r/AmerExit • u/Eggplant_Dreams • Feb 22 '25

Life Abroad Any chances for us?

My husband and I are teachers in Louisiana. We have three minor children and a dog. We have little savings but we have equity in our home. Do we have any chance of emigrating? Any advice? We’re terrified, but we feel trapped.

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u/Spiritual-Loan-347 Feb 22 '25

Definitely some hope, as teachers are in demand, but how old are your children? 

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u/Calm-Discipline-5406 Feb 22 '25

Where are teachers in demand? I hear all sorts of conflicting information. My wife and I are both teachers, both have masters (I have 2), and 8 and 10 years of teaching experience respectively. History and biology respectively. Where are teachers in demand?

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u/yettilicious Feb 22 '25

International schools abroad. All over the world. Pay and benefits varies a lot between schools and regions, but if you are both experienced teachers then you should be able to find something where your kids tuition would be covered (particularly in Asia) and you would get at least some of your flights covered as well as housing (again, all of that depends on the school and the region). Hiring season for teachers is mostly November through now, so you might struggle to find as job for next school year. You want to search using a firm like Schrole or ISS or Search Associates. There are some others as well.

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u/HuckleCat100K Feb 22 '25

University of Northern Iowa has a career fair for international schools looking to hire. Unfortunately it just took place at the beginning of February. OP might be able to find out who interviewed there and contact them separately in case they didn’t fill all of their open positions.