You need to head to Turkey. You'll have to beat the men off with a stick and many of them are looking long term as well. Just beware of those trying to get a visa out of the deal. Single female colleauge married a Turk, took him back to the states and as soon as he had his green card he dumpd her.

I have never been there or ever worked there, but the I just read the reviews on the school and they read like a nightmare. Take that for what you will.

If Istek is the best you can find in Turkey then don't bother coming as it is not for seasoned professional teachers making the circuit. If however you are a newbie to the international circuit then it is a good way to get your foot in the door and get the coveted two years of experience that most real international schools require.

All the positions are heavy on ESL and there is no real English Lit teaching. For the backpacker ESL teacher this would be an excellent gig but those with actual teaching credentials should look elsewhere.

I worked recently at CIS and and would advise anyone considering to work there to ask to talk to someone who ıs currently still there. The director was the former high school principal from Shanghai American School. While I got along well with the director others did not and his respect levels dropped signficantly by the end of the school year. This could have been due to the fact that he seemed to be cleaning house.

The main problem with the school as I saw it is that it is run, like many schools in Thailand, by a person with too much money and not enough educational background. The owner really does care about the school and the kids, but keeps interfering with the teachers and does not allow the Directr to do his job. The school has meager resources at all grade levels, however the gymnasium and sports facilties are well stocked.

The school itself is physically impressive and looks like a 4 star hotel. While it is a state of the art purpose built facility no one knows what that purpose was. A more beatiful school you will never find, but the disfunctions are many. Again, as with most things Thai, it is all about appearances and not about functionality.

One other issue is that CIS is trying to offer a trilingual program. And while this may sound cutting edge to some itis purely experimental and all the teachers that were there complained about the low levels of English ability and that the PYP program is difficult to impliment properly as they only see the children for 40% of the time they are there.

On a good note the school is trying to make changes and become a better school and I do wish them success as the kids are great and eager to learn.

Overall, CIS is a middle of the road school in Thailand. Few internationally hired teachers stay beyond their two year contracts, while the local hire foreigners stay for many as it is the best job they can find. Last year only one overseas English speaking hired teacher who could have returned did. All others left and 4 broke contract to leave. In a small school, when over 13 teachers leave, it sends a strong message as to what people think of the school.

One final word though, the housing was significantly improved over the summer and Thiland is a great country. Corrupt as anything with an in-your-face-xxx trade but still an easy place to live and save some money.