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sikcboy 12-07-2007 06:04 PM
mygods thats what i was about to say!

Stress Puppy 12-09-2007 01:25 PM
I haven't traveled enough out of states to give a definite answer, but Canada is a high possibility (I'd like to study the grizzly, kodiak and kermode populations), and my girlfriend wants to retire in Kenya.

Sundae 12-09-2007 02:42 PM
Stress my best friend emigrated to Kenya - it's a lot easer if you don't have to work, they've been tied up in red tape for over two years buying a bar.

And bribes are still definitely a part of life, as is begging and social obligations to "staff". But apart from that, they (friend & husband) seem to love it there.

BrianR 12-09-2007 10:52 PM
I was thinking of moving to New Jersey for a while but came to my senses.

monster 12-09-2007 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 414280)
No real problem with the language
Dream on, eh?

srsly, it's hard to move to a country which allegedly uses the same language because (a) it doesn't really; and (b) the expectation of being able to understand the language spawns a false expectation of the ease of cultural understanding and assimilation.

Perry Winkle 12-10-2007 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 414945)
srsly, it's hard to move to a country which allegedly uses the same language because (a) it doesn't really; and (b) the expectation of being able to understand the language spawns a false expectation of the ease of cultural understanding and assimilation.
A couple of months ago I would have said I'd have no problem. Now, not so much.

monster 12-10-2007 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle (Post 414963)
A couple of months ago I would have said I'd have no problem. Now, not so much.
yeah, the culture shock takes a couple of months, but boy does it kick in with some power, huh?

slang 12-10-2007 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by monster (Post 414945)
srsly, it's hard to move to a country which allegedly uses the same language because (a) it doesn't really; and (b) the expectation of being able to understand the language spawns a false expectation of the ease of cultural understanding and assimilation.
Excellent point.

I couldn't have said it better.

Shawnee123 12-10-2007 09:55 AM
England, or Scotland, or Australia. Maybe Canada.

Beevee 12-10-2007 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 (Post 414995)
England, or Scotland, or Australia. Maybe Canada.
But why?

ZenGum 12-10-2007 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13 (Post 414145)
Difficult to say...if it were just me, I might move to any number of countries...I've had my eye on australia since I was in grade school, and have always wanted to visit there...but I'm terribly interested in japan as well, and northern canada was beautiful...like here but colder, lol, so for a while I fantasized about moving there also.

However, I'll probably live here until I die, I'm very close with my family and don't want to be far from them.
Razz, you're in college, right?
Anyone with 12 years of English language education and a bachelor's degree can get a visa and a job to teach English in Japan. The pay is enough to save maybe US$5-6000 in a year and see a fair bit of the country.
It's a viable option to finish your degree, do a year in Japan, then with your savings spend a few months touring Australia. Pop by New Zealand while you're down there.
Just a thought.

jester 12-10-2007 10:57 AM
I'd like to live in Ireland, Scotland or New Zealand for a little while, not necessarily forever, just because they appeal to me for some reason.

lookout123 12-10-2007 12:40 PM
my sister did the same thing in Seoul, Zengum. She travelled a ton and still saved money. she made less there than she did teaching here, but somehow saved money.

Shawnee123 12-10-2007 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Beevee (Post 415005)
But why?
I'm an angliophile. :)

And, I guess those are places I think I would like to visit, but have never had a chance, and the lack of any real language barrier appeals to me.

I could add New Zealand (did my 8th grade social studies paper on NZ) and I could have a real chance of going because my (ex) sis-in-law lives there and likes it.

Razzmatazz13 12-10-2007 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum (Post 415013)
Razz, you're in college, right?
Anyone with 12 years of English language education and a bachelor's degree can get a visa and a job to teach English in Japan. The pay is enough to save maybe US$5-6000 in a year and see a fair bit of the country.
It's a viable option to finish your degree, do a year in Japan, then with your savings spend a few months touring Australia. Pop by New Zealand while you're down there.
Just a thought.
Wouldn't I need at least the bare bones of Japanese in order to teach English?


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