Hey man, I like your video! I am really curious how you feel about your experience with HESS. I've noticed some people don't like HESS, but I'm not entirely clear why. Obviously not everyone can be pleased. I've checked out the HESS site and it seems like it's at least worth the year contract. Do they have good teaching resources and support?
Why did you leave taiwan then and not stay there? Was it hard to coach the students there? Some kids maybe quite receptive to the idea of learning english, how did you manage to coach them? It seems pretty cool to go there, I might consider that next time. Thanks for the great video!:)
@xfadedpetalx I didn't leave... I am still here and it rocks! Teaching is a skill you gain after time! The better you are at it, the more fun you can have in class... Good luck!
@moodphase5 Oh...that's great!:) So you don't intend to leave Taiwan forever? Do you miss your home from time to time? Is the life at Taiwan totally different?
@xfadedpetalx Well, yes, Of course I miss home from time to time. I'm going home for seven weeks just before Christmas... This will be the fourth time I'm going home for the holidays... Not sure if I'll stay in Taiwan forever, but it serves my purposes perfectly for the time being... Yes, life here is totally different to what you are used to.... I guess that's the challenge, adapt or die, leave your preconceptions behind and find freedom in the new. Change is the only certainty! Good luck!
Funny; it always seems lke their first teeth are getting in the way of speaking English and Chinese. The little Mandarin I learned was always from the kids (we were not suppose to speak Chinese in the class); so my Mandarin skills are limited in pronunciation to what I heard from children that age, hampered the sporadic distribution of teeth. A strange dialect for sure when I was out and about the towns.
very interesting. i'm seriously thinking of going to teach abroad. i'm trying to choose between Korea or Taiwan. what influenced you in choosing tw and what made you stay?
I've met lots of teachers who were in Korea and moved to Taiwan and prefer it here. The people are friendlier here, being the most the reason offered by most. I studied law but found I hated it as soon as I started working in the field. English teaching allows me free time to pursue my other creative talents and also allows me a degree of creativity in my day to day work. I also really enjoy the challenge of working with kids. So lots of reasons.
Dear Stu, great video. I was looking into doing something like this in the next couple years, as my friend recently completed doing the same thing for a year and loved it. How did you go about getting a job being an english teacher in Taiwan and can you elaborate more on your experiences?
I got a job at HESS online before I came. Check out their website. They take care of almost everything for you. It helps to have a job before you come, especially if you don't speak much Chinese... but on the other hand, Teaching jobs at big organizations pay less than smaller ones and you are generally expected to do a lot more extra work, like weekend events, planning and directing performances etc... it's up to you. many people just come and look for work here and it's fine.
SaiGonKidz: Your comment above only shows your own inner ugliness. BTW - Taiwanese are not the same as Chinese... Get your facts straight and get your soul back on the right path... if you have a soul.
would it be possible to work in taiwan in another job other than teaching? i would like to work in construction over there. as well as part time teaching. im from england. is this possible?
They have English name and Chinese names... because its easier for them to remember western names than it is for westerners to remember Chinese names. Can you imagine a westerner who doesn't speak a word of Chinese, trying to remember 20 kid's Chinese names? Not gonna happen.
Man, exactly what monkeystylemonk said. I constantly wonder what the hell I was thinking coming back to Canada. I was teaching in a school just outside of Hsinchu for about a year and it was easily the greatest and most profound experience of my life. I loved every minute of it, even when I hated it. Thank you so much for putting together and posting this video dude.
Dude, I used to work for hess and am now back in london training as a lawyer... Every time I look at clips like this I'm reminded as to what a f*cking awesome job that was and regularly question why I'm doing what I am right now. It had such an impact, and as much as I sometimes loathed it, am forever influenced and appreciative for the awesome times I had with my students. Go HESS - Dare to dream.
Interpol-hunted pedophile Christopher Paul Neil on the loose. He may be in Taiwan. He is a 32 year old Canadian male who taught english to children in Thailand.
Hey man, I like your video! I am really curious how you feel about your experience with HESS. I've noticed some people don't like HESS, but I'm not entirely clear why. Obviously not everyone can be pleased. I've checked out the HESS site and it seems like it's at least worth the year contract. Do they have good teaching resources and support?
Xuanmen9 3 months ago
nice video
poisedonis 6 months ago
@poisedonis Thanks... share with your friends
moodphase5 6 months ago
TAIWAN IS AN ISLAND?!?!
