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[ghost]

I am not in Indonesia yet, but hoping to come soon.

As a certified teacher with a B.Ed. and an M.A. I have seen positions which interest me ranging from about $1000 to $1400 at National Plus schools. I have been told salaries of $2000 or more are available at International schools in Indonesia, but have not come across those yet.

At some of the E.F. schools, the salary might be as low as $500 per month.

Ghost in Korea (Higher salary by 3 compared with Indonesia, but quality of life not as high)

[sidjameson]

I think Ghost needs to give up his attachment to his current world and move on to the next.

I don't know what you are hoping for from your posts but it seems obvious that you are just wanting that final push to leave the financial comfort of Korea and jump into the fiscal abyss that is Indonesia.

To be honest the only person that has enough information to give you any meaningful advice is you. Are you in a position at your age where it is not a foolish thing to give up your better savings potential? Tempered with the ever true maxim that life is indeed short.

One thing you should know though is that whatever country you research, the better paying jobs are found once you are there and not usually over the internet.

Good luck with your decision.

[Chancellor]

[eddie honda]

national + should get you at least 20 million. with MA and a teaching qual u can get this if not more. some language schools pay 14 mil. you need to be in country to get hired for most good jobs tho. i know less qualified people on 25+

[ezekiel]

You've been talking and asking about it for a while now I believe, ghost..GO ON, DO IT!

DO-IT! DO-IT! DO-IT!

[wailing_imam]

That's the third time I have heard Ghost mention how much he gets paid in Korea.

[ezekiel]

It's not making me jealous, I still love it here!

[ghost]

It is a dilemma for most teachers, to decide whether to earn more money in a 'low quality of life' situation, or less money with higher quality of life perks - and those perks are different for people, depending on their interests.

Most people in Korea confess that the money and benefits (decent salary and free housing and potential to save substantial sums of money) are the drawing cards to the country. Without those things no one would come to Korea.

In Indonesia, from the looks of things, many teachers stay for years, and that is a good sign, because it indicates that despite relatively low salaries, the way of life and people in Indonesia make up for the lack of monetary rewards.

The plan is to do a 10-14 day vacation in Indonesia and take it from there.

Ghost in Korea

[treacle]

or is it because the salaries are so low in Indonesia that teachers CANNOT afford to save and return to their native countries without reporting to social services on the way from the airport to the dosshouse?

looks pretty desperate to me.