| Friday, April 4, 2008 |
| A Bump in the Road |
I had my interview last night. It went fine, there were no curveballs, but at the end of the interview, the director told me that there would be a possibility that I might not be asked to contract with the school.
The problem is: before I applied, they extended contracts to two other teachers. The teachers, however, haven't gotten back to the school, so now I have to wait to see what happens with those other teachers. If they get back to the school, I'll be out of a job. If they don't, I'll have the job. Interesting...
But no worries: I'm applying to more schools in Medan. I don't think it should be a problem. The worst case scenario is that I'll be in a different location (perhaps Jakarta or Papua?) and I'll have to visit Maya every two weeks or something like that, which isn't a problem. It would be nice to be with Maya, though it's not like we haven't been apart for long periods of time.
Mmm...I'll update when stuff happens :)Labels: Indonesia, job search, Medan, work |
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| Wednesday, April 2, 2008 |
| Phone Interview Moved |
My phone interview has been moved to tomorrow. Guess this gives me more time to think about what they might ask. :)
In other news, I've applied for another position, just in case, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to be at this first school.
Life is good. I went for another (mini) run today with my dog who may or may not join me and Maya in Indonesia.
Updates after the interview!Labels: Indonesia, job search, Maya, Medan, phone interview, school |
| posted by Keigh @ 8:55 PM |
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| Tuesday, April 1, 2008 |
| Phone Interview |
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.Labels: ESL, Maya, Medan, teaching |
| posted by Keigh @ 8:28 AM |
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| Sunday, March 30, 2008 |
| Pay It Forward |
New blogs.
Treespotter.
Life in the Topics.
Check out these other blogs.
Indonesia
Life of a Black Chick in Indonesia
Jakartass
Matambo/Neilson - Family Living in Indonesia
XPat Indonesia
South Korea
The Seoul of Black Folks. (get it?)
The Supa Dupa Fly Seoul Sista
Also: Culture Shock! Jakarta: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
In other news, I watched "The Hawking Paradox" on The Discovery Channel/BBC Science today. It's basically about how black holes destroy information.
"More precisely, if there is an entangled pure state, and one part of the entangled system is thrown into the black hole while keeping the other part outside, the result is a mixed state after the partial trace is taken over the interior of the black hole. But since everything within the interior of the black hole will hit the singularity within a fixed finite time, the part which is traced over partially might "disappear", never to appear again."
A part of me wishes I was born smart enough to sustain a career in physics. I'm trying not to get sucked into the vortex that is the "see also" section of Wikipedia.
I have too much Bahasa Indonesia and Japanese to study.Labels: communication, cosmos, Indonesia, Jakartass, Medan, pay it forward, seoul, south korea |
| posted by Keigh @ 9:15 PM |
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| Thursday, March 27, 2008 |
| *Interview* |
I just received an email from a school saying they want me to interview on Thursday for a position as a teacher.
*whew*
I wasn't very confident with my lack of a finalized degree, but it seems like it shouldn't be a problem.
I wonder what they'll ask me? :)Labels: CV, degree, Indonesia, job search, Medan, phone interview |
| posted by Keigh @ 3:33 PM |
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |
| Job search |
I might be heading for Medan, degree pending. It seems that I need to have a copy of the degree by June 30, 2008 to be able to accept employment with a potential school.
I will pass my exam in May, so I'm wondering if Ohio University will be able to give me an apostille degree or a degree bearing transcript, and if that would suffice.
Hmm.
I'm applying to another school in Medan that teaches not only English but Chinese and Japanese. Hopefully, I'll be able to spark some interest because of my Japanese language skills, but who knows?
My lovely doggie Fritz might or might not be able to travel to Indonesia. The United States is not a rabies-free zone, but Indonesia is, presenting some potential customs issues.
I hear a lot of bad things about dogs (and other animals) in Indonesia, specifically that they're unclean and not as good as humans. While, if I had to chose between saving the life of a good human, or saving the life of Fritz, I would always choose the human, it always hurts to hear of people who dislike animals, or a specific type of animal. Dogs are curious, intelligent, fun and one of the best companions Man has. I don't see what the big deal is. Then again, I didn't grow up Indonesia.
PS: I may or may not have a phone interview next Thursday. *crosses fingers*Labels: dogs, ESL, Fritz, Indonesia, Medan, phone interview, restriction, teaching, travel |
| posted by Keigh @ 8:41 PM |
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| Tuesday, March 25, 2008 |
| So it begins... |
Last night, Maya was told that she would be getting an offer for employment for a National Plus school in Medan, Indonesia. Today, she received her contract, and she's going over the finer details. There is a high probability that she will take their offer.
Look out, Medan...here we come!
Expect updates sooon. I want to learn as much about Medan as possible!Labels: employment, ESL, Indonesia, Medan, phone interview, results |
| posted by Keigh @ 4:12 PM |
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