I usually never tell my friends and family details about things I plan to do in the near future because my plans almost always go through a few changes.
Earlier this year, I was supposed to be in Japan with the now-defunct NOVA Group. After they crashed, Miki went to grad school, and I found out I didn't pass my Japanese language exam for graduation.
Fast forward 3 months, and Miki gets the idea for us to go to Korea. 2 weeks later, we both decide we're going to Indonesia. A month later, I decide I should try to check out Korea again. It looks like we're going on separate ways.
A month ago, Miki and I had a talk, and we finally decided on a place we'd like to go together: Japan. So the whole thing has gone full circle.
Right now, we're looking at places outside of Nagoya, or the Tokyo/Chiba/Saitama area. Miki has had some great prospects, which is fantastic. She'll most likely be leaving in July, while I'll leave for Japan in September.
Anyway, that seems like a plan. Seems like. Who knows what will happen a month from now
One of my recruiters contacted me and offered me a position with the Seoul Metropolitan Office HOWEVER I need 2 recommendations by early May to forward on to my school in Korea. Heh? How am I supposed to get these recommendations in such a short time? I'm not in school, and I don't feel comfortable asking my amazing professors only two weeks in advance to write me a recommendation.
They might as well ask me to fly to Pluto or something equally ridiculous...but I'll probably buckle down and do it.
In other news, I have another interview with a private language school which should be coming up this weekend. I might just end up going with a private school, because I don't know how "up" I am for working with 30 kids for 5 classes a day. It's just not in me. 10 kids I can handle, and give due attention, but I don't know about 30. I'll have to work up to that, I suppose. Maybe at a summer camp.
Maya should be heading off to Indonesia in July, and I guess I'll be leaving for Korea sometime in August. Damn my diploma taking so long. Oh well, I'll probably try to find a Korean tutor to help me learn the basics before I head out. That should be fun.
Want to learn how to turn a sphere inside out without poking a hole through the middle?
Here is the longer, 21-minute version titled "Outside In."
I've been obsessing over this for the past week or so. Maya says I may have a problem.
More interesting geometry:
It gets you thinking about what, exactly, is the difference between "inside" and "outside" if there are no distinct areas represented in one object.
How to make one:
In other news, I had two interviews today. They went pretty well, minus a comment in one interview that I was "excited to teach Korea in English." Mon dieu.
I hijacked Kay's blog because she's really busy studying for exams and she's hardly got any time to sit down and write! Things have been very interesting as of late...check out my blog entry for what's happening with Kay as far as Indonesia is concerned.
Also, she's gotten about four or five phone calls and contacts from recruiters in Korea, and she is extremely excited to begin the process for employment Korea. She has her first phone interview for Korea tomorrow around 8pm I believe.
As you already know, I'm 100% behind her in her decision to go to either Korea or Indonesia (as long as I get the portable DVD player in the end, lol)!
So, wish her luck on her interview tomorrow and keep your fingers crossed!
The phone interview is on Thursday and, although I'm nervous, I have comfort knowing Maya already went through the process and it turned out fine for her.
I went for a run yesterday, and started thinking about how my life will change in Indonesia. I'm nervous about that, too.
At this very moment, as I type these letters, Maya is giving a phone interview with a prospective employer over in Indonesia. It's almost 1 o'clock, but in Indonesia, it's almost 12pm. Or something like that.
