Hello everyone. Name's Daniel, I'm 20 and looking forward to live in Indonesia, more specifically Surabaya (if possible, if not then somewhere nearby). English is not my maternal language but I am hopping to find a job as an English teacher, both because I've got some (informal) experience in lecturing and because the pay is quite good, though perhaps it isn't as good since I don't have any kind of formal graduation and wasn't born in one of the 5 countries apparently required for getting a job in some of the top schools there.
Anyways... I got a few questions I couldn't find answered anywhere else, so I'll bother you for a bit.
First: How come there are so many native English speakers who start teaching as soon as they get in Indonesia without any knowledge whatsoever of the language spoken there? I mean, how can you teach someone some other language if you can't communicate with them using their own? lol
Second: How can I get in touch with the places/schools over there? In order to get the visa and all the required paperwork I mean... and just how hard it is to find a job over there?
Third: I've heard the living cost there is actually pretty low but just how low is it? I've heard that if you make about 2000$/month you can live like high class over there... is that true?
Fourth: Well, pretty much anything else you think might help me a bit.
Thanks, I'll wait for your replies.