We read online that finding a job in Thailand is almost impossible outside of Thailand. For whatever reason, they refuse to answer emails and don't post many openings online. We were left with little choice but to come to Thailand without a job. However, finding a job when in Thailand is supposedly easy. Check this website out Finding a job Teaching English in 10 days.
Josie booked us a place to stay as our base of operations. We got our bags and went looking for a cab or bus to take us there. We found a van that worked sorta like a bus. There was a group of us loaded on the van. By a lucky coincidence, there was a mother and daughter who been to this hostel before. It's a good thing too, because we would have a heck of a time finding it.
While we were riding, the daughter was telling us that this is there third time coming to this hostel and how great it was. She thought it was one of the nicest hostels she has been to. This got Josie and I really excited. We were just hoping for a clean and simple room.
Then the truth hit us. While Josie was checking in, I grabbed our bags and headed towards our room. I opened the door and my mouth dropped. It was bad. I mean really bad. It was a like a tiny prison with a fan to keep you cool. The bathroom was tiny and had the only window. This window was very small and couldn't be opened. Heck, it even had a pattern so you couldn't see out of it. I knew I would go crazy after a day or two. Josie wouldn't even last the night. So I grabbed our things and told the clerk to move us to a bigger and nicer room. Sure it cost more, but sanity is worth a lot.
The room they moved us to wasn't much better. It was twice as big as the other one but was still small. At least, this one had a balcony that made it seem larger and would give us fresh air.
The truth? I was in panic mode. I don't like not have my future laid out at least a little bit. I wanted to have a job lined up. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't looking forward to start working. That would be crazy. I just wanted job security. To know that I would have money to pay for a bills and not have to beg on the side of the street. I started to email as many places as possible. I knew I wouldn't get results but I figured at least one or two would respond. I don't know why a place would put ads in the newspaper and not respond to applicants.
We hit the streets. We make photocopies of our resumes and started giving it to about everyone. We called places and left messages on their machines and waited.... and waited. Not a single response. Why me!?
Ha. Ha. Don't feel bad for me yet. The truth was a bit better than that. After we made our resume, we went to hand them out to every English school in Bangkok. Our first stop was BFITS. It just happened that their headquarters was only a few minutes walk away from our hostel. It was our first stop. We went in and had a job interview right away. They asked us several questions and I'm proud to say that we impressed them. Josie was given an offer right away to be a Math teacher at a public school. The previous math teacher just quit a few day earlier and they needed her to work right away. As for me, they said that they might have a spot for me. There was a teacher that was very "homesick" and was thinking about leaving. They told me that they'll let me know if the spot opens up.
At least Josie had job. This made me feel a little better but this didn't mean we were out of the woods yet. I still need a job and I couldn't depend on the English teacher quiting. So we went to Siam and I dropped of several resumes. Nothing happened with the emails I sent nor the resume I dropped off. They didn't call or emailed me back.
Lucky for me, that English teacher decided to leave and I had a job. We were only here for less than two weeks and Josie and I both had a job.
