Eat Your Kimchi! Korea: Wtf?!

So, as some of you may or may not know…I recently got a job teaching English in South Korea. What the hell? Why Korea? I thought your major was in… art?

Alrighty then, here we go. I applied for a job teaching English in South Korea on a whim, shortly after I broke it off with Not-So-Awesome Boyfriend. I’ve been a Teaching Assistant throughout my time in college, and my job as a Program Leader at the Boys and Girls Club was also teaching-mentoring-children based, so the experience was there. As a driven young woman that’s recieved very little help or encouragement from my family in doing…pretty much anything I pursue (save for my wonderful mom and siblings), I have proven time and time again, that I can learn anything quickly, and I always handle what is thrown at me. Usually whilst working 4 jobs and maintaining kick-ass grades. I can do it. So why the hell not see where this takes me?

I was applying for jobs everywhere, with only a few looking remotley interesting (and still in the Quad-Cities, ick), and thought this would be a wonderful opportunity. More than decent salary for an entry-level job. Apartment and plane tickets taken care of. Opportunity for travel, inspiration, and freetime to work on my freelance endevors wihtout the bother of working second and third jobs.  Training provided, guarenteed advancement and future employment possibility, and most of all, some solid experience in a career field. My chosen career field? I’m not really sure…because all of my chosen career are based in freelance, design, or teaching- or some weird combination of all three. I have maintained a balance of all three of these fields throughout the entirety of my college career, and now it’s time to try out shifting the balance. I did not go to college with a specific career in mind, but more like six different careers *laughs*. I love learning, simply said.

That is the wonderful thing about a degree in the liberal arts: It’s creative. It’s open-ended. You learn not only information in your chosen major, but you’re educated about the world around you: English, philosophy, science, all started to “fit together” as one cohesive body of information for me. It teaches you to think *surprise* outside of the box!

So, I interviewed with my recruting agency, and a few weeks later interviewed with a school to match. I arranged to speak with all  of the American foreign teachers, and drilled them about their experiences, talked to the head of the school, and afterwards, felt very confident that I wouldn’t be turned into dog meat.

South Korea is a very safe place to travel. Crime rates are highest outside of American Army base camps. Imagine that. Educators and the learning practice are highly respected, more so than here in the states… :/ Most people speak slight English already, and there are actually free translation services from any pay phone. Travel within the countries, and to other countries is a breeze: trains, faster trains, and busses take care of almost anything, and are very inexpensive.

Needless to say…my first day is September 1st. I couldn’t be more excited. There are so many things I need to get, and do before I go! In closing, I’ll leave you with my latest YouTube discovery: Eat Your Kimchi!, a Canadian couple that has been teaching English in Korea for about 4 years. They are hilarious and droky. Just my style. Eat Your Kimchi! And Enjoy

 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXi6gHI9_sM]