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Okay yeah, I think if I go to Vietnam I don't have a choice but to go with one of those companies, I'll probably apply to all and see what seems like the best fit.

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Both of those cities seem cool! I'm more of an outdoorsy person so I might try somewhere more rural too, thanks again for taking the time!

Okay that's awesome, I'll definitely look into it. China was never really on y radar if I'm honest but maybe it's worth checking out.

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Cheers for the info!

Ah okay, that makes sense to me. I asked because here in a Korean hagwon there's zero prep time. Literally, open the book at the start of the class and make up activities responding to the text.

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I'll have a look into those companies for sure, thank you very much!

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Just out of interest, where in Vietnam are you living? Do you like it there?

Yeah that sounds brilliant!

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If you don't mind, which company/recruiter did you apply through?

Hahaha completely understand.

Yeah I'll definitely do more exploring in this sub. Cheers for the responses, and thanks!

Yeah, see that's kind of what I'm afraid of! I don't want to get over and then be swamped with prep work. I was a public teacher last year in Korea and the lesson planning/corrections took soooo long.

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Is it possible to find a job without prep time? Following a syllabus?

Okay brilliant, I'll check them out. Thanks!

Why the downvote? Apollo are to be avoided?

Yeah that sounds great!

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What companies would you recommend researching?

Woah yeah, that's super interesting!

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Are there any companies you'd recommend?

You know, I spent some time in Turkey before and absolutely loved it. That's definitely something I'll do some research in to.

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Thank you very much for taking the time to share info!

Alright cool, I'll do some research into those companies, thank you for taking the time to respond!

Okay, that's great. Thanks a million for taking the time!

Ah okay, that's absolutely perfect. Thank you very much!

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Would you recommend going with a company or just showing up?

Oh okay nice, that's really good to know. Do you mind if I ask, what is pretty comfortably? I don't drink/party or blow money, I suppose I'm just hoping to be able to eat out the odd time and easily pay overheads.

Yeah I was thinking about Japan too, and was actually offered a job there. But I imagine the work culture is very similar to Korea, and I'm looking for something more laidback. Would you recommend going through a company?

I've heard from a few people that this can be great, how do you go about getting a uni job in China?

Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. I'd like a position where I go in and teach 20hrs a week with very little prep, a part time job really, so I can focus on studying. This is possible in Vietnam?

Living here currently and couldn't recommend it enough.

The thing to remember is that you can't pick your exact location, only your province. So, if you pick Jeju (which is a small province) You're either going to be -on the coast, in the city or very close to both. It's an hour by bus from one side of the island to the other so you'll either be in a cool place or half an hour away from it.

Comparing that to other provinces which are MASSIVE and you could end up somewhere that's in the middle of nowhere, have 5 schools and be 2 hours away from other teachers then I'd say Jeju's a good bet.

Jeju - si is a pretty big city but it takes about 20 minutes by bus to get out to Nature, there's a real nice blend of modern living and outdoorsy stuff.

It's worth mentioning that Jeju placement holders don't get their entrance allowance until 6 months into their contract, while everyone else gets it one month in. I personally don't see it as a bad thing at all and am looking forward to getting that payment in time for summer but maybe you would have a problem with it?

Okay thanks, I know everyone's relationships with their parents isn't perfect but I can't help but think that the girl I'm dating would think less of me - Like, "Oh this guy comes from a messed up family",.

Yeah, I definitely thought that was the case RE. my sister. We have different fathers and I'm pretty sure she has a skewed view of males/relationships in general. I think I'm just going to text and say "Stop speaking to me like that, it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I'm your brother, not your boyfriend",.

Well thanks for relating to me, I've definitely developed the skill to stop the manipulation/guilt trip in it's tracks but I still get really annoyed at how long it went for, and it's just being glossed over with gooey messages now.

Well I live on the other side of the world! I think low contact is prob the way to go. It's just i'm seeing a girl atm, do I explain this to her? Do I just keep it secret? She'll run for the hills obviously

I know I know. It creeps up in other ways though, I'm always afraid to bring a friend or GF to visit in case it comes out in some way. Like, I ask my mother to stop and she acts like she doesn't understand. Honestly before it's ruined relationshgips and it feels like she's doing it on purpose.