I've been lurking, waiting in the surreal polluted fumes of my Daegu studio apartment tempting fate by convalescing with chicken based dishes and soju. Two new teachers have finally arrived to fill the capacious void left by Cyndi's abrupt departure to Busan, so my hours have finally been reduced from the third-world horror I was subjected to for months earlier.
I actually considered accepting a job offer to teach English in Japan for far less money, but I eventually declined and am now considering a move to Seoul for the remainder of my stint in Korea.
I've found Korea quite interesting both for reasons of leisure and maternal curiosity, but I definitely need to find a new school. Andover has been less than enjoyable, and tomorrow marks my 6 month anniversary of arriving. It also marks the date in which I can quit my job without having to reimburse my plane ticket.
In any case, i've spent the last few nights updating my kubuntu packages in Parallels and adding arbitrary code to my z80 assembler from a terminal to give myself some semblance of a connection to the computer world.
My shoulders hurt from walking down the street and being inevitably bumped by Koreans who apparently never learned how to walk, and my soul hurts from intellectual stagnancy. Somebody needs to come correct with an egregiously glamorous job offer, or I might just end up grabbing an F-4 visa and spending the rest of my days living on the streets of Seoul, unemployed.
Lost in Translation
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Three Things. 1. Loaded translations. Too much tipping the translations to
say what these videomakers want these women to say. And they sound like
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11 years ago
3 comments:
Hi James
I happened across your blog looking for Andover's address! I used to work at Andover- in 2005. I take it you are in their Beomul hagwon or perhaps their newest one in Suseong? Either way I am sorry I hear you are not enjoying the school.I had worked in another hagwon before joining Andover and found Andover to be a much more enjoyable experience! If your boss is Mr. Kim he is a great guy once you get on with him and will treat you well.Of course underneath it all, it is a business and all Korean hagwons suffer from shocking levels of disorganisation. I hope things get better!
I am considering a job at Andover in daegu. Should I be weary? This blog post has made me think twice. Fill me in.
I am considering a job at Andover in daegu. Should I be weary? This blog post has made me think twice. Fill me in.
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