I think I was getting bored with the whole 'total tourist/no working' idea I originally started out with plus the finances, though ok, most likely couldn't have withstood the constant assault my drinking habit was inflicting. Initially wanted to do the course (as there a number around the world) in Bangkok thinking that this would be the easiest place (i.e has a KFC) for me to live in while completing it. But the Thai authorities decided i was an unfit person and would not provide me with the necessary visa. Unless I returned home and applied via the correct channels along with a police check I was unlikely to succeed (their loss). The next best choice was between Hanoi or Phnom Penh. Both very interesting places and a lot to offer, so without preference I submitted my application to both and allowed them to compete for my services in much the same manner which a city would compete to host the Olympics.
Hanoi took 2 weeks to reply and didn't have a place till September. Phnom Penh accepted me within a week (me thinks they are desperate). Visa and working restrictions are almost non-existent here so no hassles. Am staying in a guest house run by the Southeast Asia Regional Service Center of Languagecorps (the school running the course) which is bearable (but much cleaner then my flat back in Elwood).
The course is geared so you hopefully remain in the country (30 hours of Khmer/Cambodian language won't do me much good on the beaches of Spain) and teach, though the certificate is recognised worldwide. Unsure at this date if I will remain for any period or if I will push on and use it elsewhere (the European summer is almost over). Always work for English teachers here and more a matter of where you want to work (city, country, school, adult education etc).
http://www.languagecorps.com/
No clue as to if I will enjoy or be any good at this teaching gig, but if I can control a group of mad women like I did at Computershare (old job) i'm sure this will be a piece of cake.
Cheers
