graduates from college
gets a diploma
and decides to move to korea.
(yes, that is SOUTH korea, the one without all the bombs and communism and whatnot)
im not sure if this sequence of events is a common precursor to remodeling a blog, but oh well.
regardless, the fine city of daejeon (also spelled taejon or 대전 if you are feeling adventurous) is going to be my home for the next year or so. i am quite pleased with things that i have read about the city, which is located about 55 minutes from seoul by train. it is considered the silicon valley of korea. i know this because my stateside contact wrote in an email:
Daejeon is known as the Silicon Valley of Korea.
i took that literally. he also mentioned that:
The clean air and western conveniences make it a great location for you.
i think he might be being just a little presumptious, seeing as how he doesnt really know me or anything, but im still going to take his word for it. i will be working for a company called cdi, teaching english to children of some sort. i dont really know yet. but it looks good; im pretty fired up about it. its going to be an interesting experience, with the funny factor compounded by the fact that i currently speak one word of korean, which is "thank you very very very much" (i know that looks like 6 words, but i promise you it isnt). wan began teaching me the essentials last night, his favorite swear words, but of course i have already forgotten them all. i think i will get very good at hand signals. maybe when i come back i can be a mime.
i am most likely leaving aug 3, so if you are reading this before that date, lets hang out.
at any rate, that will be my life. this will be my blog.
i am most likely leaving aug 3, so if you are reading this before that date, lets hang out.
at any rate, that will be my life. this will be my blog.
