Q1. Where did you move to and when?

I moved to Delaware in 1999 to work at a large well known internet sales warehouse...for the stock options. Later, on I went back to teaching ESL in Philadelphia and South Korea. I also enlisted in the US Army, where I worked as an Instructor.

Q2. How long did you work in Thailand?

I taught at a bi-lingual school in Ratchaburi, Thailand in 1998. I worked for a Thai import company in Wilmington, Delaware USA from 2000 to 2006 and made several business trips to inspect working conditions at Thai vendors and insure products met US Customs safety & legal standards.

Q3. What was your main reason for moving?

I got married to a Thai - the math teacher to be precise. We decided that getting her a green card and later her US citizenship, (which we got by me doing a three-year enlistment in the US Army)..would be better in the long run, even though it was a long drawn out, expensive, complicated process that took almost 15 years.

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

Money. USA and South Korea have the cash boom boom that is hard to come by in Thailand. But advanced countries can be expensive..

Q5. What do you miss about life in Thailand?

In Thailand we never did without. If you see something and want it, in most cases you can afford to buy it. We are always saving up to buy things for when we go back to Thailand. It seems like in Thailand we just enjoy life and worry about tomorrow.....tomorrow.

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

It seems like Thailand is both good for a new teacher and a place to retire. Not so much to make a career in ESL. To work in South Korea and take a yearly vacation allows you make serious money and still enjoy Thai culture a bit.

Q7. Any plans to return to Thailand one day?

Yes, the 'some day' when we eventually go back to live in Thailand is coming .. someday

Q8. Anything else you'd like to add?

If you don't go to Thailand to teach, at least go there on vacation. If you can't go to Thailand on vacation at least go have dinner at a Thai restaurant.