Quote Originally Posted by tuferguson
Quote Originally Posted by durianfan
I'm a teacher. I have a TEFL, but also have a California State teaching credential. I'm only here for a year, though, unless teaching salaries dramatically increase or I get one of those coveted international school gigs. I like my job, but after a year I'll probably be heading to Japan or back to Korea where they actually pay me a decent wage.
you sound like someone in our staffroom.

GODDAMM I can save more in a month than I can earn here!!!!!

True, but then you couldnt find a new girlfriend in patpong, could you
True, (well, except for the patpong comment) but I do love my job, which is something I couldn't say when I was in Korea. It's a tradeoff. Earn shitloads of money and stay in a shitty country? Or earn peanuts and stay somewhere you love.