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robinsoncrusoe
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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 Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject: What do you do AFTER teaching in Korea? |
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I was pondering this literally just a moment ago. What do you do after that very first year of teaching in Korea?
I'm guessing that most people return to the US or Canada or one of the other 5 or 6 English-speaking countries that Korea draws its teachers from. Or maybe you decide to stay on for another year? Or perhaps look for a better paying gig but stay in Korea? Or go to Japan? Or use your savings to start a surf shop on the beaches of Thailand or something and bum out for life?
Just wondering, because I don't think I intend to teach forever. I know life rarely goes according to plan, but I drew out something of a gameplan where I saw myself teaching for at most 2-3 years and then moving back to the US to settle down, find a job that I don't hate, get married 2-4 years after that and raise a family. But then again, I could get hit by a car in downtown Seoul by a very pretty lady who I fall deeply in love with and decide to stay and live with her forever only to discover she is the heiress to a colossal fortune and that I was the first person who loved her for who she was and not her money and we sail off into the sunset on her megayacht!
or i could just cut down on k-dramas for awhile...
what about you guys? |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: wherever
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Signed on for another year. Met the love of my life 2 weeks into the new contract. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Everybody has different ideas of what works for them, what they enjoy, what they don't like, where and what is fun.
So there's no point asking if it's better to stay in Korea after one year or go home. Because we would all experience those two options differently. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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One thing I am not going to do is leave this place and then look back at any woman I liked but didn't attempt to meet. I make the most of every opportunity.
Other than that I think I'll just live with mom and dad for awhile and figure out what I am going to do next. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| living in korea for two years helps me to enjoy the world so much more. everywhere else i go is better than korea and the contrast makes me feel good |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| D.D. wrote: |
| living in korea for two years helps me to enjoy the world so much more. everywhere else i go is better than korea and the contrast makes me feel good |
Thanks for this. 
11 more months! |
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robinsoncrusoe
Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| D.D. wrote: |
| living in korea for two years helps me to enjoy the world so much more. everywhere else i go is better than korea and the contrast makes me feel good |
Thanks for this.
11 more months! |
Yikes! It's that bad? |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: wherever
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| D.D. wrote: |
| living in korea for two years helps me to enjoy the world so much more. everywhere else i go is better than korea and the contrast makes me feel good |
Korea has been good to me (see above), but this is true. We leave on a regular basis. I should add that my husband is not Korean. OP, when we finish, we won't stay here, but I will end up being a permanent expat, almost certainly. |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| D.D. wrote: |
| living in korea for two years helps me to enjoy the world so much more. everywhere else i go is better than korea and the contrast makes me feel good |
Thanks for this.
11 more months! |
5 more months for me. I'm really beginning to miss home and family. I took so much things for granted back home. My original plan was to stay 2-3 years but after what happened. I knew that was impossible for me. I would go crazy my second year. |
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Z
Joined: 05 Apr 2011
Location: North Carolina, US
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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5 more months for me. I'm really beginning to miss home and family. I took so much things for granted back home. My original plan was to stay 2-3 years but after what happened. I knew that was impossible for me. I would go crazy my second year.[/quote]
What happened? |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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what to do after Korea?
retirement. I guess I will have a difficult time getting employed in ESL when I am 65. so I will be forced to move on... |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Z wrote: |
| 5 more months for me. I'm really beginning to miss home and family. I took so much things for granted back home. My original plan was to stay 2-3 years but after what happened. I knew that was impossible for me. I would go crazy my second year. |
What happened?[/quote]
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=203970
^that's what happened. |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| My first stint in Korea I did not save much money. I took trips outside the country every time I had at least 4 days off and did weekend trips within Korea almost every month. Blew my pension and bonus on 4 months of traveling and a few months back home. Came back and set a budget. Took less trips. I had to leave early but had enough saved to go back and finish my teaching credential. Had a baby. When he gets a little bigger I would like to teach abroad again. With a masters and a credential I figure I'll have more opportunities. |
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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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| Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| hondaicivic wrote: |
| Z wrote: |
| 5 more months for me. I'm really beginning to miss home and family. I took so much things for granted back home. My original plan was to stay 2-3 years but after what happened. I knew that was impossible for me. I would go crazy my second year. |
What happened? |
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=203970
^that's what happened.[/quote]
One bad experience with a coworker that could have been avoided with a tiny bit of discretion on your part (aka a learning experience that could have happened in any country) and you're ready to leave this country for good?
I mean, I don't like it much here, but that is such a small thing. Just change jobs. You're on an F visa right? Easy as pie for you. |
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hondaicivic
Joined: 01 Jul 2010
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:25 am Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| hondaicivic wrote: |
| Z wrote: |
| 5 more months for me. I'm really beginning to miss home and family. I took so much things for granted back home. My original plan was to stay 2-3 years but after what happened. I knew that was impossible for me. I would go crazy my second year. |
What happened? |
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=203970
^that's what happened. |
One bad experience with a coworker that could have been avoided with a tiny bit of discretion on your part (aka a learning experience that could have happened in any country) and you're ready to leave this country for good?
I mean, I don't like it much here, but that is such a small thing. Just change jobs. You're on an F visa right? Easy as pie for you.[/quote]
No I really want to go home. I just realize teaching is not for me. Beside, my parents said there's an accounting job lined up for me back home. |
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