by Dhroughos » Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:17 pm
kansaicanuck wrote:I may be incorrect but with your qualifications you could probably teach at a proper University or other institution rather than teaching at a local ESL school.
Would you know how much one could make teaching at a proper university? I actually have a strong preference for university work. I eventually want to go for a PhD, so I'd like to work with young adults (as opposed to children).
You could no doubt get a much better/higher paying job in other parts of Asia so why Cambodia?
Honestly? There are two reasons. I'm a bit of a history buff, so Cambodia being important for the development of the rest of Southeast Asia's culture is interesting for me. The temples, etc. I used to live in Peru, and in some ways (at least on a superficial level), Cambodia reminds me of Peru. A country that is not very developed in comparison to neighboring countries, yet once was the dominant country in the region. It leads to some interesting internal conflict within the people.
Secondly, the fact that Cambodia is a bit rough-around-the-edges also appeals to me. I've lived in both developing and developed countries, and I enjoy aspects of both. I miss that sort of wild, "anything can happen at any moment" feel I got from Peru. Cambodia seems to have that in spades, without the personal-safety issues I encountered in Peru (e.g. being robbed at gun-point by people pretending to be cops, which happened to acquaintances of mine -- I could do without that).
[quote="kansaicanuck"]I may be incorrect but with your qualifications you could probably teach at a proper University or other institution rather than teaching at a local ESL school.[/quote]
Would you know how much one could make teaching at a proper university? I actually have a strong preference for university work. I eventually want to go for a PhD, so I'd like to work with young adults (as opposed to children).
[quote]You could no doubt get a much better/higher paying job in other parts of Asia so why Cambodia?[/quote]
Honestly? There are two reasons. I'm a bit of a history buff, so Cambodia being important for the development of the rest of Southeast Asia's culture is interesting for me. The temples, etc. I used to live in Peru, and in some ways (at least on a superficial level), Cambodia reminds me of Peru. A country that is not very developed in comparison to neighboring countries, yet once was the dominant country in the region. It leads to some interesting internal conflict within the people.
Secondly, the fact that Cambodia is a bit rough-around-the-edges also appeals to me. I've lived in both developing and developed countries, and I enjoy aspects of both. I miss that sort of wild, "anything can happen at any moment" feel I got from Peru. Cambodia seems to have that in spades, without the personal-safety issues I encountered in Peru (e.g. being robbed at gun-point by people pretending to be cops, which happened to acquaintances of mine -- I could do without that).