Q1. Where did you move to and when?

Tbilisi, Georgia in September 2011

Q2. How long did you work in Thailand?

2 years

Q3. What was your main reason for moving?

I wanted to try a new country, environment and culture.

Q4. What are the advantages of working where you are now compared to Thailand?

I gained very valuable experience, especially in the Cambridge curriculum. The visa and work permit processes were also infinitely easier to navigate and resolve.

Q5. What do you miss about life in Thailand?

Everything! The easy low-cost living, the warm weather, the friendly people, my old Thai neighborhood where I knew everybody and everybody knew me, the excellent food!

Q6. Would you advise a new teacher to seek work in Thailand or where you are now?

Thailand definitely!

Q7. Any plans to return to Thailand one day?

Yup, all my friends are there.

Q8. Anything else you'd like to add?

Working in different countries can be very advantageous but be aware that the differences between one country and the next can be very dramatic and can catch you quite unawares. Even though Georgia was a country I dearly wanted to work in and even though I thought I was prepared for a teaching year there, I suffered quite badly from culture shock and depression (from the cold sun-less days) - something I never had in Thailand.