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[sunnydawn]

Hi,
I'm looking for some advise on which of these countries would be better to work in. I am currently working as an English teacher in Taiwan and will have three years experience by the time I wish to leave. I would like to move back to Europe for a year or two (I'm British) and was wondering if any of you have experience in any of these countries.

The thing I have to take into account is that I will be bringing my Taiwanese boyfriend along with me. He can get a 1 year working holiday visa for these countries, so living there won't be a problem, but finances might if he actually can't find work. We were thinking that he could teach Mandarin Chinese, work as an industrial engineer (his current sector) or in graphic design/illustration (something which he would like to get into more)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[nomad soul]

Instead of looking mainly at your TEFL job possibilities, your focus and research should first be on the actual job market in the fields in which your partner is qualified for. Since language is also likely to be an issue for him for some of those countries you mentioned, perhaps he should check out Taiwanese and Chinese companies based in your target countries. He might also consider the possibility of virtual employment with a company in Taiwan, which would allow him to live outside his homeland yet still work. He'd have to see if that would satisfy visa regs in whatever country you both end up in.

[spiral78]