Korean Job Discussion Forums

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I've been here 2.5 years and will go home next year to start pilot school.

[applesandshanana]

I'm planning on coming back to the U.S., but certainly not to Michigan. This place is a black hole of joblessness and foreclosure.

Unfortunately, I have to go to an area that needs teachers...so right now I'm thinking somewhere in Maryland or Virginia. There are many places I'd like to go, but I would be stuck trying to force myself into a teaching job rather than being offered one.

Hopefully I can start my master's in history soon after I start teaching high school social studies again in the states.

[Tiger Beer]

Not sure what's next for me. Was thinking of...

1) Japan, Taiwan or the Middle East - More ESL stuff.

2) Hawaii or California or Nevada (try out new cities back home)

3) Philippines - start a business

[mindmetoo]

[applesandshanana]

[contrarian]

The Spokane area is very nice. I have a brother in law that lives in Post Falls, Idaho. The western boundary of his lot is the Washington State line. Magnificent country and still marginally affordable.

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[crazylemongirl]

I went home and started working for the Japanese consulate. Though part of the reason I got the job was because the senior consul had worked in North Korea overseeing the construction of their nuclear power plant

[LuckyNomad]

Stay in Korea another 4 years, save up gobs of money, invest it, become fluent in Korean, move to Japan, become fluent in Japanese, move to China, become fluent in Mandarin, wander around the Pacific as an interpreter or doing whatever else comes along.
My other idea was International Arms Dealer but I think that requires Russian.

[patongpanda]

I am never going going back to corporate dronery (even if they would have me).

I am thinking of:

1. Hamburger van. Taking money off drunken idiots (of which there is no short supply in UK).

2. Taxi driver. Only downside having to deal with aforementioned drunks.

Cash in hand business. Work for myself. Could combine it with any old part-time work if necessary. Security guard - sleep and read. Office temp - flirt with the ladies.

I would like to get Qualified Teacher status too but I don't want to end up in some miserable inner city comprehensive - the fate of most new teachers. I would end up killing one of the little twits.

[ashke516]

I'm currently applying to the Peace Corps and I've made it to the nomination stage (after a really long application, loads of paperwork submitted, and an interview). My contract in Korea finishes the end of February and I've been nominated to go to Africa as a health volunteer... just have to get medical and legal clearance before I find out exactly where I will go and have more of an idea of what I could be doing... fingers crossed!!

One of the many reasons I want to do the Peace Corps is that I want to take advantage of the Peace Corps Fellows to go to graduate school after I serve my two+ years. I really enjoy teaching, but I don't think I want to do it for the rest of my life so I am looking into health policy/public policy.

[applesandshanana]

[ashke516]

[pest2]