[Spending the remainder of my life in Thailand.]

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Why can't your girlfriend go with you? Thai people can go to Korea.

Jus' wunnerin

'nuff said

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She can't come with me because...

1) We aren't married.

2)Even if we were married most schools will not sponsor a person who isn't working. She's not a teacher.

She could come to see me for 2-3 months at a time. That gets expensive though.

[Spending the remainder of my life in Thailand.]

Hello Everybody. I need some real advice, and I'm going to be truthful about my current situation.

I will go over the last few years of my life so you can better understand my situation.

During the last two years I was working at an academy in South Korea. It was a very good experience. I met a lot of people, and I met my Thai girlfriend during this time. I took a trip to Thailand and we met. Although I was teaching in South Korea we started to date, and we eventually became serious. I finished my 2 year contract in November and I stopped in Thailand for a 2 week stay before I took my flight back to New Jersey. I've been home for 5 months now.

I hate it here. The taxes are unbearable. I had to pay taxes for 2013 even though I worked in South Korea. I'm looking for a way out of here so I can be with my girlfriend. What's the likely hood that I could make a wage or even start my own business in Thailand? I have a degree in special education. Maybe I could open a school for handicapped children? How about operating a bar? I'm currently looking at what I could do once I reach Thailand. I was offered a job in Surin last night as an ESL teacher for a local school. I don't know anything about this province so it's up in the air at the moment. I guess I could be looking at $30k baht for a starting salary?

I'm worried because of my age. I'm 44 years old, and I have just started to save for retirement. Obviously this is important to me. I'm worried that I could spend the next 10-20 years in Thailand with nothing to show. No money, zero investments, and no retirement.

My girlfriend wants to get married. She's 35 years old so I'm sure her biological clock is ticking. She wants to have a child and a house. That's only normal.

Finally, I could go back to South Korea and work for my old school, or I could get into EPIK. I'm actually filling out the application now. The pay is great and you get free housing. The downside is my girlfriend can't go with me.

To the people who have lived in Thailand for over 10 years. How do you do it? Do you have a business with your girlfriend/wife?

Thanks.