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FAQ
"How much does traveling cost?"
Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, up to $1000 for most others.
"Health care and insurance?"
Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care
"What about visas?"
You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.
"How do you make money while abroad?"
Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.
"What qualifications do I need as an English teacher?"
Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.
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nice, I've considered mongolia-beijing trains often. you know about the 20+ hour wheel change between china/mongolia? about half of the 40-hour ride is waiting fro those wheels to be changed, so I always talk myself out of it before buying a ticket. probably why it took me so long to get to mongolia since the train seems like the coolest transport method but I never wanted to wait for the wheels. which is funny, because I regularly took 24hr beijing-hong kong trains while living in china without blinking an eye.
It's as bizarre as ever being back in the states, but so many friends moved back to the area at the same time it's been fun hanging out with them, although it's about time for me to be looking at tickets. the whole tense-desperation thing here is seeping into my everyday.