Each month, MTV Korea crowns an Artist of the Month. I'll be bringing you the artist's newest music video. Here's December. (The woman in this video is Lee Hyori, a very famous Korean singer.)
Wheesung - Fading Star
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Update
Well, I didn't get the interview for Hongik University. But I did get one for Busan National University! On Friday, December 12 I'll take the train over to Busan to meet with the Director of the program. I'm not sure what to expect, so I'll have to research a little bit and prepare before I go.
I'm also going to apply for a couple other jobs, one in Daegu and others in Seoul.
On another note, my new house is great. (Pictures to come soon.) It has good energy, I can just tell it! It's a little bigger and has a small bit of storage so my boxes are out of the way. And I got a small vacuum so I can clean up all the rabbit fur - easier than sweeping!
So, that's the dish for now.
I'm also going to apply for a couple other jobs, one in Daegu and others in Seoul.
On another note, my new house is great. (Pictures to come soon.) It has good energy, I can just tell it! It's a little bigger and has a small bit of storage so my boxes are out of the way. And I got a small vacuum so I can clean up all the rabbit fur - easier than sweeping!
So, that's the dish for now.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
New
Well, it's 12:10 AM on Wednesday December 3rd. I'm going to check the website for Hongik University to see if I got called back for an interview...
... Wish me luck!! ......
...
...
Boo! No news yet. It still says "If you applied for the position, please check this website on December 3 to see if you are invited for an interview."
They must mean business hours on December 3.
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In other news I'm finally moving to another apartment. Unfortunately, it was quite a hassle to get that to happen. The guys who help us teachers out are usually quite easy going and helpful but this time they made me feel really bad about moving. This is primarily because I was the one to decide to move - due to the giant mold creature gaining territory on the ceiling of my bedroom. Of course, they agreed with me that a person shouldn't live in that condition, but it still amounted to additional work for them.
On top of that, I even took it upon myself to meet with a real estate broker to look at (more than a few) properties. I picked a couple nice ones, the first one of which was lost because my school didn't move fast enough on it. The others were, according to my school, too good for me.
"You see," I was told, "teachers compare their house, so you can't have a much better house."
They also thought that my second choice was too far from the other teachers' houses in my neighborhood. This is just a stupid argument. Anyway.
A house very much the same as the one I have now was chosen for me - just around the corner. So, I'll be moving my things in on Thursday.
... Wish me luck!! ......
...
...
Boo! No news yet. It still says "If you applied for the position, please check this website on December 3 to see if you are invited for an interview."
They must mean business hours on December 3.
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In other news I'm finally moving to another apartment. Unfortunately, it was quite a hassle to get that to happen. The guys who help us teachers out are usually quite easy going and helpful but this time they made me feel really bad about moving. This is primarily because I was the one to decide to move - due to the giant mold creature gaining territory on the ceiling of my bedroom. Of course, they agreed with me that a person shouldn't live in that condition, but it still amounted to additional work for them.
On top of that, I even took it upon myself to meet with a real estate broker to look at (more than a few) properties. I picked a couple nice ones, the first one of which was lost because my school didn't move fast enough on it. The others were, according to my school, too good for me.
"You see," I was told, "teachers compare their house, so you can't have a much better house."
They also thought that my second choice was too far from the other teachers' houses in my neighborhood. This is just a stupid argument. Anyway.
A house very much the same as the one I have now was chosen for me - just around the corner. So, I'll be moving my things in on Thursday.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Never Eat Shredded Wheat ... Clockwise.
That's how I always remembered the directions. Well, I have a new one.
I just mailed out 2 big packages of documents in order to change my direction in life here. I have applied for 2 university positions. First choice is Hongik University in Seoul (English website), and the other is Busan National University of Education (English website).
I've always wanted to work with adults since, as many of you know, I don't really like kids. The little ones have grown on me, but I need a change. At uni, I will work half the hours I'm working now for around the same pay! Depending on the school I work for, I may have to find my own housing and in most cases university professors pay for their apartment. But, for me, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. I'd be working daytime hours and freed up to do other things - like prepare for grad school. Finally.
What did it take to apply? *sigh* Bear with me...
A copy of my university degree
Official transcripts
Copy of my passport and Korean ID card
Resume
Cover letter
Philosophy of teaching statement
2 letters of recommendation
Proof of employment documentation
Completed online application (with 3 essays!)
And a printed copy of said online application.
Whheewwww.
Now, we'll just have to wait and see what they think of all of that.
I just mailed out 2 big packages of documents in order to change my direction in life here. I have applied for 2 university positions. First choice is Hongik University in Seoul (English website), and the other is Busan National University of Education (English website).
I've always wanted to work with adults since, as many of you know, I don't really like kids. The little ones have grown on me, but I need a change. At uni, I will work half the hours I'm working now for around the same pay! Depending on the school I work for, I may have to find my own housing and in most cases university professors pay for their apartment. But, for me, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. I'd be working daytime hours and freed up to do other things - like prepare for grad school. Finally.
What did it take to apply? *sigh* Bear with me...
A copy of my university degree
Official transcripts
Copy of my passport and Korean ID card
Resume
Cover letter
Philosophy of teaching statement
2 letters of recommendation
Proof of employment documentation
Completed online application (with 3 essays!)
And a printed copy of said online application.
Whheewwww.
Now, we'll just have to wait and see what they think of all of that.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
My Bad Luck
Last week, I noticed my rabbit, Tokki, wasn't drinking any water. After 2 days, I started to really worry. The next day I took him to the vet, who said Tokki needed an ultrasound and an x-ray. It was Friday, so I had to go to work. My vet text messaged me that the rabbit needed surgery immediately as he had found some kidney stones - one quite large. Well, this vet is just the guy at Home Plus, not a rabbit specialist by any means, so I headed to Naver to find a better one. Saturday morning, I had to skip my Korean class to make my way to a new animal hospital, rabbit-in-box in hand.
3 hours, 565,000 won, and a couple cries later I knew my rabbit was overall pretty healthy and actually had only one stone, but was scheduled for a major surgery with anesthesia.
Luckily, he made it through with flying colours and even scratched the doctors up a bit, feisty little guy! He's meant to stay at the hospital one more day, so I'll bring him home tomorrow morning. I went in to visit him today and found he's in a really nice, quiet, private room like rich people get at the hospital. Good thing, because after all, I am paying 40,000 won per day for them to take care of him.
This all happened at the same time that the MK guys are working on getting me a new house (mine's all moldy - eew.) and my applications were due for a new university job. Some luck.
3 hours, 565,000 won, and a couple cries later I knew my rabbit was overall pretty healthy and actually had only one stone, but was scheduled for a major surgery with anesthesia.
Luckily, he made it through with flying colours and even scratched the doctors up a bit, feisty little guy! He's meant to stay at the hospital one more day, so I'll bring him home tomorrow morning. I went in to visit him today and found he's in a really nice, quiet, private room like rich people get at the hospital. Good thing, because after all, I am paying 40,000 won per day for them to take care of him.
This all happened at the same time that the MK guys are working on getting me a new house (mine's all moldy - eew.) and my applications were due for a new university job. Some luck.
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