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Asia
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What It’s Like to Live and Work in Rural Korea
What It’s Like to Live and Work in Rural Korea Since August 2013, I have been living and teaching English in a rural town in South Korea. The area where…
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Taipei, Taiwan – An Introduction to Asia
As I look back at my travels and adventures over the years, the places I’ve found to be the most interesting, the most diverse, and the most exciting are all…
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Getting a Job Teaching English in Thailand, Part 2
Getting a Job Teaching English in Thailand, Part 2 The cost of living in the country is much less than in Bangkok and the accommodation costs can be dramatically cheaper.…
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Getting a Job Teaching English in Thailand, Part 1
Getting a Job Teaching English in Thailand, Part 1 E-mail for jobs in your country just before arriving in Thailand. Do NOT say you will be arriving, just talk like…
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The Risks and Rewards of Living Abroad on a Working Holiday Visa
I’ve done the teaching abroad thing, spending a year and a half in Seoul, and—make no mistake—I enjoyed every minute. However, when I began thinking about my next adventure, the…
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The Underbelly of South Korea: A Woman’s View
The Underbelly of South Korea: A Woman’s View Perfect bodies, diamante-trimmed thongs, contortionist-like moves… This was the initial visual picture that my mind generated when I heard about the 7…
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An Overview of the Real Estate Market in China
The Chinese government began easing many restrictions to attract foreign investment for those interested in purchasing property as it continued trying to boost the economy. But for all its successes,…
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Why Retire to Asia?
The “old Asia” of violence and war is a thing of the past. I repeat: Asia is now the most beautiful, the most exciting, the most user friendly continent on…
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Living in Asia and the Pacific Islands
Geographically speaking, the Asia Pacific region covers an enormous land and sea mass; and from a socio-political point of view it incorporates an exceptionally diverse range of nations. However, perhaps…
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