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What
They Don't Teach You In College - Our International
Relocation Magazine is filled with facts for expats, contacts, suggestions,
inside information & offshore information, artist havens & tax
havens . . . We sincerely hope you make your escape
and that you find your Shangri La, or your Shangri Lil ... and that special
place in the world that sets your heart on fire... We're
willing to show you the routes - If you want to move overseas you need
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overseas, overseas opportunities, living on islands, living on boats, tips,
tricks, contacts, insider information... and a heck of a lot more. Whatever
your goal: If you want to live in Paris, teach school in Japan, buy a condo
in Rio de Janeiro, homestead beachfront land on the mosquito coast, buy
a vineyard in Argentina, retire in the Caribbean, run a coffee farm in
Costa Rica, live on an island in Panama, or struggle through the traffic
of downtown Bangkok, we've got the articles, reports & resources to
help you reach your goal.
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A
Classroom On The Panama Canal
- Learning about Endangered Primates In The Panama Canal Watershed - By
Dennis Rasmussen And Iris Broekema - I've worked professionally with Dennis
Ramussen for two years and I can tell you that he and Iris are dedicated
to the Project on Isla Tigre. Their hard work is respected by all who know
them. The islands where the Project is located are the peaks of mountains
that were flooded over and turned into Lake Gatun when the Panama Canal
was built. The primates fled up the mountains as the the Lake was being
created. If you look down into the Lake at certain points you can see the
old, now submerged, forest. One of the few places in the world where you
can see fish swimming through tree tops.
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Careers
in Your Suitcase: Believe in Blue Sky - Portable
Careers - Any expatriate wife, or trailing spouse as she is so often called
these days, can tell you how hard it is to maintain a career during life
on the move. But before you vow never to be persuaded to move to another
country, take heart. There is life after the packing cases are emptied.
In fact there is tremendous opportunity.
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Finding
A Job At The UN - Learning Where To Look For A
Job In The UN ~ By: Michele Ann Jenkins - The UN from my experience is
a very hard organization to find a job in. Many of the jobs inside the
UN are advertised only within the UN itself. And that is the key to finding
a job with the UN: knowing someone who can tell you when job openings are
posted. Living in Geneva and working in the Palace des Nations and handling
the kinds of problems that the UN faces on a daily basis must be stimulating.
Learn through the above article how to find a job in the UN and what its
like when you finally land a job in an organization that may maintain the
peace.
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Finding
Work in the Dominican Republic - Where can I find
work in the Dominican Republic? - Though finding work may seem a difficult
task, it is possible to be successful since Dominican employers have a
flexible attitude about hiring foreigners who demonstrate particular skills.
Experience shows you may eventually find work, or found your own business
once you have explored the field for several months. Even if you do not
need the money, look for a job. There is no better way to immerse yourself
in the local culture and enhance your stay here.
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Foreign
Assignment: What About U.S. Taxes - Taxes On Overseas
Jobs ~ By Steven Kang - Are you worried about whether or not you
will need to pay both foreign taxes and taxes in your native country? Steven
Kang gives U.S. expatriates some ideas about how to save money by counting
your foreign taxes on your U.S. tax return. This could save you money and
allow you to travel around and see more of your new home.
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| Addendum:
Our Complete Page On Expat Taxes - Expat Taxes
- offshore tax information - foreign earned income paying taxes overseas
- - Or, not paying taxes overseas. |
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Job
Seeking Blues - Finding Work In Taiwan - Finding
Work In Taiwan ~ by Daniel Wallace - I was in the park with a friend one
night, and he explained all his blues. "So, I was teaching in Japan, thinking
about flying home, then I get this email from a school in Taiwan. They
say they'll pay me 60,000 a month, a free scooter, a free apartment, a
free hotel when I arrive and I don't have to sign a contract until I've
seen the school. So, I come to Taiwan, and at the airport, the manager
is standing there and she wants me to sign the contract before she can
drive me to the hotel.
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Ice
Story - Antarctica - Living and Working on the
7th Continent - Lisa Williams has worked 31 months in Antarctica over six
seasons - she can tell you how to find a job there - if you go, don't swim
at night ~
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House-Sitting
in Mexico - House-Sitting in Mexico ~ The Ends
and Outs on How to do it Right - Jerry Draughon is a 66 year-young retiree
from the University of Florida. Jerry's first article for Escape from America
Magazine, How to Live in Mexico for US$350 a Month, got great revues by
our readers. In this current article, Jerry, tells us about a great way
to make a living and make friends while you're at it. It's the A to Z of
how to house-sit mansions in Mexico.
