Playing The Waiting Game

Yes, I am playing the waiting game. Waiting to hear about where and when for sure I will be going to South Korea to teach English and do that whole gig for a year. I am getting pretty exciting doing research and all of that stuff. I went to the library one day and got four books,I read a very insightful book from the Culture Shock series. I reccomend if you are going to a foreign country or even Chicago I guess. . . check out this Culture Shock series. My Korean phrase book though not so much, right now I can't say I am feeling to confident with any Korean. I am also reading a very interesting book right now called, The Two Koreas by Don Obderdorfer a contemporary history of the two countries in their relationship. There is so much I didn't know, I am learning a lot at this point I think. But the agency that is helping me find a position called me last night about an opening at a school in Seoul, the same area that the 1988 Olympics were. Pretty much in the middle of everything and it is another good position. I am hoping to know by tomorrow night though maybe more about the when for sure, but if not next week. They are working on it and I have to say I am impressed by them. So, yeah I am ready to leave and start my adventure in Korea. I have already sent emails out to my contacts in Korea. One girl who I know who is from Seoul gets back from Europe on September 5 and is like I will be a good friend and assistant to you. Then another man that I know in another city said to let him know when I get there, and I know he will help me out. Then I have a friend who has a friend doing an internship in Seoul right now and set me up with his email address, he is looking forward to hearing from me I guess. So, all of you who know me and smile when I talk about all the people and contacts I have in all corners of the world, well it is paying off. I think it is to the point that I could almost go anywhere in the world and I would know someone enough to trust that they would help me in anyway and take care of something if I needed it. I have to say, its pretty cool especially about this process so far and I am not even in Korea and I am in contact with three people already!

Other than that for the most part I feel trapped in this big house that my family lives in. I feel trapped in this affluent fortress of boredom, but there is nothing really to do or anyone to really do it with. I have been watching a lot of TV and reading. Right now I like the suedo-telenovela La Fea mas Belle, it is cute and funny, it makes me smile even laugh sometimes. And besides that I listen to a lot of 40 Principales, a radio station out of Madrid through the internet.

If anyone wants to come visit me in Missouri before I leave, you are MORE THAN WELCOME!