can anyone give me advice on where to apply for teaching posts,i cant stand living in bangkok,its to busy for me.i fancy somewhere more rural,but has some life ive only been here a while so dont know thailand much.

hi, its a bit late into the semester to obtain a teaching position but you may have some luck. keep looking through the jobs boards. just google teaching thailand.

i am assuming you are female? is that correct. if so, you shouldnt have much problems getting a job teaching. if you are still looking for a position next school year pm me and i will be able to offer you something. in the mean time, good luck and be careful out there.

Some general comments in reply to what is a very general question:

Mostly, you need to know yourself, and, be honest with yourself, I think.

- How much Thai do you speak ? If the answer is "little or none", life outrside of the main tourist centres might not be for you.

- How is your tolerance for Thai food ?

- Are you good at handling situations where there is "no one to talk to" ? I don't mean this comment in the strictly linguistic sense. Many foreigners find that they don't have much in common with most Thai's, even in instances where the language barier is not a big issue.

- Don't take this next point as being a sexist comment. It doesn't matter what you or I think; it matters what Thai's think. This is a 3rd world country. Women walking around alone, in what is obviously a social situation, are often seen as "looking for a man". I think this attitude is even more prevalent upcountry than it is in Bangkok. And, in most upcountry locations, you will certainly be regarded as a curiosity, to put it mildly.

If you think that you will be making a "sanity trip" to Bangkok/Chiang Mai/Phuket every second weekend because you "have to" have a Big Mac, a Budweiser, and see another white face, it might better to get a job in one of those places.