There has never been a better time to find good employment in Thailand! This is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the numerous teacher vacancies posted on www.ajarn.com, which is THE teacher's web site in Thailand: the highly reliable site where teachers go to find jobs, advice about living in Thailand or anything else of interest to teacehers living and working here.

While the pay for teachers in Thailand is not as high as in many other places, the cost of living is a lot less, too – which means that money can go a long, long way here, if you're careful, while you're teaching and living a good life among some wonderful people and students.

Finally, apart from wanting to save up 'a bag-full of money' elsewhere, are there any reasons why you would want to stay away from Thailand at this wonderful time?

• Let's see. Tornados or cyclones? Thailand has never had one. What about your country?
  
• Earthquakes? Thailand has never had but the most minor tremor up north? And your country?
• Hurricanes? Nearby, yes, but not in Thailand. (If you live in Florida, you will appreciate that!)
• Terrorist attacks on tourists? Never. Not yet, anyway, though one must agree that it could happen in any country, anywhere.

What about the unrest and killings in Southern Thailand? These tragic events don't affect the rest of the country, but occur in the provinces of Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala, all of which are Muslim areas wishing to secede and form an independent state. This, of course, is not the only problem in these troubled areas, but none have shown an interest in exporting their violence to other parts of Thailand.

Well, what about a tsunami? Yes, we had one, down south, as did other nations suffering the after effects of an earthquake thoccurred at in Indonesia. Though we are not expected to have another one for at least another century, excellent early warning systems have been put in place to protect anyone who might find himself or herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, should another one actually occur.

Finally, despite a bit of government bickering (not at all unusual in other parts of the world, as well), and some nasty violence in the deep South, we can say along with all the other "old hands" of Thailand:

There is no safer place on earth than Thailand, for foreigners to walk alone after midnight !