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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Rum Jungle wrote: |
| R-Seoul wrote: |
| Hmm so ESL teachers really are losers who can't find a decent job back home, the Koreans are right after all. |
What do you mean by that?
ESL teachers are losers? |
I think what he means is that there is a stark contrast between reality and the little yarns most people spin about their lives prior to coming to Korea. Few people come to Korea to teach for a "culture tour" these days. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, thanks. I work at a newspaper here. The pay sucks, but with my writing clips, I am sure I will be able to land a job at a magazine or much bigger paper after a year here. I am really tempted to bolt back overseas, but then I would never know how successful I could be in this field. I really enjoyed Korea as a country even though I complained about my job a lot. I have many good memories of going to Haeundae Beach on the weekends to drink soju before heading to the closest meat restaurant with my fiancee.
We are still waiting for her green card to come in the mail. |
You do need to start at the bottom. |
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byunhosa
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Center Ice
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| kentucker4 wrote: |
Hey, thanks. I work at a newspaper here. The pay sucks, but with my writing clips, I am sure I will be able to land a job at a magazine or much bigger paper after a year here. I am really tempted to bolt back overseas, but then I would never know how successful I could be in this field. I really enjoyed Korea as a country even though I complained about my job a lot. I have many good memories of going to Haeundae Beach on the weekends to drink soju before heading to the closest meat restaurant with my fiancee.
We are still waiting for her green card to come in the mail. |
Good luck to you. Journalism is a competitive field and the pay is very low, but I can imagine it would be very satisfying in other respects.
How did your fiancee qualify for a green card? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:07 am Post subject: |
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| byunhosa wrote: |
| How did your fiancee qualify for a green card? |
They don't, no? Takes a couple years for that to happen and only when you're married. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:37 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| byunhosa wrote: |
| How did your fiancee qualify for a green card? |
They don't, no? Takes a couple years for that to happen and only when you're married. |
Sure they can... K1/K3 or CR1 visa then apply for the SSN and greencard on arrival.
I am surprised that they were able to get a spousal or finance visa in such a short time however. Processing times are usually 9-16 months. |
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kentucker4
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Georgia
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| byunhosa wrote: |
| How did your fiancee qualify for a green card? |
They don't, no? Takes a couple years for that to happen and only when you're married. |
Sure they can... K1/K3 or CR1 visa then apply for the SSN and greencard on arrival.
I am surprised that they were able to get a spousal or finance visa in such a short time however. Processing times are usually 9-16 months. |
Yeah, that's what we did. She has been here more than a month, and we have been waiting for a green card packet thingy to come in before we can do anything else. She is starting to show new sides of herself, though,...particularly an unhappy side that really bothers me. I keep thinking it must be because she is currently unable to get a job and stuck in this apartment all the time with no car to go anywhere. I take her places on the weekend and we go out with my friends here. She has even become part of a Korean church group here. I dunno, though. I am having second thoughts because she appears to have an unhappy personality that has just revealed itself. Starting to remind me of my ex Canadian gf in Korea. *beep* it, I want to go to Thailand and play around some before teaching English more. Writing and almost being married are becoming big time chores. |
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DrunkenMaster
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| If you think it's a chore now, wait until the divorce starts |
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PBRstreetgang21
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
Location: Orlando, FL--- serving as man's paean to medocrity since 1971!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| she is currently unable to get a job and stuck in this apartment all the time with no car to go anywhere. I take her places on the weekend and we go out with my friends here |
Um thats A SIGNIFICANT issue. Not to mention culture shock for her as well.
I remeber the first time I came back from Korea, reverse culture shock, no car, stuck with parents at home all day, no phone, and most of my friends (they best ones anyway) had left the town for other cities and states.
Let me tell you my parents thought I was an alcoholic depressed nut ready to go Nic Cage a la Leaving Las Vegas. "You sounded so happy when you were in Korea", they always said.
Im sure it works for her too. Not to mention the amount of wars that are fought over finances. Make some money, let her get adjusted to life, and then she'll be a happy tomato ready to spend your paycheck, put out, and tell her friends how she didn't believe in bigfoot till she met you. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:04 am Post subject: |
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| The foreigness and loneliness would cause anyone to be cranky. I returned back home but I was a *beep* to my family for the first couple of days. Complaining about my own country and comparing it to Korea. Hope things pick up for you... |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| I'm just curious why you initially described her as your k-gf but now she's your green card holding fiance. I understand fiances can get a visa and you need to be married within 90 days but I don't understand how she can get a green card before marriage. |
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smedini
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I'm just curious why you initially described her as your k-gf but now she's your green card holding fiance. I understand fiances can get a visa and you need to be married within 90 days but I don't understand how she can get a green card before marriage. |
Didn't he say he was legally married but refused to call her his wife until they had a real wedding?
~smedini |
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smedini
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:38 am Post subject: |
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| xingyiman wrote: |
| Rum Jungle wrote: |
| R-Seoul wrote: |
| Hmm so ESL teachers really are losers who can't find a decent job back home, the Koreans are right after all. |
What do you mean by that?
ESL teachers are losers? |
I think what he means is that there is a stark contrast between reality and the little yarns most people spin about their lives prior to coming to Korea. Few people come to Korea to teach for a "culture tour" these days. |
I think he means HE'S a loser and feels so badly about himself that anyone in the same boat as he is must be a loser, too. I can assure him, however, that there are other boatloads of ESL teachers out there who really are good at and proud of what they do. There's a big difference between those who can't make it back home and have no other choice but to make others in a new country think they are all that and then some, and those who genuinely believe in ESL and want to make a difference, and career while they are at it.
IMHO
~smedini |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| smedini wrote: |
| mindmetoo wrote: |
| I'm just curious why you initially described her as your k-gf but now she's your green card holding fiance. I understand fiances can get a visa and you need to be married within 90 days but I don't understand how she can get a green card before marriage. |
Didn't he say he was legally married but refused to call her his wife until they had a real wedding?
~smedini |
That's a pretty bizarre story. |
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kentucker4
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Georgia
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Great, my boss just chewed me out about not consistently driving way out to the state patrol office two times every day for police and accident reports. I already spend about $10 in gas a day, now it's about to be $15 or $20.
We were leagally married in Korea as I understand it via paperwork in Seoul so she could get the spousal visa. To be honest, I don't know how the hell it works and I have never feel like dealing with US immigration because everything is automated when you call. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Now she's your wife?
GTFO |
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