There are many positive things to be said about working abroad, particularly in these difficult times in the U.S. I have been teaching English off and on for over 12 years in Taiwan and Thailand and it has largely been a very positive experience. However, there are some downsides and potential dangers to living in another country with very different laws and systems of justice from your own. Along with the excitement and expectations of what you will do and experience wherever you go, you should also be aware of some pitfalls that might dampen your life abroad.
After nine years of enjoying work, life and travel here in Asia, in 2007 I was blindsided by a false accusation of sexual harassment while teaching at the National Taipei College of Nursing - a scam orchestrated by a few overzealous and overambitious administrators who didn’t want any more native-speaker English teachers there and a mentally ill student seeking the attention and favor of the administrators and her classmates.
This has been a life-changing nightmare event that I’m still fighting in civil and administrative courts here in Taiwan. Just a few bad people have damaged my life and work and have forever stained an otherwise positive experience living abroad.
Since the start of this ordeal I’ve been writing about it and my experiences fighting for justice and restoration of my life on Dave's ESL Cafe at:
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