it's all good, but that wouldn't be the case if I needed a decent, steady income. However, at this stage in my life, I don't - so, I'm contented. Oops, sorry - you're contented

Regards,
John

contented · Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 136 Location: اسطنبول

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naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Perilla · Joined: 09 Jul 2010 Posts: 792 Location: Hong Kong

My favourite teaching gig was South Korea, where I taught for two years on the EPIK programme '97-'99 - not because I enjoyed the teaching but because I didn't have much teaching to do. I enjoyed Korea because I liked the people, liked the food, liked the weather and had fun.

Teacher in Rome · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 1286

Italy.

contented · Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 136 Location: اسطنبول

Teacher in Rome · Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Posts: 1286

Well apart from the lifestyle (which is pretty good - y'know, good food, sunny weather, nice people) students are great, and there's a lot of interesting teaching you can do. I've taught business English, teens, and uni students; done traditional classroom teaching and developed elearning programmes... a great mix and all challenging.

MotherF · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:06 pm Post subject:

I worked with some really great people (fellow foreigners) in Ecuador and had the time of my life, but teaching kind of sucked and I was living off savings. I enjoyed Japan a lot more than I thought I would, and I had more disposible income than I've ever had in my life (that was in the mid 90s). The teaching was just so-so.

But I found work satisfaction in Mexico, where I was really encouraged to develop myself as a teacher and deepen my knowledge of second language acquisition. And it continues to do so, nearly 15 years later. Outside of work, I also found love in Mexico. Razz

And I'm able to live a very comfortable life.