Well, this is my very first entry. I suppose it is kind of ridiculous starting my journal this late into my trip but better late than never right. So, for those of you who have not had the opportunity to talk with me, i will try to summarize all of the craziness that has defined my stay in Korea thus far.
When I arrived in Korea I started working in a city called Masan which is about 40 minutes outside of Pusan. The first week was hell as I was extremely jet lagged, dealing with a little bit of culture shock, and working with little kids for the first time in my life. I quickly adjusted to being in a classroom with kids aged 3-13 and began having a lot of fun.
On September 14 a typhoon hit the coast, wiping out a lot of Pusan and Masan. It was the craziest experience of my life. A little terrifying as well as exciting. The typhoon however did not stop us from working. In fact, we walked to school on monday dodging debris and walking in ankle deep water. None of us slept for a couple of weeks as the pumps flushing out the city ran 24 hours a day. After the pumps had finished flushing the city out, generators were intalled to give the city basic electricity. Our apartment building was without water and electricity for almost a month. Craziness, I'm tellin ya.
At the end of October I left Masan and headed towards Seoul. The school I was employed at in Masan turned out to be a seedy company who used their employees and screwed us all over in pay. I found myself a good job in Eastern Seoul and began working there at the end of October. Everything was great there until I got pulled aside by my boss a week before Christmas and was told that he could no longer afford to employ me. So there I was, a week before Christmas and unemployed. I was upset and furious but went out and found myself yet another job.
On January 1st I began my most recent job at Pagoda Language Academy. So far it seems great, but I have to withold judgement as I have been batting zero so far in Korea. I hope that this time I made the right decision.
Linx
Typhoon, South Korea
Pictures of Typhoon
When I arrived in Korea I started working in a city called Masan which is about 40 minutes outside of Pusan. The first week was hell as I was extremely jet lagged, dealing with a little bit of culture shock, and working with little kids for the first time in my life. I quickly adjusted to being in a classroom with kids aged 3-13 and began having a lot of fun.
On September 14 a typhoon hit the coast, wiping out a lot of Pusan and Masan. It was the craziest experience of my life. A little terrifying as well as exciting. The typhoon however did not stop us from working. In fact, we walked to school on monday dodging debris and walking in ankle deep water. None of us slept for a couple of weeks as the pumps flushing out the city ran 24 hours a day. After the pumps had finished flushing the city out, generators were intalled to give the city basic electricity. Our apartment building was without water and electricity for almost a month. Craziness, I'm tellin ya.
At the end of October I left Masan and headed towards Seoul. The school I was employed at in Masan turned out to be a seedy company who used their employees and screwed us all over in pay. I found myself a good job in Eastern Seoul and began working there at the end of October. Everything was great there until I got pulled aside by my boss a week before Christmas and was told that he could no longer afford to employ me. So there I was, a week before Christmas and unemployed. I was upset and furious but went out and found myself yet another job.
On January 1st I began my most recent job at Pagoda Language Academy. So far it seems great, but I have to withold judgement as I have been batting zero so far in Korea. I hope that this time I made the right decision.
Linx
Typhoon, South Korea
Pictures of Typhoon
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