Goodbye 2013~ Hello 2014! I make new years resolutions every year. I never follow through with most of it. Then again, I think that stems from a place of motivation and a good mental state. 2013 was a year of change and time for reflection as well. I did a lot of stuff, even though it doesn’t seem like much now.
Cha – ching . Cha – ching. Cha – ching. Can you hear that? That’s the sound of your education racking up each year. Higher and higher it goes. Cha – ching. Cha – ching. Cha – ching. One of the perks of teaching English overseas in countries like Korea or Japan is that you can pay down your student loan debt quickly. This is if you are a devout saver. I on the other…
“Everyone’s goal is to be married with kid(s) by 27?” “I have seen too many girls from my high school pregnant waddling down the aisle”, ” OK, you got pregnant you don’t have to rush into a marriage and be miserable” Three quotes from a friend that happen to resonate with me. While I’m sure there are plenty of people out there that will disagree with me and want to throw shit my way, by…
I headed home after work with the gym-teacher’s wife, who is filling in for another teacher on absence, and she asked what I was doing this weekend. I said nothing as I only have 2,000 won to my name. (less than $2.00) So she hands me money and I tell her no I’m okay, after about 3 times of this she gives me about 30,000 won and asks me to pay her back later. My…
“Did you know…..?” ” Have you heard….?” No. And no. I did not know. I have not heard.
I will be on a plane in 5 weeks to South Korea. I was thinking back to every time I have gone back and visited. Of all the times I have been, I grew the most during my study abroad summer program with Yonsei University in 2006. It was my second time to Seoul and I was ready to learn and travel. The feeling of being able to walk around in a different country, order…