I sometimes think about my options ....... If things here in Japan ever went pear shaPed with my missus, I sometimes think that sunny Thailand could be an option again.

My missus is a hotty, who rides a Harley Davidson and has a cute 4 year old daughter who I love to bits, but the truth is she can be a real bitch at times and we sometimes fight over the stupidest things.

I worked as a private tutor last time I was in Thailand , and was lucky enough to have students lining up for my classes. I was charging between 700-1200 baths per lesson and if I had of been less strict with my schedule ( I only worked from 4pm-8pm on weekdays) I probably could have even saved money along with living in a nice place in thonglor.

Whenever the thought does cross my mind of perhaps re-establishing myself in Thailand one day there is one thing that puts me off. The hassles I had with keeping my visa updated. For my first 2 years I had to leave the country every 3 months, and for a while after that I had to leave monthly. Dragging myself out of bed to catch the bus from asok at 5am was a major pain in the arse, and was something that I would never put myself through again.

However, after reading this thread I am thinking that I have the option of 'opening a school' - I am not sure if I would need to rent premises as I used to visit my students home directly - but is it possible for me to operate a small tutoring company？ if so, would I need to employ full time Thai staff? How many? How much would I have to pay them? If I were to work Saturdays and a few extra hours during the week I would be able to afford a couple of staff wouldn't I ?

The likely hood of me doing this is not very high, but if anybody cOuld let me know if this scenario is possible, then I would be grateful.

KingWilly - if you give me a good answer I will forgive you for not sitting with poolcleaner and I to watch the football that night - 8 years ago or whenever it was.

And hillbilly, I apologize for redding you in the thread about Eric passing as I was probably offended for the wrong reason ... So any good advice would be nice ( I don't think you remember but I came to your house many years ago)

P.S: I have a bachelor's degree and TESOL cert.