Hey,
In the past few years I have been slowly working towards moving abroad, preferably towards Asia. I've had this idea for a long time but after I took a year off work to travel in 2011-2012 I decided I wanted to go for it. I did this by trying to acquire an extra Master and Bachelor in education. I finished my Masters in 2013 and I am almost finished with my 2nd Bachelor.
Some background information: 33 years old, and a secondary school teacher in Western Europe. Have a pretty good job, not to many hours of work and a decent salary in combination with a very cheap house. Because of being a teacher and the many holidays, my salary and my cheap house, I am able to travel a lot. So far in 2016 I have been in Iran, Japan, Vienna and Sri Lanka. I was probably going to go to Asia in July-August for a few weeks.
I applied for a few jobs abroad a year ago, and got quite far (2nd place for 2 jobs) and one of the jobs that was open last year, opened again this year. I applied and this time I got the job offer. So this means I have to make the choice to go or stay home. Maybe I just need a good kick, or maybe it's just because it's a big step, but I do have some doubts. It comes down to this:
The job offer is good, though my salary back home will be a bit better and will continue to rise faster then in Hanoi. Perks of the job are a yearly ticket back home, a ticket to KL and some relocation allowance. Also not a bad net salary. However, because of my current salary and cheap house, I will not be able to save as much money for myself or travel as I currently do. I will probably save about 2500-3500 us dollar less a year, even considering the cheaper cost of living. Also, for the past 8 months, I've been seeing a woman that ticks most of the boxes.
It has however always been my dream to go abroad, and it is a very good position, at a good school, and I would be able to stay for a number of years or relocate to other schools after 1 or 2 years of international experience. The longer I think about it and write about it, I do feel like I should take the job. It starts the first of august.
Any advice/tips/ideas on my situation, living in Hanoi or Vietnam in general would be much appreciated. As a traveller, I have visited Vietnam (and Hanoi) twice before.
Also, English is not my first language, so apologies if the post seems a bit incoherent.
Thanks.
In the past few years I have been slowly working towards moving abroad, preferably towards Asia. I've had this idea for a long time but after I took a year off work to travel in 2011-2012 I decided I wanted to go for it. I did this by trying to acquire an extra Master and Bachelor in education. I finished my Masters in 2013 and I am almost finished with my 2nd Bachelor.
Some background information: 33 years old, and a secondary school teacher in Western Europe. Have a pretty good job, not to many hours of work and a decent salary in combination with a very cheap house. Because of being a teacher and the many holidays, my salary and my cheap house, I am able to travel a lot. So far in 2016 I have been in Iran, Japan, Vienna and Sri Lanka. I was probably going to go to Asia in July-August for a few weeks.
I applied for a few jobs abroad a year ago, and got quite far (2nd place for 2 jobs) and one of the jobs that was open last year, opened again this year. I applied and this time I got the job offer. So this means I have to make the choice to go or stay home. Maybe I just need a good kick, or maybe it's just because it's a big step, but I do have some doubts. It comes down to this:
The job offer is good, though my salary back home will be a bit better and will continue to rise faster then in Hanoi. Perks of the job are a yearly ticket back home, a ticket to KL and some relocation allowance. Also not a bad net salary. However, because of my current salary and cheap house, I will not be able to save as much money for myself or travel as I currently do. I will probably save about 2500-3500 us dollar less a year, even considering the cheaper cost of living. Also, for the past 8 months, I've been seeing a woman that ticks most of the boxes.
It has however always been my dream to go abroad, and it is a very good position, at a good school, and I would be able to stay for a number of years or relocate to other schools after 1 or 2 years of international experience. The longer I think about it and write about it, I do feel like I should take the job. It starts the first of august.
Any advice/tips/ideas on my situation, living in Hanoi or Vietnam in general would be much appreciated. As a traveller, I have visited Vietnam (and Hanoi) twice before.
Also, English is not my first language, so apologies if the post seems a bit incoherent.
Thanks.