There are the dangers of tropical diseases and medical care that is not up to the standard at home. Safety standards can be lax. Policing may not be up to the home standard, and rich expatriates a target of theft or violence. There is no pension plan. Spouses usually can not find paid employment.
Schools can range from excellent to awful, or involve one's children living away from the family.
One has to make new friends constantly as his or their contracts end, and the extended family is far away. The fill just gets washed away and no visible progress is made, but the project supervisor observes that one day, some of the fill will begin to catch, and a dam will slowly appear. On the other hand, you have the opportunity to experience worlds completely different to home . Other overseas workers tend to be fascinating people who are also eager to make friends. Professionally, the people you are assisting are having so much difficulty adjusting to the Western economic and cultural juggernaut that has been forced upon them that any positive affect one has is immensely rewarding .