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Journalists
~ Assign Yourselves Overseas - Getting an Overseas
Job as a Journalist - Laura T. Coffey from the The San Diego Union-Tribune
tells us, "If you've always dreamed of living overseas, this may be the
perfect time to try it. Journalists often have an easy time qualifying
for work visas in foreign countries. Before you accept a job at an English-language
paper, though, you should take the following steps to make sure you don't
burden yourself with a nasty resume stain."
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Jobs
On Offshore Oil Rigs - Jobs On Offshore Oil Rigs
- To be successful in seeking offshore employment, you must be willing
to do what average and ordinary people are not willing to do. First
of all, there’s likely to be travel involved with your job. Ron Edwards,
for example, has been at it since 1972 and has worked alongside Americans,
Spaniards, Brazilians, Norwegians, Dutchmen, Mexicans, Englishmen, Philippines
and Australians. He says he’s seen the good, the bad, and the ugly, but
he’s made a lot of friends, as well as a few acquaintances that were not
quite so friendly. His only regret is he didn’t get started sooner.
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Live,
Work, or Travel Anywhere Using a Laptop -
Can I still run a business in Australia and travel or live in exotic places?
Well, no I certainly couldn’t in the mid-90s when I just had to choose
between traveling and running my business. As a result, business suffered
while I was gone. But I can have nearly all of it now because computers
and the Web have reached the point where you can run certain businesses
remotely, where communications have reached the point of being cheap and
efficient, and where internet connections abound nearly everywhere.
By Tim Strachan
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Line
Handling on the Panama Canal - Cruising yachts
and pleasure craft are crossing the Isthmus of the Americas in record numbers.
The Autoridad del Canal de Panama requires four line handlers per vessel
up to 80 feet in overall length. You can be one of those line handlers,
go from one ocean to another in twelve hours, see the Panama Canal like
few people do and make easy money doing it.Vessels that transit the Panama
Canal are always headed to another port-of-call. On the Pacific side,
there is the Galapagos . . .
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Network
Marketing ~ Open for Business in Another Land
- Anne Alexander Sieder met her husband while she was flying as a stewardess
aboard a major airline. They got married and moved to Munich, Germany.
She decided she needed to find a job closer to home. She tried acting,
bar tending, and a multitude (literally) of other ventures. Finally, she
stumbled across a book that led her to network marketing. Since then, she's
become her own boss, and she can take her work with her wherever she goes.
Have Internet ... Will Travel.
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| Overseas
Employment - Think Global Recruitment - New Zealand
To Bermuda - Think Global Recruitment assisted Josh Boston to move from
Wellington, New Zealand to Bermuda in September 2006. |
Living
And Teaching In Singapore And Hong Kong: What You Need To Know
- They opened the heavy steel door and I peered inside. A sudden realization
gripped me and I felt my emotions begin to stir. ‘A furnished studio
apartment,’ they had said. ‘Close to the school,’ they had promised.
I fought the sudden urge to collapse onto the nearest available poultry
house and turned to smile patiently at their expectant faces. By Mark Newton
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Property
Caretaking Overseas - Rent Free - Gary Dunn is
the publisher of The Caretaker Gazette, a unique online newsletter containing
property caretaking and housesitting opportunities, advice, and information
for property caretakers, housesitters, and landowners. Published since
1983, it's the only publication in the world dedicated to the property
caretaking field. Each issue provides its paid subscribers with more than
130+ caretaking/housesitting positions throughout the United States and
overseas. Estates, mansions, farms, ranches, resort homes, hunting
and fishing lodges, private islands, and any other kind of property
imaginable are available. Gary writes, "Housesitting and property caretaking
can provide people with the opportunity to experience life in a different
geographic locale and save money by living rent-free. While there are numerous
positions available throughout the United States, more intrepid retirees
opt to explore the caretaking lifestyle in another culture." - Caretaker
Gazette
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Putting
Wheels on You Dream Wagon - No Fear - Just Do
It - Roger Van Parys with wife Carol left the USA for a job assignment
in Turkey to oversee a $50 million construction project. They were in for
a surprise. In this article, Van Parys tells escapeartists what they learned.
Now, years later, Roger is currently serving as a program/country manager
for a major international engineering and construction firm. In 38 years
of marriage, the couple has managed to spend 10 years overseas. Current
plans call for at least another ten years of globe trotting before settling
down.
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Relocating
Overseas - Relocating Overseas - Relocating Overseas
- What Is Involved When You Have Decided You Are Ready ~ By Alan K. Skinner
- Having made the decsion to relocate overseas you may want to consult
with a firm which specializes in setting up families in a foreign country.
