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Q:
What's your favorite country? - Asked by Christian Todal
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Igor
This is such a difficult question. Each country has its pros and cons. The answer will also depend on where you are in your life, how you are feeling and what you are looking for as you live and travel. I suppose it will also depend on how much money you have and what your standard of living will be.
Pam
My first foreign country was Germany, so it will always have a place in my heart. I grew to love Spain with its diversity and history. I traveled almost exclusively in Spain during the three years that I was there. Bulgaria was an amazing country to live in. It had changed from communism to a market economy just before I moved
there, and I was able to witness many interesting changes (not all of them positive). I'm sure as you travel around the world, you will find the places that you love and will want to return to, as well as the places you will want to avoid in the future.
Igor
In Bulgaria, we didn't always have all the modern conveniences we may have been used to, but it didn't matter. I loved England with its neat and trim neighborhoods -- suddenly I could read and understand things around me. Turkey is also quite an amazing country --- a mixture of the Muslim tradition and a western-type
economy.
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What are the best ways (or places) to get info on the good-paying opportunities that exist overseas? - Asked by Paul Thomas
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Probably the best-paying jobs are with the international schools circuit. There are recruiting fairs which look specifically for certified teachers and these jobs are high paying and very secure. There are, however, many options for teaching abroad. It's always safer to be paid in U.S. dollars. We knew of a teacher who had to leave Korea because the currency devalued suddenly and he was left with bills he could no longer pay.
You can also consider Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) that operate in 14 foreign countries, including most of the Western Europe. They pay well and the benefits are good -- they even ship your vehicle free of charge.
There are many other advantages to working at an international school. For example, your school takes care of your housing expenses as well as your airfare to and from the job, along with a substantial amount of personal belongings. You are also entitled to a $72,000 exclusion on your taxable income. And you travel and meet all kinds of people -- it's an adventure every day.
For young teachers, it is advisable to gain some overseas experience working at a local language academy or a small private school.
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Have you ever been to England, if so what's it like? - Asked by Ethan
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Pam:
I have been to England several times. My experiences there were very positive. My first trip to England was with a rail pass, so I travelled by train for several weeks before my school term began in Germany.
It's quite an expensive country. I found it very tidy and very much in order. London is one of the most amazing cities in the world. I travelled there several times from Spain and I found it extremely colourful, vibrant and exciting. I had some difficulty understanding the English spoken in Great Britain, especially in Scotland, but I
remember laughing a lot because I couldn't make myself understood either. Write again if you have more specific questions about travel there and I'll be happy to answer.
Igor:
London has the best Indian food outside of India, if not better. It is incredible.
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