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English Matt

Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:56 am Post subject: Anywhere but here... |
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Lots of us are just passing through Korea....you could be here to pay off debt, to save up some cash, to ride out the global recession, for the experience, or all or a combination of the afore-mentioned; but what do you have planned for life after Korea.
Personally -
Where I hope to be: Berlin.
When: By the end of 2010
Doing what: hopefully doing an internship with a charity that works on the behalf of asylum seekers and refugees.
So where will you be, when will you be there, and what will you be doing? |
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Kikomom

Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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BS.Dos.

Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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New York ---> Cornwall ---> New York ---> ???
28/08/09 ---> 01/10/09 ---> 01/01/10 ---> ??? |
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Bloopity Bloop

Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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2011 (hopefully) - Foreign Service Officer posting with the US State Department
2020 (hopefully) - Land some sort of diplomat job
2030 (hopefully) - Become an ambassador |
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greasypeanut
Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Location: songtan
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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09-korea
10-china
11-japan
12-philippines, to either get a nursing degree or back home in sunny so cal, opening up my restaurant or coffee shop |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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117 days. Starting construction on my farm in the Philippines.
Hopefully forever. |
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mulligc3
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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After i leave here, ill go home for a month or two and hopefully then go to France and spend a few months teaching esl(summer camps and the likes), while trying to brush on on my french.
Might do a teaching course at home then.
hope there will be jobs at that stage!!  |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009 Location: Electron cloud
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Granada, Andalucia
When - was supposed to be now but serious gambling addiction has left me broke so now probably spet 2010.
Why - artisitc pursuit whilst living off of savings and Granada is beautiful and laid back and sunny and close to home. |
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Katchafire

Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Location: Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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All ESL -
'09 and '10 - Korea
'11 and '12 - Hong Kong with Holiday to England for London Olympics
'13 and '14 - Russia (Hopefully able to adopt a child while there) - then return home to NZ
OR if no luck adopting in Russia ...
'15 and '16 in China - (hoping to do the same) - STILL if no luck, then back to NZ in 2017 to open a Foster Home.
There - my life taken care of for the next several years.  |
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harlowethrombey

Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
2011 (hopefully) - Foreign Service Officer posting with the US State Department
2020 (hopefully) - Land some sort of diplomat job
2030 (hopefully) - Become an ambassador |
Already took the FSOT and passed it.
However, I didnt get called in for an interview, probably because I'm not completely fluent in a second language and lacked experience (military or otherwise) in international diplomacy/intelligence gathering.
Just a head's up, if you dont have an appropriate degree and some experience you should work on that before 2011 (it would be better to sign up with Army or Navy intelligence as oppossed to teaching in Korea). |
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Bloopity Bloop

Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: |
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harlowethrombey wrote: |
Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
2011 (hopefully) - Foreign Service Officer posting with the US State Department
2020 (hopefully) - Land some sort of diplomat job
2030 (hopefully) - Become an ambassador |
Already took the FSOT and passed it.
However, I didnt get called in for an interview, probably because I'm not completely fluent in a second language and lacked experience (military or otherwise) in international diplomacy/intelligence gathering.
Just a head's up, if you dont have an appropriate degree and some experience you should work on that before 2011 (it would be better to sign up with Army or Navy intelligence as oppossed to teaching in Korea). |
Thanks for the info! I have a degree in international studies/relations and I thought that'd be enough with an FSOT pass, but I'll start looking into this other stuff.
While teaching in Korea might not be the most pertinent thing, I guess it just adds more international experience to my resume. I've also gone through several peace programs in China and Japan. I think any international experience wouldn't hurt.
Thanks again, anyway. |
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fromtheuk
Joined: 31 Mar 2007
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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2009-2034 - Possibly Korea.
2010-2034 - Possibly Saudi, if I can get a job there.
2010-2034 - China, especially when their currency becomes the world's strongest currency.  |
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Robot_Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Robotting Around the World
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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2010~
In a Western country with a good job that lasts for 20 more years!
Oh Dixie is whistling a wish, I'm afraid. Might have to take up a skilled trade and actually do some dirty work instead of punching computers and telling people what to do.  |
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Tundra_Creature
Joined: 11 Jun 2009 Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:03 am Post subject: |
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2009-2010: South Korea- Student Exchange.
2010-2013: Canada- Hopefully finishing my Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film Animation and Bachelor's of Education in Early Childhood and Elementary.
2013 and on: Somewhere- Hopefully finding me a job that I really like either in the storyboarding/animation field, or teaching children.
Include some traveling in between all that. |
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tzechuk

Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:20 am Post subject: |
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Your subject title reflects my sentiment precisely.
Anywhere but here....
I just don't have a choice right now -( |
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