Monday, August 22, 2011

Do I, Don't I?

Going to South Korea:

Pros:
  • Giving up control over things i most care about (friends, prayer at church, garden lot, twist, the HOUSE)
  • Financial provision
  • Financial responsibility
  • Taking care of finances challenge (can i save money and live on a budget!?)
  • Cultural adventure
  • Job adventure
  • Facing job challenge (teaching!?)
  • Facing cultural challenge (what did you say?!)
  • New experiences
  • It's only a year
  • They have starbucks in Seoul.
  • I can dream about writing a book i'll never write.
Cons:
  • It's a year
  • It's s.korea (it's far away man)
  • Should I be leaving?
    • developing prayer at church
    • fighting the good fight with the garden lot
    • the HOUSE
Questions:
How much vaykay time?
How much money can I save?
How hard/ easy is it to get things done and do stuff?
Do they have the internet?
Will it suck with the teaching?
What will i be teaching?
Who will I be teaching?
How difficult will it be to interact with the school... pay, beurocracy...? hours?
Will Twist remember me?
Will my parents wait until i come back to tile the bathroom?
I could get a mendacious substitute to stay at the house until i come back?
Will it be a positive to step back from the church stuff even if i'm not the one who planned and executed it and then i come back and it's all decided and what not?

... what else pen, what else?

4 comments:

  1. wow. this is a shock to me and i clearly need more herbal tea dates with you. i can't help but be really excited for you even though it would mean i wouldn't see you for a year. but ... i feel like you should dive in. i'm tingly with excitement...

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  2. somebody's mom22 August, 2011 21:00

    Are there people who have done the job previously who you could talk to?

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  3. will penelope ever have to stage a rescue mission in which she paints her face camo and thwarts the nefarious kim jong-il, mere miles to the north of seoul?

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