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| What would be next after this contract (if staying in Asia)? |
| Korea |
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| Taiwan |
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18% |
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| Thailand |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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 Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:54 pm Post subject: After this contract, if teaching, where would you go next? |
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| Considering that you had to stay in Asia (no running to other continents including home), where would you go? |
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Zed
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| MY heart's telling me to go to Vietnam. My wallet's telling me to go to Taiwan. Both may be wrong. I don't know how to vote. |
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Squid
Joined: 25 Jul 2003
Location: Sunny Anyang
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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The wife and I will go to China in 3 or 4 years time.
There's still some money to be made here in K if that's your 'prime directive', though like the TV show I lifted that from, if you chase money, anywhere can look stale real quick.
I get the feeling this is more "move for altruistic reasons" kind of stuff, and all your choices seem attractive if you're going there for the right reasons.
Squid, a mover, not a shaker. |
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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It was a brief trip to Vietnam that set me to contemplating just such a move. Cambodia seems to afford possibilities too.
I'm thinking of taking the grand tour next year & seeing what serendipity has to say. |
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FierceInvalid
Joined: 16 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Update: After all my posturing recently about moving to Japan, I'm now actually seriously considering coming back to Korea. However, if I come back I'll be studying Korean for a while and taking a break from teaching. So, if I can take your question literally "if teaching" the answer is still Japan. For me SE Asia is for travel now and semi-retirement later. |
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William Beckerson
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Heart says: I'm a super tired of this profession and would like some time off to do something a bit more mindless back home, so I can devote more to the six-headed "free time" devourer that is my website.
Mind says: Money is tight and airfare home is super expensive. Keep trying to land a gig in Japan so I can get that damned debt paid off. Then, if I dont like Japan, come back to the land of the free rent and dont stop until Mr. Loan is paid off.
Mind and Heart are in a constant battle right now. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:04 am Post subject: |
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staying in korea another year due to finances.
cLG |
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Clutch Cargo
Joined: 28 Feb 2003
Location: Sim City 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| Thinking about somewhere in SEAsia or might remain here. I've got a few possible scenarios that I'm considering but still have a while to decide. |
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camel96
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 1:42 am Post subject: |
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If working....China or Korea.
If travelling probably Western China (Tibet and Xinjiang), Pakistan and Iran...with some side trips to Thailand and the Philippines.
If relaxing, Nepal, Indo or Malaysia.
Sorry that's not exactly a succinct answer - it's just about everywhere....  |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:57 am Post subject: |
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| I can't even answer my own poll.. its kind of a toss-up between Japan and Vietnam.. but strangly I do like and have great times in Korea so hard to give that up too easily as well. |
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whatthefunk
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Location: Dont have a clue
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 3:59 am Post subject: |
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| Japan japan japan. |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:16 am Post subject: |
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| I already left Korea, I'm in China, so I answered China, but in fact, I'll be back in Korea at the end of this contract (well... I don't know the future). |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Cedar wrote: |
| I already left Korea, I'm in China, so I answered China, but in fact, I'll be back in Korea at the end of this contract (well... I don't know the future). |
Where in China? And is there a particular motivation to return to Korea? Just curious.. |
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posco's trumpet
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: Beneath the Underdog
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 5:41 am Post subject: |
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whatthefunk
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Location: Dont have a clue
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2003 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| Jesus Posco...that's a little twisted... |
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