It's Always a Production!!

If you have started reading my blog again, you must know that I will be teaching English in Inje, South Korea for one full year. Honestly, I have been applying for jobs since May 2010 because I knew my contract with AmeriCorps would be ending in August 2010; so I thought I would get a head start.

I had four interviews: Bilingual Paraprofessional with the Hmong Charter School I worked at, Associate Educator in Minneapolis Public Schools, Student Learning Advocate in Anoka School District and Manager of Education at Junior Achievement. Needless to say, no one offered me a job. I continued looking, trying not to be discouraged, but the feeling was there nevertheless.

I thought of applying to banks or back to Subway where I worked in college for two years, but neither of those seemed appealing. I want a job in education. I stumbled upon this job of teaching English in South Korea and applied immediately. The only qualifications are having a college degree and fluency in English. Seeing as I graduated and am American, obviously I met qualifications.

I met with a friends of mine from high school that taught one year in Korea while she was back on her break. She loved the job and the experience so much, she decided to renew her contract for one more year. We met for coffee and discussed her year of teaching. She continued to say that there is still an opening with the company she went through, so I also applied to that one. A couple days later I had an interview.

The interview lasted only a 10-15 minutes, just like all the others. To my surprise, at the end the recruiter offered me a job. I accepted.

Now, I'm in the long process of gathering documents, interviewing with schools, more accepting, sending paperwork, waiting, going to Chicago, more waiting, packing, booking a flight, then leaving. I'm right around the first waiting period, then road tripping to Chicago, which is exciting because I have never been there.

That's all I got for now. I will keep everyone posted as it comes. Thanks for reading!