Debbie Said:

What is cost of living in Las Vegas? & Are teaching jobs easy to find there?

We Answered:

I moved here to be a teacher and quit! i discovered that i really hate kids!

i imagine the teaching experience itself will be different for each and depend very heavily on the school at which you are placed.
depending on your subject you will be swept up instantly (math, science, special ed to name a few). check to see if NV and your home state have a reciprocity agreement with regard to licenses. check the clark county school district website for changes, updates etc.

regarding housing, you can kiss $800 + utilities goodbye. housing is much more expensive here. a decent apartment will run a minimum of $950 with nothing included. electric & gas are expensive but i think the whole country is in the same boat on that. here you wont have a high heating bill but substitute that for air conditioning (your first two summers will be murder then you'll be better). food is expensive unless you are willing to shop the ethnic markets (i love them). nothing grows here so there are no farmers markets like you'd be accostumed to. entertainment is an arm & a leg. concerts are $80 regularily, i wasnt used to that at all. its a driving city, you MUST have a car and walking most places is impractical.
check the cost of flights home, which i imagine will be about $300 r/t if you are lucky.
it takes a long time for a transplant to feel at home in Vegas so be prepared for that.

good side: is easy trips to Utah, California, Arizona. initially i hated the bareness of the SW but now i appreciate its beauty.

good luck

Harvey Said:

How to find teaching jobs in Taiwan?

We Answered:

Although I am not a big fan of the site Dave's ESL Cafe is a good and reputable location for looking up ESL jobs in Taiwan, it has a lot of listing for different cities, schools and etc.. Plus a decent blacklist page showing which schools are considered, work at your own risk, or places that are scams.

A site that I do recommend and that I am a fan and member is Forumosa. Its a large community of foreigners in Taiwan, it has lots of job listings, and if you find a school that you are thinking about you can post on the site asking about if it is a good place or not and get real feedback from previous or current teachers.