What logan kingOf course I didn't take white expats into account.
I Moved Abroad With Over 200K In Debt & Returned Home Debt Free
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El negrito de tejas
Fukk the govt I got my own Deficit
teaching abroad is a last option for me but its hard as hell to get a job overseas doing the same old thing applying for jobs online.
Theres gotta be another way
Theres gotta be another way
Hard Times Nakamura
Banned
There's no way she paid off that much unless she was a Petro Engineer or some shyt.
As always these stories leave out key facts. Her man probably paid off half if not more. And he probably does some type of engineering which is big in S.E. Asia and pays bank.
As always these stories leave out key facts. Her man probably paid off half if not more. And he probably does some type of engineering which is big in S.E. Asia and pays bank.
I've passed up on several teaching abroad opportunities in the past year. Sounds like a good experience but she obviously had other sources of income the article didn't really dive into, aint no way in hell it was all paid off on a teacher salary..even with housing being covered.
I have two good friends who taught abroad, she is lying her ass off. None of them said they were struggling but they weren't pulling over 200k in teaching ESL or anything like that.
OfTheCross
Veteran
but she was prolly living for free in some guy's house. sending all the money back for the loans
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
Teaching abroad makes decent money to live well in the local country, but not considering interest she needed to be banking 30k per year to pull this off.
Now if she taught regular school and then cram school after school (very common in Asia) and cram school on the weekends and worked for some of the top schools and then lived like a native and not an expat, then yes, she may have pulled it off with EXTREME discipline and saving.
But I agree with @Hard Times Nakamura unless she was on a pampered expat package for skilled labor you don't pull in that much cash.
Maybe she has a special skills like math that can command more money than the teaching English crowd?
Now if she taught regular school and then cram school after school (very common in Asia) and cram school on the weekends and worked for some of the top schools and then lived like a native and not an expat, then yes, she may have pulled it off with EXTREME discipline and saving.
But I agree with @Hard Times Nakamura unless she was on a pampered expat package for skilled labor you don't pull in that much cash.
Maybe she has a special skills like math that can command more money than the teaching English crowd?
Menelik II
I wanna see receipts!
yes, its called international swirling and sponsorship.
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
Two other things: if she had a car and condo and had no intention of returning, she may have liquidated those to pay off part of the debts. She could have even defaulted on some of the non-student loans and got them discharged in bankruptcy to lower the overall burden. Granted this destroys your credit but if you aren't coming back 
DrBanneker
Space is the Place
dude I needed that laugh tonight
Hard Times Nakamura
Banned
Two other things: if she had a car and condo and had no intention of returning, she may have liquidated those to pay off part of the debts. She could have even defaulted on some of the non-student loans and got them discharged in bankruptcy to lower the overall burden. Granted this destroys your credit but if you aren't coming back
Very possible. And she really undermines the movement. I've always been transparent if you want to even THINK of being successful in Japan you'll need to marry a Japanese woman. Otherwise you're stuck teaching ESL and their software jobs suck ass and on a Work visa you're stuck with one employer. They have fallen off in that regard maybe starting 2nd decades ago.
In general though Japanese economy isn't even good for Japanese. And they are #3 in Asia and she is not working in SK or China (#2 and #1 respectively ) so I'm skeptical just based on that factor alone.
China you can make 100k with virtually no USA taxes and low local Chinese taxes as a Black American MALE with technical skills. As a Black WOMAN with no technical skills you are not going to make anywhere near that. There is a lot of gender discrimination in Asia outside of teaching and there are many circumstances where only a Black MALE expat can even get work. Now initially we are seen as less competent as Whites but once they hear the American accent or see the American name etc. 1/2 of that perception changes (sorry African brehs) then your education and credentials remove another 25%. If you speak Mandarin get your foot in the door somewhere and network, develop a good relationship locally and consult under the table your name gets passed around and you become the unicorn Black dude everyone wants just for show.
The difference between racism and success abroad vs. Amerikkka is American Black MALES can CAPITALIZE off ignorance abroad to make $$$$ while here for Black Women it's the other way around. She could have just bedwenched at home and not lie if she was gonna ultimately piggyback and rely on Bradley Cooperific to pay her damn bills and proclaim faux strength and independence.
Hard Times Nakamura
Banned
Another thing is why the fukk did she come back?
The future is not in the USA - We've had barely 2% growth YoY GDP
The future is not in the USA - We've had barely 2% growth YoY GDP
Menelik II
I wanna see receipts!
to introduce the sponsor to the family
i thought she was gonna say she just dipped and when her creditors (if this isn't student loan related) were contacting her they got no reply and they eventually put it in collection and by the time she returned to america 7 years had passed since they put it in collections.
