schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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 Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| captain kirk wrote: |
By tough I mean not aggressive, egoistical tough. Unilaterally stable tough. |
Maybe includes qualities like confidence & resiliency too. Since my time in Korea I feel I can walk into almost any situation (or have one thrust upon me) & handle it effectively. I also have a bigger appetite for new challenges.
But I'm not sure the changes I've undergone are Korea-specific. Living in a foreign culture for some good while -- anywhere -- is going to bring out some measure of self-dependency.
Many, myself included, undertook teaching for the first time here too. For me, discovering this vocation has also been deeply transformative in many ways. |
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