This will be my last post on this blog. Why? Because as I write this I'm sitting in the Seattle International Airport waiting for my flight home. That's right, I threw in the towel and decided to go home 6 months early.
In the end, Korea was just NOT where I wanted to be. I was working a job that was sucking out my Seoul (yea, lame, I know), living in a tiny apartment I hated, and away from my family and friends. The exchange rate was causing me to lose tons of money each month, and I generally was not a fan of Korea nor it's people and culture.
I went to Korea to teach, not be a monkey. And yet there I was, working at a job that any idiot could do, repeating and repeating, day after day. I was not asked to actively use my brain, nor teach, which is pretty demoralizing if teaching is what you're going after. I was restricted in what I could do with my students to the point of suffocation, and got tired of being treated like a complete moron at my job. I worked in an enviornment which was not encouraging in the least, not positive, and just plain BORING.
Being away from my family and friends is the hardest thing I have ever done, hands down, in my entire life. I hated it, no lie there. The fact that I had a husband at home made it even worse, because everything is more enjoyable for me when he is there. So to spend every day so far away from them, so far removed from everything at home, I couldn't take it any more.
I made good friends in Korea though, that is the one thing I will take away. Friends that I hope to have for life. With the exception of a few people (like the bitch, the snob, and the drunk) everyone I worked with I genuinley liked. I'm glad to have met such great people and made a little family overseas for myself.
So besides the friends and maybe some of the pastries, I shall miss nothing about Korea. I learned many things about myself, and that is the experience I hold dear. I don't regret going, I don't regret anything. I learned so much while I was there, about myself, what I'm capable, and how much I can take.
Korea Sparking... FAREWELL!
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4 comments:
Who's the drunk?
wow...I can't believe you just left. Maybe it's not coincidence that Jason has never returned a single message from me, haha. It's not a big deal...i'm glad you're making the right choice for you. It's too bad that the experience turned out to be worse than expected. Welcome home!
NOOOOOO!
I love your blog!
I'm telling you, we share the same thoughts/views on Korea. I have a little over 4 more months here. I hope I can make it without killing anyone.
Anyway, I know you're happy to be home :) I'll continue to read.
I'm at the start of month 4 here and I don't blame you one bit. I have 8 months to go and I will be counting down the days.
Still, I'm disappointed that we never got to meet. You seemed like one of the "good guys" in a place where most people, including and especially the ex-pats here, seem shallow and debauched. Maybe one reason that it's so creepy here is because all of the good people have the sense to go home or go somewhere else.
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