It's still a bit premature, but I think I am going to South Korea. The process of my escape plan part two is starting back up again. SKorea is almost within reach. I don't know why but, I just have the urge to not be in America. There is so much more out there in the world, and I just got to go out there and see it.
Before returning to Houston, I was actually already thinking about SKorea. That was next on my list of places to live and teach in, but I just didn't think it was going to be this soon. I have applied to several programs through different recruiters and directly with some programs for SKorea, but I'm a little picky. I have to be in Seoul or the donut that surrounds it, Gyeonggi-do!
It's not definite yet, but teaching positions are available. And now, I wait for interviews. All my paperwork prior to getting a job is done pretty much. The only thing is that gosh dern FBI criminal background check. And then after getting a job offer is the visa process, and then I fllyyyyyyy to SKOREA!!~ And all of this is going to happen in the next two months! I should be living and teaching in SKorea in September!
CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR ME!~ *Crosses fingers
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
The break-up I just can't seem to get over...
Well, goodness gracious. Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
I have been neglecting my blog and several other things in my life due to my slight depression after leaving Japan. My dream place to live and roam for a small chunk of my life was right there in the palm of my hand, and now, it's not even within reach. In the previous blog, I may have sounded like a cheery positive Patty, but I keep getting reminded of how great life in Shinyokohama was. I am still obsessively talking and thinking about my exboyfriend that I just can't seem to get over: Japan.
What has re-sparked my longing for Japan was my brother-in-law. As I am typing this blog he is out enjoying the nightlife that I miss so much. I. Am. Jealous. That is my new name. What are the chances of him being in my Shinyoko-hood for his business trip?? Well, pretty high. Yokohama is the new Tokyo for the newer generations of salary men. But still! Staying in the baller hotel in Landmark Tower in Minato Mirai. Where Cosmo World is. A few stations away from what used to be my home. In walking distance to Chinatown. H&Ms!~ UNIQLO!!~ I am feigning for Japan.
I thought that with time I would be okay. Even though I am away from my friends and students that I met in Japan, I was able to keep in touch with quite a few through Facebook and emails. It made me happy to sporadically have students message me on Facebook and email. It is... was enough for me for now. I even kept myself pretty busy to get my mind of the love of my life. I went on road trips to Dallas a few times. I went to Austin a few times and San Marcos a few times. I went to Arkansas during Memorial weekend for a wedding. I just came back from a spur-of-the-moment trip to Iowa a day ago. All of that in two months doesn't really leave me much time in Houston in between, but for some reason I just can't stand it. I guess it is the thought of how and why I am back here that makes me resent Houston.
With these trips, especially the ones out of state, I was able to spend quality time with family and friends I have not seen in ages. It's been over nine years since the last time I was in Iowa. I didn't realize how much I really missed my cousins. We painted the town red on a Saturday night. There were late night conversations where we gossiped and caught up on each other's lives. I got to meet a nephew I've only seen in pictures and never in real life. I got to feed a squirrel we call Squirrel! Iowa and Arkansas are just places away from the city and suburb life, which Yokohama/Tokyo cannot beat. *Shokku The smell of the cool air in the morning, the calm atmosphere in the neighborhood and the town where everything is within a mile radius are just gosh dern spectacular.
The game plan: I obviously can't continue working as an assistant for my sister who just opened her very own optometry office about a month ago for like ever. So, I am in the process of applying to teach English overseas once again. I am crossing my fingers and hoping I will be able to teach in Gyeonggi-do of South Korea, which is a donut that surrounds Seoul. And while I am there, I will be able to visit the place that was stolen from me.
I am now going to indulge in some predictable, rom-com foreign dramas that I have fallen behind on.
I have been neglecting my blog and several other things in my life due to my slight depression after leaving Japan. My dream place to live and roam for a small chunk of my life was right there in the palm of my hand, and now, it's not even within reach. In the previous blog, I may have sounded like a cheery positive Patty, but I keep getting reminded of how great life in Shinyokohama was. I am still obsessively talking and thinking about my exboyfriend that I just can't seem to get over: Japan.
What has re-sparked my longing for Japan was my brother-in-law. As I am typing this blog he is out enjoying the nightlife that I miss so much. I. Am. Jealous. That is my new name. What are the chances of him being in my Shinyoko-hood for his business trip?? Well, pretty high. Yokohama is the new Tokyo for the newer generations of salary men. But still! Staying in the baller hotel in Landmark Tower in Minato Mirai. Where Cosmo World is. A few stations away from what used to be my home. In walking distance to Chinatown. H&Ms!~ UNIQLO!!~ I am feigning for Japan.
I thought that with time I would be okay. Even though I am away from my friends and students that I met in Japan, I was able to keep in touch with quite a few through Facebook and emails. It made me happy to sporadically have students message me on Facebook and email. It is... was enough for me for now. I even kept myself pretty busy to get my mind of the love of my life. I went on road trips to Dallas a few times. I went to Austin a few times and San Marcos a few times. I went to Arkansas during Memorial weekend for a wedding. I just came back from a spur-of-the-moment trip to Iowa a day ago. All of that in two months doesn't really leave me much time in Houston in between, but for some reason I just can't stand it. I guess it is the thought of how and why I am back here that makes me resent Houston.
With these trips, especially the ones out of state, I was able to spend quality time with family and friends I have not seen in ages. It's been over nine years since the last time I was in Iowa. I didn't realize how much I really missed my cousins. We painted the town red on a Saturday night. There were late night conversations where we gossiped and caught up on each other's lives. I got to meet a nephew I've only seen in pictures and never in real life. I got to feed a squirrel we call Squirrel! Iowa and Arkansas are just places away from the city and suburb life, which Yokohama/Tokyo cannot beat. *Shokku The smell of the cool air in the morning, the calm atmosphere in the neighborhood and the town where everything is within a mile radius are just gosh dern spectacular.
The game plan: I obviously can't continue working as an assistant for my sister who just opened her very own optometry office about a month ago for like ever. So, I am in the process of applying to teach English overseas once again. I am crossing my fingers and hoping I will be able to teach in Gyeonggi-do of South Korea, which is a donut that surrounds Seoul. And while I am there, I will be able to visit the place that was stolen from me.
I am now going to indulge in some predictable, rom-com foreign dramas that I have fallen behind on.
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