TEFL Taiwan/General Qs

I have been looking into TEFL in South Taiwan, more specifically, Kaohsiung or Pingtung. I have heard of Chiba Language School already, but I was curious about other options. I am more than open to other places in Taiwan, but the priority is the South.

For people who have/had pets and went abroad, did you take them with you? I have people willing to take care of them for the while that I am gone, but I was curious what other people have done.

For those that went abroad in a relationship, did your partner come with you or was the long distance difficult? How did you go about discussing your choice to go abroad with a relationship?

I am working on learning some Taiwanese and Mandarin, but how accepting or difficult was the language gap for foreigners in the schools?

I have my Bachelor's, and have some teaching/subbing experience. I will also be working on getting my TEFL, when I can figure out the logistics of how going out of the country would work in my current situation.

I feel really stuck. I want and have wanted to teach abroad for so long and landed in Taiwan as my strongest pick with hopes of living there if I end up liking it. It's been a lot to think about, and I am worried I won't be able to pursue it.