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[Ya-ta Boy]

[passport220]

Hiya Ya-at:

I have just finished my TESOL training her in Thailand. I am seeking my first job in Korea. So I don�t have first hand knowledge about Korea.

Is there such a thing as reasonably priced self-storage units in your area? It sounds like you need a vacation. You can get great value on lodging in the Thai resort towns now.
Put your things in storage, take a vacation in Thailand and seek a new job at the end of the October when Thai prices start to go up.

Take care

[Plume D'ella Plumeria]

There's always China...

Rising (albeit slowly) payscales. I was easily able to save over half of my above average salary this year. I lived well. I've just scored an international school teaching job for next year, which will afford me a salary which is similar to an average teaching in Korea salary. With the low cost of living here, I should be able to live extremely well and save a good and fair bit.

Cost of living examples: I bought a good-sized, lovely-looking watermelon today - around 200 won. A haircut a few weeks ago cost me under 2000 won (a good cut and long hair involved; it included a shampoo and massage). My favourite beer, a local brew which I like better than the one esteemed by so many folk (I''ve forgotten how to spell that brand anyway) is under 600 won for a largish bottle.

The housing that I was provided was more than decent. A large apartment with several rooms, computer with Internet hook-up, a DVD player and immediate help when things went wrong - as they so often do in China, to be perfectly honest.

In terms of age, most of the teachers at my college are in their fifties and sixties. This seems to apply elsewhere in China.

I'm not trying to sell you on the place. It has its headaches and aggravations. Horrifically polluted; not a place for people with respiratory ailments. Crowded like you wouldn't believe. Filthy in the extreme. I fight a continual battle to keep my person and my home hearth clean. I generally win, but not without a good deal of effort. The Chinese bureaucracy makes me wince most times - banks, post offices and the like.

The local colour however and the funny things you see everyday - half naked babies (from the waist down, for practical peeing reasons) and their half-shaved heads (boys only, I believe), are good for a smile. The amusing little carts they drive around to transport the oddest things. So much more, but I'll gag myself here.

It's an entertainingly diverse place. But it's not for the faint-hearted.

A thought, anyway...

[rothkowitz]

I don't know exactly about company jobs like Samsung,I merely put it forward.

But...if you have to live with other teachers and see them on the way to work,even...man,that would suck.

[kiwiliz]

Hey Ya-ta boy...don't go We need you.

I am a 48 year old female working in a Public school. they seem to like me here and have nothing against my age.
I know the jecheon Office of Education are looking for more primary teachers, jobs aren't being filled that fast ....and I think there is a gap in the middle schools here. I think work'n'play have the contracct to see if they can fill these.

what i am saying is age wasn't a barrier when they hired me so they must be age friendly...come over here!

[jstrain]

I wouldn't let your present hagwon use your services only for 1 month during prime time. Post your resume a few places and you'll get plenty of calls during this time. I'm 55 too and have been at the same hagwon for 3 years. I'll be looking for a change Dec. 1. good luck!

[ajuma]

Yeah, Ya-ta! You've GOT to stay! We need the 아줌마s and 아저씨s to balance out the 아기s!!

[Ya-ta Boy]

There have been a number of very gratifying posts (and PMs) saying 'stay', for which I am very pleased. However, the question really is...

If you have no job offers, no responses to applications (NONE) and you are 56...do you contact the landlord and say, "Hey, guy, how about me paying you a monthly rent while I wait with baited breath and crossed fingers for something to show up, while I pay for the visa trip to Japan on the off-chance that some job will turn up."

[tzechuk]

In any case, ya-ta boy, even if you were moving home, you would still need time to sort stuff out.

I think you should let your landlord know that you are taking a breather, sorting out your life and will likely be staying on for a couple of months more, if he is OK with it.

I agree with others - you should stay.. cos I like your cooking threads!!

[Ya-ta Boy]

[AliNZ]

Don't let age be a factor.

I'm not quite your age and yet plan to do this for a few more years.

There are so many jobs looking for an exdperienced and resourceful teacher...go fo it....

Unless.....you have had enough and want to do omething else for awhile.

You could always go home and then get another position while there and come back. Heaps of options.

[merlot]

This post is bringing out the over 40 crowd like I haven't seen before. Encouraging...very encouraging.

Hey Ya-ta, feel like starting a post to see how many of us there are? Experiences that are age-related, etc.

[happygirl]