DB, I was thinking of going back to the US and looking into teaching ESL in LA or even Memphis, of all places. I suspect the turnover at schools in those cities is atrocious, though. It'd be Thailand with guns, knives, and standing behind bullet-proof glass, sounds like it to me. Memphis schools don't require a master's, which would suit me fine. I don't have one and don't intend to get one before I decide I really want to do this, good job or crappy job.