CharinZain 1 year ago
Wow, all your students have christian names
Fantasyger 1 year ago
Hi stu,
Why did you leave taiwan then and not stay there? Was it hard to coach the students there? Some kids maybe quite receptive to the idea of learning english, how did you manage to coach them? It seems pretty cool to go there, I might consider that next time. Thanks for the great video!:)
xfadedpetalx 1 year ago
@xfadedpetalx I didn't leave... I am still here and it rocks! Teaching is a skill you gain after time! The better you are at it, the more fun you can have in class... Good luck!
moodphase5 1 year ago
@moodphase5 Oh...that's great!:) So you don't intend to leave Taiwan forever? Do you miss your home from time to time? Is the life at Taiwan totally different?
xfadedpetalx 1 year ago
@xfadedpetalx Well, yes, Of course I miss home from time to time. I'm going home for seven weeks just before Christmas... This will be the fourth time I'm going home for the holidays... Not sure if I'll stay in Taiwan forever, but it serves my purposes perfectly for the time being... Yes, life here is totally different to what you are used to.... I guess that's the challenge, adapt or die, leave your preconceptions behind and find freedom in the new. Change is the only certainty! Good luck!
moodphase5 1 year ago
Funny; it always seems lke their first teeth are getting in the way of speaking English and Chinese. The little Mandarin I learned was always from the kids (we were not suppose to speak Chinese in the class); so my Mandarin skills are limited in pronunciation to what I heard from children that age, hampered the sporadic distribution of teeth. A strange dialect for sure when I was out and about the towns.
yearling37 1 year ago
very interesting. i'm seriously thinking of going to teach abroad. i'm trying to choose between Korea or Taiwan. what influenced you in choosing tw and what made you stay?
thanks much
zhengqin 2 years ago
I've met lots of teachers who were in Korea and moved to Taiwan and prefer it here. The people are friendlier here, being the most the reason offered by most. I studied law but found I hated it as soon as I started working in the field. English teaching allows me free time to pursue my other creative talents and also allows me a degree of creativity in my day to day work. I also really enjoy the challenge of working with kids. So lots of reasons.
moodphase5 2 years ago
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amywu1123 2 years ago
ok, thank you that was very helpful. good luck to you!
abcefg9674 2 years ago
Dear Stu, great video. I was looking into doing something like this in the next couple years, as my friend recently completed doing the same thing for a year and loved it. How did you go about getting a job being an english teacher in Taiwan and can you elaborate more on your experiences?
abcefg9674 2 years ago
I got a job at HESS online before I came. Check out their website. They take care of almost everything for you. It helps to have a job before you come, especially if you don't speak much Chinese... but on the other hand, Teaching jobs at big organizations pay less than smaller ones and you are generally expected to do a lot more extra work, like weekend events, planning and directing performances etc... it's up to you. many people just come and look for work here and it's fine.
moodphase5 2 years ago
as an english teacher, it's good to encourage the students to use an english name, it will help them i think. THANKS. cute kids!!!!
yayableu 2 years ago
hi, i m an english teacher i m'sia, i am thinking of going taiwan o hong kong for the teaching, let me knw if u r interested ok? tq
adam
adamtheegg 2 years ago
Super cute kids!!!! You seem like a great teacher, too. Very much loved...:)
kaerunohime 3 years ago 4
Let's get retarded in here.
sk8erfrombham 3 years ago
SaiGonKidz: Your comment above only shows your own inner ugliness. BTW - Taiwanese are not the same as Chinese... Get your facts straight and get your soul back on the right path... if you have a soul.
moodphase5 3 years ago
would it be possible to work in taiwan in another job other than teaching? i would like to work in construction over there. as well as part time teaching. im from england. is this possible?
alanm8hotmailcom 3 years ago
they're easily the most adorable group of kids i've ever seen! :D
Ginne86 3 years ago 2
why do they have english names?
i dont think that's their names
najmanajma 3 years ago
it's probably like a lot of my friends, they have an english name as well as a "native" name for lack of a better term.
ZugBub 3 years ago
They have English name and Chinese names... because its easier for them to remember western names than it is for westerners to remember Chinese names. Can you imagine a westerner who doesn't speak a word of Chinese, trying to remember 20 kid's Chinese names? Not gonna happen.
moodphase5 3 years ago
Man, exactly what monkeystylemonk said. I constantly wonder what the hell I was thinking coming back to Canada. I was teaching in a school just outside of Hsinchu for about a year and it was easily the greatest and most profound experience of my life. I loved every minute of it, even when I hated it. Thank you so much for putting together and posting this video dude.
ejmc76 3 years ago
I want to go so bad... need a BA first though
Rabidpie 3 years ago
Dude, I used to work for hess and am now back in london training as a lawyer... Every time I look at clips like this I'm reminded as to what a f*cking awesome job that was and regularly question why I'm doing what I am right now. It had such an impact, and as much as I sometimes loathed it, am forever influenced and appreciative for the awesome times I had with my students. Go HESS - Dare to dream.
monkeystylemonk 4 years ago
Interpol-hunted pedophile Christopher Paul Neil on the loose. He may be in Taiwan. He is a 32 year old Canadian male who taught english to children in Thailand.
infointerest 4 years ago
Yeah they caught that guy. I hope he goes away for a long time. How could you do that to cute little kids like this? That's messed up.
moodphase5 4 years ago
So cute. I like my primary school kids though, they are not little energy bunnies anymore... he he
CandyLove4 4 years ago