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[rioux]

After several years I would like to leave China. Does anyone have any good suggestions which country to go to that is as similar to China in the following areas which I enjoy about teaching at the university level in China.

Low hours: 12-16 a week in China.
- I'd be willing to work about 25 a week.
Salary: $1300 a month.
- I will need about $1750 a month
Vacation: Two months in the summer and two months in the winter.
- I would like to keep this or a somewhat smaller amount is acceptable.

A few things I should point out. I already taught in Japan and South Korea and I don't want to go back to either one of them. I would hope this thread doesn't devolve into why I don't want to stay here in China. Just need a change is all. I'll keep it at that.

I am from the USA. Many years teaching experience etc., etc.

[nomad soul]

[rioux]

Any country where there is a need for NET's.
Don't care about the cost of living and benefits right now. I don't want to get bogged down in all the details.
The three above will do...at least for now.

[papuadn]

Vietnam has recently allocated more to increase its number of English proficient workers.

[nomadic_meow]

I've worked in China also and am looking in Vietnam now.

They are usually calling for more like 20-25 hours (or even more) from what I've seen here, unless you maybe string together a few smaller jobs (visa might be an issue to doing that longer term).

Planning time feels all over the place from responses I've heard, but they may expect more "active" and "uninterrupted" style than China is my feeling. I can barely take a moment to peek at the plan without getting laughed at, honestly. But they will love it if you never stop for breath.

Also, I'm not sure if on a contract, you could expect a whole month off in winter here. Two weeks seems possible some places.

[psychedelicacy]

Anyone going from Beijing or Shanghai to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City is going to notice a huge difference in development. Although China's per capita GDP is still quite low, its large cities are ultra-modern. Vietnam is literally a developing country. The OP doesn't say which part of China he or she lived in, but even so, I would not recommend this move unless you're happy to live in a dirt-poor country where the common means of transport is not the subway but the motorbike.

[In the heat of the moment]

China's a massive country, have you considered a different region or is the whole country off your list? I appreciate your OP but it's just a thought, eliminating China, Korea and Japan really narrows your choices.