As I'm sure you may be aware, my job search has ended, taking me to Jeonju, South Korea! And thus I am happy to report this blog is relaunched as a travel blog, and not a hopeless job search blog. I will be teaching English to elementary aged students at a private academy (hogwan) called Giving Tree Academy. I leave on August 12.
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It's about three hours or so south of Seoul, and has a population of about 650,000. I think it will be a nice balance between things to do during the week, but is very well connected with other national transportation networks. Since it is not Seoul, I think saving money will be a little easier as well.
As usual, I am probably bringing way too much crap. I mean, I'm going to be living there for at least a year (and probably more if all goes well), I'm going to have to go to a store sooner or later! I will most likely regret this when I am trying to make my way to the bus stop.
Although I have no meaningful experience teaching English or children, South Korea's requirements for ESL teachers boils down to "someone with a four year degree and a clean background check." It will definitely be a learning experience on my end, but one I am looking forward to. After the events of the "Arab Spring," I found myself infected with wanderlust once more. Since I am too broke to go to grad school at the moment, teaching English in Korea is the next best thing.
This blog will be home to the trials and tribulations and no doubt crazy stories I will accumulate, with most of the pictures going to Facebook or Flickr or something similar. So, sit back and enjoy the ride!
Hells yeah girl! I think I went to Jeonju once before but its beautiful and its nice to get away from a lot of the foreigners in Seoul. You'll kick butt and if you have any questions on finding something or classroom stuff or even language just hit me up!
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Kristin