...Now you can say you have :) Tell me about your experiences attending a wedding in another country! ^_^ … [Read more...]
The Arrival Store
When I arrived in South Korea on August 19, 2011 within a few hours I had a working cell phone. No alien registration card (ARC card) and not even knowing my address...but I had a cell phone! How was this possible? It takes up to 4 weeks to get your ARC card and it's necessary if you want to purchase a phone. Well my dear friends, I used The Arrival Store (TAS). You can find … [Read more...]
Ulsan, South Korea
So I am here! Officially in South Korea:). Hard work and persitance always pays off in the end. Stay tuned! … [Read more...]
48 hours in New York City!
So I received my Notice of Appointment on Monday and left for NYC Tuesday to get my work visa!I just got back yesterday and here are some snapshots from the trip. Union Station, Hartford. thought the free calls were interesting...see below What numbers would you press? Once of the bus at Port Authority, I head straight to the consulate. They have a great library … [Read more...]
South Korea: So close!
Since my last Korea post I have done the following: 7/30/11: Sent off my extra documents to my recruiter in Korea ( I used Fedex and it was $84! But UPS was charging $137*insanity*)I waited for 7/31/11: I obsessively tracked the package everyday until it arrived lol. Especially since there was an issue with them inputting the address incorrectly in their system :(8/3/11: My … [Read more...]
Almost There!
I was contacted by my recruiter on Monday with awesome news about a job in Ulsan, South Korea. Yay! So now all I have to do is get all my paper work in on time and pray that things work out:)It pays to be persistent! This was a great start to my week seeing as though my birthday is coming up on Friday. I don't know how I feel about it this year. I don't have anything planned. … [Read more...]
Never Give Up
Yup...I was right! The recruiters I was working with turned out to be shady and unprofessional. You know when people say "listen to your intuition"...Listen! I was reading about rumors for the program I was applying to called GEPIK and that it was cutting jobs left and right. I asked the recruiter ( who I sent my entire application package to mind you) if she could tell me … [Read more...]
South Korea: Recruiters
I'm beginning to wonder if I made the right choice in recruiters.(sigh) I will continue to be patient as South Korea is waiting for me! … [Read more...]
South Korea
So for the past six months I have been researching going abroad to South Korea to teach english.Its been such a task to figure what recruiter to use, getting my documents together and figuring out where in Korea I wanted to live!Now finally I am working with a recruiter and trying to get my application together for the GEPIK program. I hope to leave in August after I finish my … [Read more...]