I taught English for two years, one in rural western China, and one in a suburb of Taipei.
I would second the thought of not going with an agency. They just aren't needed.
As well, beware any of those short "Teach English" courses. They're useless. They claim that they will give you a job, but most of them are pretty ty.
The only courses worth it are CELTA and DELTA, and it's not recommended you take them until you have at least two years of experience.
One thing to note is, the startup costs can eat up a lot of your first couple of months salary. You have to buy bedding, house stuff, etc. the longer you stay, the more you save.
One suggestion I can make is, avoid kids aged 11-15 if at all possible.
Younger than that, they're usually pretty fun. Older than that, they're serious students, but that age range.... ugggh..
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