i'm trying to have a more positive attitude about korea even though i don't like it that much because i have to live here 6 more weeks! lol
so here's what i'll miss:
ondol heating
cheap public transportation (taxis, buses, trains)
restaurants where you cook your own food with friends at a table (like galbi)
the lax laws on alcohol consumption
i can walk to all the necessities (grocery store, pharmacy, doctor, restaurants, the vet, etc.)
cherry blossoms in spring
colorful leaves in fall
rice cakes (not those dry quaker oats things we have in the states.)
ho ddeok stands
people get out and about more- go for walks, exercise, have picnics in the park, etc.
being able to zone out strangers' conversations because i can't understand them lol
lots of different coffee shops everywhere
cheap doctor's bills and prescriptions
very high speed internet
having a mountain in the town where i live for hiking, etc.
cheap sweet milk coffee "shot" machines
funny konglish
cute, funny stationary and notebooks
being only a 3 hour high speed train ride from a major world city (seoul)
being a bus and ferry ride away from japan
in general being close to many asian countries to visit
specific things about my job:
(i don't know what my future job will be like but i can compare this job to old jobs)
not having to get here til 9am
only having 3-4 classes a day
taking my time planning lessons
lots of free time
being able to use internet (for email, facebook or anything i want) all day everyday at work
no one wants to check my lessons before i teach
no one gives me criticism of my lessons
i can have a movie day whenever i want
i can teach however i want
i have my own classroom and office only shared with one other person
i have my own computer
i have a printer, heater, fan, microwave, hot water pitcher, mugs, etc. shared with only one other person.
i can sit and have fun conversation with some teachers or students whenever i want without anyone saying- get back to work!
it's pretty quiet in my office/classroom when no students are here.
i can go out to the post office, etc. during free time without it being a big deal.
a fairly healthy lunch is provided for me everyday (i pay for it but i don't have to prepare it or think about it at all which is nice).
full-coverage health insurance at this job costs me less than $80 a month.
i don't have to worry about anyone bringing a gun to school because guns are illegal in korea!
approx. 3 months vacation
that's all i can think of for now but that's quite a bit of stuff! i'll try to focus on those things and enjoy my last month and a half in this country :o)
16 hours ago
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