Staying in Korea
I cant stop thinking whether to stay for a 2nd year or not, versus going home after 1 year to go to teachers college. I havent applied, just started, but i really dont want to go back to school already. I know im 25, going on 26 in March and i just spent 6 years in school, and obtaining a Bachelors in Education Degree would benefit my salary. If i go back to Canada... i will never find a job this good again. In my current working position here in Korea, its an easy job with average pay, but overall its an easy and relaxing life. What guy wouldnt like my job? It's good pay, an easy teaching job, less hours, pretty co-workers, dont pay rent, cheap and good food, freedom, get treated like a star, kids are adorable... i mean staying for 1 year is sort of a waste, 2 years is just right. It would be dumb of me to give up something this good for someone else to pick up... the thought of that sucks. I wanna hold on to this great opportunity that I planned and chased after for 3 years now. I'm finally doing what i said and wanted to do, and to give it up so easily after obtaining it for only 1 year seems a waste. However, that was the plan ( but I knew to be afraid of liking Korea too much and staying for a year prior to going) and sticking to the plan has gotten me this far. Now... what do i do? In so far, i have met and heard from other people's desire and reasoning to TESL overseas in Korea ( or elsewhere) to get away from a mundane routine life at home. They need change, not doing anything, etc... just looking for something better... and once you have it, do you give it up? I should apply anyways and figure it out 8 months later... that would be the rational thing but most undesirable right now lol. so sad...
Discovering more Korean Food
I just realize the Koreans will eat anything here, so do I so, thats why we get along :). For example, yesterdays lunch consist of kimchi made of veggies with pork and octopus.... yeah we never eat octopus with pork.. thats weired. Just now (literally) i was drinking milk with vinegar.... how gross it was , yak! (it was Ji-Sook and Vanessa) but its the same as Yokult (carbonated yogurt) they said, no its not. They eat dog (I have and will again if its available), and they eat rice cake for everything, desert, doboki ( rice cakes with hot sauce, usually served with liver, heart, lungs and esophagus ), in their soup, for breakfast and desert. This is only for some meals. They have sausage too! But its filled with noodles, not meat, so sad... ( i was like wth.... i miss Octoberfest sausage ... ). Don't get Korea wrong, they do have delicious food here like Kalbi, thats it, bulgogi haha... (Korean food in Canada is better i think, more meat) Meat here is really expensive, so the portions are small and their are no buffets, unless you go to Itaewon where u can get Indian Food Buffet. There is a pho restaurant in town, i should check that out today because i miss Pho and curious as to how it taste and if its made by real viet people. Maybe i can speak viet to someone, there are a few viet people here . Mostly women, from foreign-arranged marriages. Dying to speak viet to someone, as i was to speak English.
Home sick?
No not yet, it may sound like it but in so far im perfectly fine. I did have a dream that was half canadian and half korean. I mean to say... it was about my family in canada doing something in korea and i forget... but i suppose my dream is reminiscing life in Canada and Korea, like im torn between two countries. Which is normal for everyone, a friend here said he had the same type of dream. I haven't gotten ill yet, the food is good, i sleep well ( i was late today because i slept in!) and girls are pretty all around the world so not just Canada. This is home... but for how long?
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