Moving Out

I know it’s kind of pointless, to post on a blog that only ten people read, but if anyone knows of any schools looking for new teachers, let me know. Despite of the breakdown you read of earlier this week, I actually do enjoy teaching. Only the hours (and the cold weather this far up north) [...]

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“Pia, you have to eat something.”
I poke out of the hood of my winter coat, wiping the snot with my sleeve. “Huh.”
“You have to wash your face. You have to fix your hair. Are you ready to teach your classes.”
I sit up and start gathering my books. “Yeah, yeah, I’ll have it done in ten [...]

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My replacement didn’t show up today. She emailed me this morning to tell me that she would look for another job.
My trip to Thailand is canceled. I am not taking a break this month.
I have never felt so miserable. I want to go home.

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Those Darn Americans

Marbs on Thanksgiving, caught on Myspace:
I caught Pa eating a Filipino dinner before the turkey was even done, and I’m not sure Mom even had any.
Hee! You can take my parents out of the Philippines, but you can’t . . .
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I’ve decided to spend the second half of December in Seoul. But this time, I’m [...]

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Er, Scratch That

Ignore my last post. I’m staying at Wonderland for another three months.
Two months, actually. I get all of December off.
This was the fourth time the school asked me to extend my contract, with a month off in December. As I mentioned earlier, they originally wanted me to stay a whole year as a supervisor. The [...]

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Boo.

The Motherfucker isn’t going to Pusan anymore, and Z can’t afford to go either. Jason and Angela, knowing zip about the film festival (or any place outside of Seoul for that matter), dropped out.
And there’s just something so depressing about doing something by yourself, when you’d originally planned to do it with friends.
Boo.
Now it’s half past four [...]

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Annyeong!

So I’m back, I’m tired, and here are some highlights from my stay in Gyeongju:
a) An elderly German and French group joined us on Saturday. For Europeans, they were quite rude. Most of those I’ve encountered outside the temple had been very courteous and eager to follow Korean etiquette. Anyway, touring Asia with such a large, [...]

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Flashdance

“You’re braver these days,” my supervisor told me. 

Four days in Gyeongju. Happy Holidays.

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The List

Happy Chusok!
(Edit: Actually, today is Founding Day. Chusok falls on Friday. Whoops!)
My new favorite video, concerning an issue we should all take to heart.

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“I think I might be getting ill,” I twittered at a beer house in Hongdae last Saturday. “I think I got the fever.”
“You feel fine,” Angela said, holding her palm [...]

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Oh, Carp

New photos from my Kyoto trip are up on Flickr.

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