As I've said several times, teaching cannot always be about the money, but sheesh! $4000/ annum, bit low even with adjusted cost of living etc. One would need a fairly significant financial backstop back home, just to get home I'd think. I'd love to teach in India, but reality must kick in and unfortunately that means income and the ability to have at least a portion of it redundant so one can save. On that sort of income, going home to NZ might be a wee bit difficult!
China isn't great, but I can earn what I need here, and Hm the Gf saves as necessary so it works for me.
Nuff said,
