This'll be fun. We'll stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning... I'm making waffles.
Sorry I haven’t updated this in a while but I just couldn’t think of anything interesting to say. Many of you will think that this is not a change from the norm and looking back over the posts from the past nearly eleven months would lead me to agree with you.
Today marks me grand landmark of me going into my final 6 weeks on Korea (for now anyway). I have been looking back and forward, wondering if this has been the best thing for me to do, and whether I should attempt something similar again.
On the plus side, I have gained a lot by coming here. I have met a great deal of interesting and wonderful people (and some idiots, but they seem to be drawn to me wherever I go). I have seen things and done and done things here that I could not have experienced anywhere else in the world. I have found some new talents and discovered that I actually do like working with kids. I have learned a fair bit of another language, but I fear that I will have no further chance to use this skill in the future.
On the down side, I have lost a lot from coming here. A whole year of possibly valuable work experience. Long term relationships with people have either broken down slowly or ended suddenly. I won’t go into details here, but those in the know, well they know, and those who don’t can find out on their own time. Also, I seem to have lot a great deal of my sanity from dealing with, at times, little monsters.
So what now? Well I’ve been looking into getting a position working for a technical proofreading company in Seoul. The money would be good, it would be a new challenge, and perhaps (hopefully) would be a step forward in a career I may choose in the future. I suppose I could go back to working in the service industry, bars, shops and the like, but I just plain don’t like Joe Public (sorry if you are reading this Joe but it’s how I feel).
So I’m asking YOU. I’m asking the readers of my website to come up with ideas as to what I should do next. If there aren’t too many silly ideas I’ll make a poll and see what the best choice for me should be. A few things to note:
1. I am a coward, armed forces or policing is not an option.
2. Pie shops are out, I wouldn’t be able to help myself.
3. Acting might be tough, I get awful stage fright.
As Kevin regularly said in The Wonder Years “there you have it”. Hopefully together we can come up with some sort of plan for the next year or so. Failing getting that proofreading job, and failing getting any good ideas from your fine selves then I’m going to China, Japan or Cambodia to do something worthwhile.
Hope to hear from you all soon.
Today marks me grand landmark of me going into my final 6 weeks on Korea (for now anyway). I have been looking back and forward, wondering if this has been the best thing for me to do, and whether I should attempt something similar again.
On the plus side, I have gained a lot by coming here. I have met a great deal of interesting and wonderful people (and some idiots, but they seem to be drawn to me wherever I go). I have seen things and done and done things here that I could not have experienced anywhere else in the world. I have found some new talents and discovered that I actually do like working with kids. I have learned a fair bit of another language, but I fear that I will have no further chance to use this skill in the future.
On the down side, I have lost a lot from coming here. A whole year of possibly valuable work experience. Long term relationships with people have either broken down slowly or ended suddenly. I won’t go into details here, but those in the know, well they know, and those who don’t can find out on their own time. Also, I seem to have lot a great deal of my sanity from dealing with, at times, little monsters.
So what now? Well I’ve been looking into getting a position working for a technical proofreading company in Seoul. The money would be good, it would be a new challenge, and perhaps (hopefully) would be a step forward in a career I may choose in the future. I suppose I could go back to working in the service industry, bars, shops and the like, but I just plain don’t like Joe Public (sorry if you are reading this Joe but it’s how I feel).
So I’m asking YOU. I’m asking the readers of my website to come up with ideas as to what I should do next. If there aren’t too many silly ideas I’ll make a poll and see what the best choice for me should be. A few things to note:
1. I am a coward, armed forces or policing is not an option.
2. Pie shops are out, I wouldn’t be able to help myself.
3. Acting might be tough, I get awful stage fright.
As Kevin regularly said in The Wonder Years “there you have it”. Hopefully together we can come up with some sort of plan for the next year or so. Failing getting that proofreading job, and failing getting any good ideas from your fine selves then I’m going to China, Japan or Cambodia to do something worthwhile.
Hope to hear from you all soon.
posted by Alanowski @ 10:55 pm
3 Comments:
I think we should start a band. Have we talked about this before? We could have stage names, like Gref Stojkovic.
Anyway, more pressing issues. The quote is from Shrek. Yas, haven't got one in ages.
Gref
And i could be Phil Spidermin
I am just returned (like a couple of hours ago) from the fagmifercent city of Rome. I think you're looking in the wrong place for career advice Al, my ole buddy, my ole pal (I'm tired, I become Yogi bear when tired).
But since you've asked, this doing useful things business isn't going to get you anywhere in terms of a career. Aren't there jobs in Korea for paunchy twenty-five year olds who can speak English?
The way I see it I know of only two job opportunities -- importing risotto rice from Italy (where it cheap) to Britain (where it's overpriced) and my job. You can have my job because I'm getting a new one (possibly not for very long mind you) as a Business Analyst. It sounds just like a real job, doesn't it? Anyway, my old job doesn't pay very well, but it's boring, so you can have it if you want it.
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