Cost of Living
We all heard how all our textiles are coming from China and how cheap things are in China, and it's true. For the most part. 
First, let's put things in perspective. Foreign teachers salaries generally start at 4 times what a local Chinese teacher would earn. These people have families, homes, cars - inspiring when you think that you should be able to save money while working in China.
Second, let's be clear. You have to barter, bargain, negotiate, whatever, you have to do it.
“I'd like to start off by saying that my choice to teach abroad in Korea was one I know I will never regret! Footprints made it very easy to communicate with the school regarding details of where I'd be living and what I'd be teaching as well as taking care of my flight information. At the airport the morning we left, my boyfriend and I encountered overweight bags and extremely long lines at security, and we missed our flight by literally one minute. As we watched our plane pull from the gate, we just about lost our minds and any hope that we'd make the long journey we'd been planning for so long. We made one simple phone call to the travel agent, Claus, that Footprints set us up with. It was 6AM where he was on a Monday morning when we called in a panic. He said, "Stay by your phone," and we knew that he would fix this fiasco for us. Luckily, while Claus was searching for a solution, a woman from United Airlines was able to book us on another flight so that we would make our connection out of the U.S. to Seoul. We would like to thank Claus and Laina at Footprints for all their help in getting us to Korea!
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