It is so important; your journey to work. \u00a0It shouldn’t be one that is dreadful, and it shouldn’t be one that is long and difficult. \u00a0You don’t want to be spending the majority of your day on a bus or waiting for a bus, for example.<\/span><\/p>\n 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). \u00a0You 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.<\/p>\n So if you don’t have a car while living abroad, how do<\/em> you get to work? \u00a0I 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.<\/p>\n In China, you might be living in the same building as a bunch of other teachers at your school. \u00a0Many 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! \u00a0When the bus leaves, you leave!). \u00a0It is nice to have your transport all arranged for you. \u00a0If you are late (because of the bus), it is not your fault! \u00a0 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. \u00a0Another 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.<\/p>\n Maybe you live in Western Europe or Scandinavia and find yourself in a community of bikers. \u00a0If 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! \u00a0Not 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.<\/p>\n If you are in some less-developed countries, you just might have a car as your mode of transport to work. \u00a0Driving a car in those countries just might be the only way that you can<\/em> get to work (as public transport is unreliable or non-existent). \u00a0If you are lucky (or not, depending on your perspective), you might even be able to hire a driver! \u00a0We 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!<\/p>\n 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. \u00a0You 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. \u00a0The question then boils down to what do you want as your preferred<\/strong> way to get to work every day.<\/p>\n Please take a moment and share your comments and experiences about the topic of getting work while working at an international school.<\/p>\n Also, go ahead and vote\u00a0What is the main way that you get to work at your current international school<\/strong>?<\/strong>\u00a0 Go to the\u00a0homepage<\/a>\u00a0of International School Community and submit your vote today!\u00a0 You can check out the latest voting results\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new survey has arrived! 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