A consultant can help you with things like visa processing, job search,
where to live and schooling. Knowing what the country you are moving to
requires in order to live there as a permanent resident is vital to your
sanity.
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The
Best Job in the World - Travel Writing - The best
job in the world -- how to get started as a travel writer - I have friends
who wonder aloud whether travel writing really is a job or simply an excuse
I use to get out of town. I would argue that it is indeed a job -- the
best one imaginable for anyone with terminal wanderlust.Don’t get me wrong,
as a travel writer you will spend some hours with your bum in a chair and
your hands on a keyboard. But in my book, of all the kinds of writing you
can do -- fiction, academic, marketing, technical, etc. -- travel writing
is the most fun…and the most rewarding in terms of the quality of life
it helps provide. By Jennifer Stevens
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Surfing
& Working On The Wild, Wild West (Coast of New Zealand)
- Christine Brooks is a girl who wanders around the world finding odd jobs
so she can surf in remote places - "Before hitting the black sand I stopped
to admire the warning signs posted everywhere! Strong rip currents, unstable
cliffs, and dangerous swimming signs were at every entrance. Two orange
and red flags were positioned on the beach and swimmers were instructed
to only swim between the flags to keep the rescues easier to spot. (My
first day there had over 20 rescues.) I was tired, and jet lagged so maybe
I would just dip my toes today. Swimming and surfing could wait."
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Ten
Tips for Linking Up with a Job in Paris - Using
a Parisian Escalator to get to the Top - Finding work is a full-time job,
as anyone knows. For expats in France, it can be a 24/7 proposition. Face
it, we're battling against our cute accents, Anglo-Saxon mannerisms and
lack of connections. Fortunately, the job market is thawing. And the long-range
forecast is tropical. Here are 10 tips for weathering your hunt. by By
Rose Marie Burke - writing from Paris.
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 She
Moved To Belize and Started Her Own Company
- After raising 8 children,
(6 Adopted and 2 Biological) Macarena Rose and her youngest daughter overcame
the 4 F's (fear, family, finances and family) and moved to Belize. Eight
years later, she is President of her own company, Rainforest Realty, Past
President of the National Association of Realtors in Belize and the host
of the world renowned HGTV realty show International House Hunters. EscapeArtist
interviewed her and the interview is on YouTube. The 20 minute interview
covers: Medical Care Cost of Living Real Estate Education Retirement CLICK
HERE to watch the interview
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Articles
About Overseas Teaching Jobs
- A list of articles on teaching jobs overseas. Articles with facts, contacts,
suggestions, inside information & offshore information, artist havens
& tax havens . . . Articles On Living & Working Overseas,
Unique Jobs Overseas, Adventure Jobs Overseas, International Employment
of many varieties in a variety of nations. We sincerely hope you make your
escape and that you find your Shangri La, or your Shangri Lil ... and that
special place in the world that sets your heart on fire...
We're willing to show you the routes - If you want to live & work overseas
you need facts.
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 Overseas
Employment Reports
- Give yourself a better chance of getting an overseas jobs. Get the facts
from others who've walked the walk and are willing to share their experience
in our overseas jobs reports.
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Tour
Management - The Ideal Expatriate Job - Get paid
to travel the world. Sounds like one of those rip-off advertisements, doesn’t
it? But we aren’t selling anything and the statement is true. Yes, tour
managers are persons in the enviable position of getting paid to travel
literally all over the world. Although few tour managers get international
assignments their first year in the field, some do.
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Why
Not Fiji? - Living and Working in Fiji -
When I was reseaching an island to move to, Fiji kept popping up in the
top five for cost of living, quality of life and friendliness of the people.
But living in L.A. at the time, I knew I wanted a slower pace. To
be on island time.
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Working
Abroad: Give the World a Twirl - Here are the
tools you need to apply for a job anywhere in the world - Tips on Getting
a Job in Another Country - GoingGlobal.com founder Mary Anne Thompson has
put together 15 hot tips for preparing your overseas job experience. They
include how to present your resume/CV, resources on visa and work permits,
and overcoming the cultural pitfalls of the interview faux pas. Make a
good first step, and follow through.
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Teaching
English In Chile - English As A Second Language
~ by Emily Tell - Without a doubt English is the international language.
Although other languages such as French, Spanish, and even Chinese represent
a
large population and may be diplomatic in nature, business and diplomacy
are carried out in English.
