Overhere- thanks for your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to respond. Your input is helpful. :)

Thanks for the info: 3 other quick questions....
1. What was the climate like? Did they have air conditioning in the housing?

2. Was travel to other near by Asian cities affordable?

3. I have three young children, would you worry about the availability of healthcare??

Any thoughts you have on these topics would be appreciated:) thanks

Does anyone have any insight on VIS in Loas. I am just curious about living arrangments for a family, family activities, the school itself, health care, savings potential, etc. Really any comments anyone has about VIS would be helpful. Thanks.

Is there a difference in the level or quality of education for my children at a QSI school. I was kind of reading between the lines in the last post...just curious. Thanks!

Sevarem - Do the two of you have children with you at your current location? Do you have a three bedroom apartment? Are their any other place that you have heard less desirable things about in QSI schools?


Thanks for all of your responses. They were all very helpful and I appreciate that.

trebelclef - We are definitely willing to try new places, especially somewhere like you are describing. Did you apply directly through the QSI website? Thank you for your response....

I am not familar with QSI schools. Are they good schools to work for? Are you able to make a good living while working in these schools? And from what I can tell these schools do not attend Search Associate Fairs - is that correct?

That is all my questions:)

Just to clarify - the business that I started is in retail. Although our collegel prep academy is profitable, that is not what I was referring to....

To answer your question - my husband has been teaching simulataneously the entire time. We run our College Prep Academy as a side business to help students get into college. I, however, have not been in the school setting for 2 years. I have started my own business here in the United States and have taken the business from zero to over 150,000 in revenue in 3 years. I am now in the position to hire someone to run the business state side while we pursue our plan to teach abroad.

What about 3 bedroom housing? Is that more available? Our boys currently share a room, and actually perfer to do so...

My husband and I are looking to teach abroad for the 2013-2014 school year. What are odds of obtaining a position overseas? We are open to teaching in a variety of locations and want to be able to travel some and save some money ($20,000 a year)


Husband- Social Studies teacher for 13 year (including AP courses and curriculum design. 3 years experience in IB (1 year a history teacher at the MYP level, 2 years experience as MYP/DP Coordinator and TOK Teacher at the high school level). In addition, he has attended 3-4 IB specific trainings.

Myself - High School Guidance Counselor with 8 years experience. Certified K-12. However, I do not have any direct IB experience.

Together we run The College Prep Academy, which helps students in our area prepare for college, get accepted to college, and gain funding for college tuition. Currently, we have 29 active students in our program. We only work with local area high school students. We have been running this business for 5 years.

We also have three children, ages 7, 6, and 4

Any advice you have would be welcome...thank you