I was reading a contribution on the Duct Tape Marketing Blog Channel about an article that appeared in the New York Times titled MBA Students Bypassing Wall Street for A Summer in India and I was pleasantly reminded of myself 
. Although I don’t possess an MBA I fully understand the allure of working abroad in the business world.
Although wages typically can’t compare to those offered in the States, the cost of living compared to earned wage and overall quality of life exceeds that which can be found back at home. Combine this with every (well at least for me) college graduates dream to travel (and “explore the real world”) and you have a recipe for enjoyment and success. There was a CNN Business Traveler’s special on reverse outsourcing I saw on television a while ago, but I’m unable to find a link.
To a certain extent, I feel lucky because I have the software and business skills to work in my field virtually anywhere. There has been a thriving Teaching English and a Foreign Language (TEFL) industry that predates all this talk about reverse business outsourcing. Typically the only path for an American college graduate to live/work abroad has been TEFL in Japan, Korea, or areas of Central and South America. The other option of course is the PEACE Corps which has drawbacks of its own. Of course multinationals in this era of globalization, have been sending foreign workers abroad for quite some time. Usually tho, they only send experienced personnel who have been with a company for an extended period of time. They end up offering highly lucrative moving and compensation plans but at that age finding executives who are willing to pack up their families and live abroad is difficult. Anyway, it’s good to see additional options for working abroad and others in similar situations as I.
By-the-way I have a TEFL, but have come to the realization that teaching isn’t something to pursue the rest of my life. As such, I’ve gladly taken this marketing position abroad at a beach resort to gain useful experience while I explore Thailand’s culture.