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Topic: What is the main way that you get to work at your current international school?
It is so important; your journey to work. It shouldn’t be one that is dreadful, and it shouldn’t be one that is long and difficult. You don’t want to be spending the majority of your day on a bus or waiting for a bus, for example.
Many times an international school teacher will have to forego the ‘luxury’ of having their own car to get to work (e.g. like many Americans). You need a car in the USA because many cities don’t have the best public transport to use, or it is just not so normalized to use public transport to get to work.
So if you don’t have a car while living abroad, how do you get to work? I would say that it can very from city to city and from country to country, and of course, it depends on where you are living in those cities.
In China, you might be living in the same building as a bunch of other teachers at your school. Many times the schools will hire a school coach to come and pick you up each morning at that building and then take you home after school (good reason to not stay so late at school! When the bus leaves, you leave!). It is nice to have your transport all arranged for you. If you are late (because of the bus), it is not your fault! On the other hand, you might have some things to complete that morning, so a late bus definitely not the best way to start the day. Another possible downside of using a school coach bus is that you will most likely have to travel with your coworkers every day; you might say that there are both pros and cons about that situation.
Maybe you live in Western Europe or Scandinavia and find yourself in a community of bikers. If you don’t live too far away from the school, a ride to work on your bike could be just the thing to get your brain/body going in the morning! Not so good though to ride your bike to work if you live in a place with cold/rainy weather or if you often carry a big bag to work.
If you are in some less-developed countries, you just might have a car as your mode of transport to work. Driving a car in those countries just might be the only way that you can get to work (as public transport is unreliable or non-existent). If you are lucky (or not, depending on your perspective), you might even be able to hire a driver! We all know that driving in other countries can be tricky and even dangerous in some places, so better have a local do the driving for you!
Sure there are pluses and minuses to the environment and to the community you are living in based on the way people (you) get to work. You will have to make the best choice for yourself when considering teaching jobs at a variety of international schools that are in different locations in the world. The question then boils down to what do you want as your preferred way to get to work every day.
Please take a moment and share your comments and experiences about the topic of getting work while working at an international school.
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