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[diablaxmachina]

 .....I haz one. Or I can, at least.

I'm currently qualified to teach at universities in Korea, which involves no rent, excellent money, good vacation time. After a year of doing that, I could go to a university in Chile, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Taiwan, Istanbul, for comparable pay, usually with free flights, no rent, a month or more of vacation. Or I

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[transrelativity]

What kind of qualification is necessary for Korean university positions? I always thought that I might like teaching at a Japanese university, but I didn't think I'd be able to without a degree in ESL.

[diablaxmachina]

A masters degree and a year's teaching experience. Helpful if the degree is in an English-related field, but not mandatory. You should think about it!

Are you still in Philly, by the way? Sorry I haven't seen you yet!

[transrelativity]

I am, but I'm leaving on Sunday for the Peace Boat voyage (www.peaceboat.org if you haven't seen it yet).

And wow, I have that! Do you need to speak Korean at all? 'Cause I don't. XD

[diablaxmachina]

Nope, no need to speak Korean. You pick up what you need as you go, and it's helpful to learn the alphabet, but that takes like a half hour of studying. Did you know Japanese before you went there?

How long is the Peace Boat thing? I'll check the site out!

[transrelativity]

It runs from July until October but I'm going early to visit my Japanese friends. It's awesome! I'd say you should do it but it's a volunteer thing, not a job, so I dunno how you feel about that. I'm just, uh, basically procrastinating that whole real job thing.

I didn't know Japanese before I went to Japan. Korean should be a bit easier due to the lack of kanji. Where are you finding the job postings? (Of course my girlfriend would kill me, but there's no harm in looking right?)

[diablaxmachina]

Ha, so am I...I'm working retail, for chrissake. Basically just paying the bills until I go back to Korea. Wow. I nearly just typed "back home." Interesting... but that does sound cool!

DavesESLcafe.com has lots and lots of job postings, in Korea and elsewhere. It's a great place to start. I've also seen stuff on craigslist just by searching "ESL"!