Q1. Where did you move to and when?

I moved back to India in 2013 after living in Bangkok and working in an International school there.

Q2. How long did you work in Thailand?

I worked in Bangkok, Thailand for 4 years.

Q3. What was your main reason for moving?

Several. I wanted to take a fresh guard in life as i was running out of ideas and started to develop 'a sense of loss'. I chose to come back to India as life for me and my family became 'routine'. I felt my work was becoming very predictable and boring. The initial excitement of living in Bangkok started to fade and teaching became economically unrewarding and the school management was very regressive and lacked vision. Also I wanted to switch from Cambridge board (CIE) to IB world to improve my market value.

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

Currently, I live in India working for an IB school. I am working in my own country, closer to my home city. Economically slightly more rewarding and the school is growing. I would like to describe this as a change in ambiance.

Q5. What do you miss about life in Thailand?

I really miss a lot about that great country...especially that truly secular and cosmopolitan city. I miss the smiling ...stunningly 'beautiful' people and the travel opportunities and intellectual enrichment. Visits to markets and countryside to buy exotic fruits & fresh vegetables and the calm of Buddhist temples are all sorely missed.

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

Certainly. It is a great baptism to life for a young teacher. A country for both-young and old. A teacher must spend at least a few years there. The city provides plenty of chances to age 'excitingly'. It is a place to lose oneself and learn when one is in the heat of life. A teacher in the early 20s need not become a philosopher but can easily dedicate a decade to Thailand.

Q7. Any plans to return to Thailand one day?

I am not averse to the idea of another innings in the distant future as i have fond memories of the country. Will visit as a tourist next year.

Q8. Anything else you'd like to add?

Living in Bangkok is a great privilege as it is a happening city. But the people are becoming greedy and Thai way of life is disappearing. Everyone wants to kill the golden egg-laying goose. Things will get worse if people don't think about the bigger picture.

Thai kids deserve a better quality of education. Thai people have to spend time introspecting and move in the right direction. I am sure things will improve as many have started understanding the need of the hour...