Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Korea, Here I Come!

OHMYGODI'MGOINGTOKOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah.  I neglected to mention here that I've been accepted for a position teaching English in the public school system in Busan, South Korea.

I probably should have done so.

They pay for my airfare, housing, a month's paid vaction, paid sick leave, holidays, and 1.8 million SKW per month.  Yay, I'm going to be a millionaire!  (1.8 million SKW translates to a grand....$1200, but still.)  It's exciting, and everyone has been so supportive-- work, family, friends.  They all think it'll be a great experience.  I even know some people who have worked/know people who worked/currently work in Korea.  I know almost nothing of the language, but at least I can recognize the Korean alphabet.  It's a start.

God, I'm going to be halfway around the world.  It's a different day there now.  I don't even know what they drink.  I don't really know what their culture is like.  I don't know very much about the weather.  I don't play StarCraft.

I just hope I like the people.  One thing I've found, traveling, people are the same everywhere you go.  They just call things by different names.

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