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Saturday, March 27, 2010
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Yesterday was the beginning of a very long journey from Portland, Oregon to Incheon, South Korea. This particular day when I left at 4am for the airport the state of Oregon felt the need to come down with a week's worth of rain in the course of 2 hours. Have you ever driven on a highway going to 70 mph in what feels like a monsoon and you couldn't see more than 8 feet...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Now I'm sure that for all of you who are very serious about teaching aboard this has not the only source that you have read. If it is, no problem! You're in safe hands. Since I am currently going through the process I hope that by sharing I can save you a BUNCH of time. This post is going to be an overview explaining what qualifications are needed, your necessary documents,...
So following up from Prologue you should now have a pretty good idea as to my intentions and how committed I am toward getting a job, utilizing my talents and making a difference. Currently I have switched gears and I am now really considering going to South Korea to get a job as an ESL Teacher. Yeah you heard that right...South Korea, where they make the Hyundai's and...
Let me start out with a big "WHAT THE HELL?!" This was not how it was supposed to pan out for me. Can I speak to a manager because something is not right here?! What I am referring to is my failed "American Dream" that I had been following with a blind loyalty that has undermined my future plans. Am I still not making sense? Let me back it up even further for those...