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blue_apple · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Location: Florida

First, I just want to say I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question! I'm just trying to get as much information as I can so please humor me.

Here's the deal. I'm going to be starting my junior year of university soon. When I get my Bachelor's I'm thinking of going abroad to teach English in East Asia. I'm really leaning towards Japan or Hong Kong, although I wouldn't mind South Korea or China. Anyway, I'm not entirely sure what I want to major in but I'm really leaning towards registered nursing.

I'm really interested in medicine but I'm also really interested in Asian culture. I don't really know what major would work with that. I was thinking of teaching in university about Asian culture, history, and so on but that sort of thing seems location based. I don't want to have to pick up and move to a state with a large Asian population just to find a job.

I'm leaning more towards nursing but I just worry that the time away teaching English will effect my skills and what I remember. I don't want to go away for 1 or 2 years and then come back, ready to be a nurse and start my career, only to realize that I hardly remember anything and need to go back to school.

I know it seems a little silly to think of planning my major around being able to teach English but its just something that I really want to experience. However, if it can't be done then it just can't be done. I won't have a cow over it. I could always travel, right?

So, finally, my questions are as follows:

Do you think it would be feasible to go teach English for a year or two if I were a nursing major, fresh out of college?

If so, in order to remember everything that I learned, would you suggest self-study while I'm away?

Or should I just forget about teaching English because all my training in university would go to waste?

Thanks for reading this long post. Smile

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

It really doesn't matter what your major is, as long as you have one.

jindodog · Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: not seoul

yeah, you might want to work on youre researching skills Rolling Eyes

Poemer · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Location: Mullae

Talk to some of the faculty in the nursing program at your school and see what they think, they should be able to give you some guidance.

Atavistic · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject:

Fresh Prince · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: The glorious nation of Korea

I heard that the minimum requirements to be a nurse were lower but in some states, realistically to land a job and meet the certification requirements you would need a masters. I don't know if that's true or not but something to do some research on maybe.

Atavistic · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

blue_apple · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Location: Florida

Thanks for the replies. Honestly, I was a little apprehensive to post this thread because some of you seem so jaded and cynical that I thought you might eat me alive haha. I've been lurking around for a few months now. Anyway, I think I will talk to a counselor at my university about this. I was also thinking about maybe majoring in history with a minor in education. Lol I'll pick something eventually. Smile

Atavistic · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

blue_apple · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Location: Florida

lvasia · Joined: 15 Nov 2007

if you plan on teaching a short time, major in what you are most interested in. also you may find that you don't like teaching and want to do something else. i would pick the one you like the most.