Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Getting Cold Feet-January 5th 2009

Well this is the short story...I was looking at a job posting website and saw an add for teaching English in South Korea. I had heard of these opportunities and I was curious as to what exactly goes into teaching abroad. I clicked on the link and discovered all you need is your bachelors degree, no criminal record and you are a US citizen. Well I had all that so I decide to pursue it. About 3-4 weeks latter I had met with the recruiter, picked a school and signed a contract to teach for one year in Seoul, South Korea! After that I moved home, to save on rent, and started packing things away and figuring out what I am going to take with me. It all happened so fast that I didn't have a chance to rethink my decision, and I am very glad I didn't. I have wanted to leave MN and/or the country since I was in high school and now, at the age of 28, I am FINALLY doing it! And although I am very excited for the challenge, experience, and all the fun and life-changing things I will do, I am also a bit scared and am wondering what the heck I have gotten myself into!! I know this is just cold feet and feeling anxious but I am starting to freak out just a bit. I have less than 7 weeks left here, around all I'm familiar with, until I venture out to the unknown. Getting ready to jump!

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