When are you....?

"When are you going back to Korea?"

This is the question people keep asking me whenever we speak. On msn. In person. On Facebook. Literally the last 3 posts in a row on my FB have consisted of "When are you going back to Korea?" "When are you going back to Seoul?" "Let me know when you're coming back ..."

When, when, when.

Well, good sons, I can now answer that question with... September 20th.

No, I don't actually have a job there yet.

No, I don't know for sure if I'll be able to find one.

No, I don't have permanent housing.

And yes, this is a big risk. (Well for me anyway, as I'm a pretty bland person who rarely does things out of the ordinary. XD)

However, I'm tired of moping around day after day, feeling nothing but despair as time ticks on and on and I get no closer to finding a job from home. I'm tired of being rejected on the basis of schools only wanting to hire someone who looks like a "westerner" or "non-Korean". I'm tired of having my hopes built up by people who act like they're actually interested in my applications, only to end up never hearing from them again after their first email. Add to that the 60 odd agencies that I've been applying to for more than a month and gotten absolutely no response from, but are still posting ads daily that they need new teachers, and hey presto!

You have a case of diminishing self morale and a rut that has you stuck in it without realising how far you're really sinking. w00t.

Anyway.. All moping and self-pitying aside, I'm really looking forward to this. My plan is to go over there and job hunt, so that at least I can approach agencies/schools in person, attend in-person interviews, and hopefully prove to them that I can actually speak English.

At best, I'll succeed and find a job.

At worst, well.. It'll be a nice, long 3 month holiday. And I think I could really use a change of pace and scenery right now.

Fingers crossed, sons. Fingers crossed. :3