> Hi there,

> If you are thinking about coming to Korea to teach and are worried
> about all the negative stuff people post, here is a positive comment.

> I came to Korea six weeks ago, and although a job I thought I had
> lined up was cancelled the day before I left (I paid for my own
> ticket) it took me less than a week to find a job in a nice town at a
> good hakwon for a reasonable wage.

> All this despite the fact I am too old (42) wrong nationality
> (K1W1/Ozzie) and not particularly handsome. I am also a male.

> If you want to you can find work here, just be aware that the
> fairytale jobs posted by SOME recruiters are just that, fairytales.
> If sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. By all means use
> a recruiter to find a school, but don't acept a job unless you
> actually like and trust the school.

> I've never worked at McDonalds, but I have taught English in other
> countries for sub-McDonalds salary and I have to say for EFL teachers
> Korea is an EXCELLENT deal.

> Good luck and happy jobhunting

> Mike B.

I am a different Mike B - 50 and married to a Chinese woman who wanted to see what life was like outside China so I said let's go to seoul because I had liked it here before when I was here. It wears you out a lot physically, but it as good place with good wages - and the truth is that the older the teacher the more likely they are to end up in a good school since the schools that are worried about the quality of teaching don't worry about the youthful appearance factor.