Wash and Wear

Yesterday I spent over 250 bucks to ship my books back to the states–and those weren’t even all of them. Today I put down 175 to send back random knickknacks, ranging from USB cords to half-finished scarves to paper fans from Kyoto. They should arrive in mid-January.
After much deliberation, I’m giving most of my cardigans [...]

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Dinner’s On Me

For the first time, I wired money to the U.S.
Bonnie Conquest said it would take only 40 minutes, but I sat at the manager’s desk twiddling my thumbs for an hour. Next time should be faster . . . but I’m closing my account on Friday, so maybe not. Anyway, I sent transferred 8 million [...]

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A Little Older Now

I had a soft spot for my supposed replacement, Jo, ever since I heard of her. Not only did she have the same name as one of my sisters, but she was the same age too and just out of college. And a vegetarian.
A part of me wanted to hate her, because she was going [...]

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An Itch

As if my month couldn’t get crappier, I forgot to call my baby sister on her birthday (December 6th). I’m such a shitty sister, and all I want to do is kick myself in the teeth.
So sorry, Marbs–you know I love you, and I will totally make up for it.
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Two hours of yoga, and all I [...]

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Did It Again

I quit my job.
The director was actually gracious enough to let me go on the 20th of December so I can spend Christmas with my family. They are still going to pay for my flight and my one-month bonus. Thank goodness, because I thought that was in jeopardy. They will also reimburse me for my [...]

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So You Wanna Teach In Korea? (Part One)

In the past couple of months I’ve received emails from a few people interested in teaching in Korea. Many are concerned with how much time they will have to work.
Simply put, a lot.
Everyone will have a different experience here. Right now I work for this notorious chain (read past posts, you’ll know which one), but [...]

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Four More Weeks . . .

. . . and I finish my contract at Wonderland.
Quick updates before I start teaching: My employer wants me to stay here as the Foreign Teacher Supervisor. I was seriously considering it, because I’m comfortable here, I have a life here, I love my students and my friends are here. Plus, I don’t think you [...]

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Birds and the Bees

I probably won’t be posting as frequently as I used to–maybe once or twice a week? The new foreign teacher is here (she’s cool, but I miss M terribly), and I’ve been showing her around, taking her out to dinner, the train, bars–you know, what my friends did when I arrived in Korea last November.
It’s rather [...]

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Open House

It’s one in the morning. I’m still in the office.
Does a teacher’s work ever end?

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News

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