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Teaching
English In Korea - Secure And Fun ~ by Tim Meyers
- There are number of people who I've known that taught in schools in South
Korea and many of them - not all - have told me that it's a great experience.
The Koreans tend to be too serious as students, I've been told, but they
know how to have fun outside the classroom. The country is modern and safe
and allows the expatriate teacher plenty of opportunities to enjoy his
new home.
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Teaching
English In Turkey - Falling In Love With Turkey
~by Dawnelle Salant - Most people don't think about teaching English overseas
in Turkey, but from what the above article describes, it looks like it
might be just the right place to start your teaching adventure. When teaching
overseas it's always important to find out what you can do when not teaching:
does the country allow you to move around at will, or are you constrained
in where you can go and what you can see. Turkey seems like a country where
you could have fun inside and outside the classroom.
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Teaching
in China - Do It Yourself: - The Steps to
Finding a Job As a Foreign Teacher -So how do you find a job? If you're
not eligible for a university exchange program and you're unwilling to
pay the fee for an independent sending organization, you can go on your
own. But apply early: While some positions are still open as late as July
or August, try to make contact by March. (Occasionally, positions are open
for the second semester, too, which begins in February.)
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Teaching
Jobs Overseas: Talking with the experts - Have
you ever considered teaching overseas? Here's a list of question
& answers asked to Pamela Campbell and Igor Smirnoff about teaching
overseas. Pam & Igor host the most popular overseas teaching website
on the internet. They offer advice, help, services and important resources
for anyone intending to teach overseas - Their website contains all the
necessary information that you will need to start a successful international
teaching career.
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“The
Gaijin Life for Me” Teaching English in Japan
- I went to Japan with no definite plan on leaving. It was a post-grad
school adventure, and a time to be without a plan. Right after graduation
with a master’s degree in social work that I wasn’t keen on using right
away, the interim goal was to find a job teaching English abroad, most
likely in Asia somewhere. An ad in the Boston Globe lead me to Nova Group
– what turned out to be a corporate-run extensive network of English language
schools all over Japan.
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The
Native Speaking English Teacher - Teaching In Taiwan
- by Ieuan Dolby - Expatriate English teachers come to Taiwan to teach
for a whole host of reasons and are of varying ages. There are many South
Africans, Brits, Americans and Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians.
Many South Africans currently view teaching in Taiwan as a means to making
money as their position back home is not stable. Many Brits and others
view Taiwan as a stop gap between university and starting a career back
home.
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The
Pleasures And Pitfalls Of Teaching In China -
Some Thoughts On China ~ by Charlotte Turner - One way to immerse yourself
in the culture, customs and lifestyle of another country is to pack your
bags, jump on a plane, and become a TEFL teacher. I taught in Beijing,
China from July 2002 until I left at the height of the SARS outbreak in
April 2003, and I found it to be one of the most interesting, challenging
and exciting experiences of my life.
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The
Truth About ESL In Mexico - by Doug Bower - What's
more disappointing than a person who makes a promise he can't keep? A person
who makes a promise that is a lie. Many promises to make a "decent living"
teaching English in Mexico are just that - a lie. If you do a phrase search
on Google, "teach English in Mexico," you will get almost 11,000,000 hits.
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The
Universal Language: Teaching ESL in a Czech Cat House
- MeeeOW - D.A. Blyler is an ESL instructor. He has taught English as a
second language in many places around the world. He wrote this article
during his tenure as a faculty member at the University of West Bohemia
in the Czech Republic. The story takes place at an upscale brothel in Plzen.
Blyler writes, "The girls were quick learners, and by the end of a month,
they had mastered most of their lessons. Steffi thought that two classes
a week would be sufficient, but also offered me another job as a limited
partner. For every client I steered or brought to the club, she would give
me half of her 50 percent take. I took her up on the offer. She handed
me 100 Steffi's Club business cards, and I went to work."
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There's
No Place Like Home ~ A "Stranger in a Strange Land" Settles In
- Living in China - Larry Jer is of Chinese decent, but was born and raised
in North America. He signed on for a one-year hitch to teach English at
Shenyang Pharmacy College, China, but mere hours after he dropped his luggage,
he was told he'd have a one month paid vacation, free from lessons, just
to get accustomed to his new surroundings. Not a bad gig by any means,
but lacking any language skills and foreign to the culture, panic set in.
Larry relied on what skills he'd brought with him, and before the month
was over, he called China home. Larry enjoyed his time in Shenyang so much,
he stayed an additional year. He eventually returned to Canada to set up
house with Jun, his lovely bride from China and credits his good fortune
solely on his #35 haircut.
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