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Living in Asia Homesickness: Beating the Blues |
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Overall: Overall, the single most important factor I've found is diet. You simply MUST eat well, and regularly. Also, other problems that I have seen with new foreigners occurs when a group of new foreigners get together, and share 'horror' stories, especially these stories takes on new life, much like the fishermans story of how big the one that got away was. You need to get perspective, so you can see that the situation really isn't that bad. I've seen good employers being trashed, "they paid me three hours late"... Three hours is usually caused by the bank being slow to process the payment, and it is nothing compared to not being paid at all by your employer in Korea or by a bankrupt Japanese chain school! The oddest one I've heard, "They don't offer much incentive for us to stay". Hang on, getting a yearly bonus, a re-signing of contract bonus, a pay rise (each year), and (in some cases) free accommodation is far better than any teacher back home! Interestingly, when I was studying my MA ELT in England, many of my classmates are Taiwanese and Japanese. Some of them hated living there because there is NOTHING to do at night time. I agree with them, in that everything except pubs typically closes at 5pm. This goes to prove that our own countries aren't perfect, and we have a great opportunity to take and learn from the best of both worlds. As stated, getting perspective helps a whole lot! Also make sure you eat well is THE MOST important factor. |
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