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[ppcg4]

The last month or so I just feel like leaving here... no real reason really. Other than the fact that I don't have any friends here...

My grandmother has been sick for years and I worry that I'll miss her death... not that it's something pleasant to be around for, but you know... I don't want to be the only one in my family who's absent for her funeral.

I also am not at all achieving one of the goals that I came here for... I'm spending more money than I'm making each month. I'm paying off student loans, but I still find myself using my credit card a lot at the end of the month. Each month I pretty much max out my $500 limit (I have more than one card).

I was hoping to make a trip SOMEWHERE in July, maybe Jeju or anything like that, just to get away. Looks like that's not happening due to financial problems.

It's just starting to feel pointless. But I know that when I get home, I'll end up working in some stupid call center or worse...

Give me some reasons to stay. Don't give me any of this 'you need to find the reasons in yourself' BS. If you've felt like me, tell me why you chose to stay.

Edit: I'm from a small town near Niagara Falls, Ontario. There's not much opportunity for me there.

[Captain Corea]

From the sounds of it, your problems are not related to where you are.

I doubt running will help.

[kabrams]

You've already told yourself.

[Rory_Calhoun27]

You have to make an effort to find friends. I say life itself is an adventure here sometimes. I took the bus one time to work, and found a millipede on my schoulder- where it came from I have no idea...


You actually have to make an effort to meet people. Start with coworkers. If at a hagwon, consider you probably make much more than the Korean teachers do. When I went to lunch with my fellow teachers, I tried to always buy lunch for them- it was at a gimbap shop, so super cheap, but they still appreciated.

and boy, did it pay dividends when I was asked to join a Friday afterschool dinner! at a Mexican restaurant no less.... boy, were they impressed by my 4 years of high school Spanish.... and one semester of college Spanish!

And cut up the credit card. If money is a problem, eliminate one of the problems, and start to manage everything else. but yes, ultimately the choice is up to you.

[Cerriowen]

One thing I've learned... where ever I am... Where ever I go... I'm still me.

You'll end up working a crappy job, have money problems, have no friends... ANYWHERE in the world.

Or you can have an adventure pretty much anywhere in the world. It just sounds cooler to tell people you're having an adventure in Korea rather than in... say... Kansas

At least here you can get away with being the wierd waegookin, and random people on the street will want to talk to you.

[kabrams]

[Young FRANKenstein]

[Rory_Calhoun27]

[Cliffhanger]

[Young FRANKenstein]