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[pseudoscience]

Then I have heard of dong chimming, just not by name. And I don't see this as a mess that I've gotten myself into. This mess, as you call it, sounds like an absolutely amazing alternative to the mess that I am escaping - struggling to survive the recession working for a huge corporation that abused its employees for the enrichment of management. Seven-day weeks, 10-hour days, insane clients, unsympathetic management, being underpaid while stuck in an overpriced location that I couldn't afford to move away from (long story), sinking further into debt with every passing month, and struggling to keep my head above water financially while watching friends get laid off and suffering the worst of the recession, which I tend to see more as a depression. It was hell, and I sometimes wonder if esl teachers living abroad fully appreciate what hell it was. I have been doing a lot of research, and so far, everything I've read indicates that teaching esl abroad is a walk in the park compared with surviving a crazy corporate job during the so-called "economic downturn" of the last seven years. I'm full of regret for not having discovered this opportunity years ago and saving myself a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. I'm looking forward to hopefully finding some peace, saving some money, and living for the first time because I can finally afford to, and if that means I have to get poked in the butt by a few kindergartners, I'll take it.

[candy bar]

[pseudoscience]

@candy bar, I do not understand this darkness that is apparent in your spirit, that you seek to criticize and demean me for no apparent reason. All I can do is ask that you bite your tongue and keep it to yourself as I do not deserve it. I have suffered and struggled, and what I am doing now is the light at the end of a very long and very dark tunnel. Allow me to enjoy this moment in peace and keep your foul thoughts to yourself. Thank you.

[candy bar]

[pseudoscience]

You're right. I'm sorry. What I said was insulting. It was a knee-jerk reaction based in my history with teachers. Through the recession, I had a number of academics in my life - an elderly high school teacher, a library-science student, a Ph.D student, and a college professor - all of whom had an infuriating arrogance. They all believed themselves to be superior based on nothing but their educations, and they lectured me and our friends as if they were so wise, when in reality they possessed all the maturity and wisdom of a high school freshman. It seemed to me that this was because they had hidden out in academia their entire lives, in every case, their bills paid for by scholarships, grants, and rich parents, and that they had never ventured out into the real world and had to fight for survival. Over a period of many years, I lost patience with their arrogant, ignorant, childish opinions, and that came to the surface just now with my comment. It was rude of me to imply that esl teachers don't know what it's like to struggle, and I apologize.

[Hokie21]

My post was in jest, but by "mess" I didn't mean teaching ESL....I meant having to post on Dave's wondering if a 20 year old drug case may keep you out of Korea.

[le-paul]

[puma46]

Here's a question sort of related to record checks.
I'm already living here in Korea. Just finished a job I've been working at for about 7 years. Now the new requirements says I must get FBI criminal records check.
QUestion: How in this world do i do that if I'm already living here?
Does anyone know steps i MUST TAKE?