JohnnyK

I just happened on this thread while being underemployed....(idle git) Here's what I do: If you live in a city that has language schools or a university that offers ESL courses, check to see if they have any Thais enrolled. I teach at a language school so I asked a Thai student if she would translate the occasional e-mail for me. My TG writes to me in Thai, I forward the e-mail to my friend and she translates and fires it back to me. This way I get my TGs thinking in her own language and not stilted English. It has a different flavour than her first 2 e-mails sent to me in English.

I taught in Taiwan this year and loved it. Lots of work, if you can try to get a high school job (private high schools are great) and there is no income tax for high school teachers. Cost of Living is cheap (good apt. is US$400/month and you can take home US$2000. Subway ride in Taipei is 40 cents on a beautiful system. People are friendly, competent and VERY businesslike. Very busy place but not frantic and uptight, completely safe. Any kind of food you want of high quality in Taipei including excellent Thai. Pastry shops that would not be out of place in Paris (I lived in France 4 years and know about this). TW is highly recommended.

Just browsing around and came across this thread which was really interesting. Tangent, what happened in the end? Apologies if you posted the rest of the story elsewhere. JohnnyK

If he can staff it with Hungarian babes that would be great. IMHO 2nd best babes in the world...but a distant 2nd as there is no real competition.

Magyar food is great cold weather food when you are freezing your ass off in Europe but Thai food in LOS is best. Two or more Hungarian restos in the same street? The Goulash Archipelago...

do it!