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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Is it a sign?

I had been considering staying in Korea for 2 years.  I want to go to grad school either in the US or UK, but need to save more money.  (I don't believe in doing something unless you already have the money to do it.  I don't believe in loans.)  The high school program is ending out here though, and next year it will not be available.  Which means that if I stayed, I would have to switch down to elementary or middle school.  I've always considered teaching middle school, but I know for a fact that I would not enjoy elementary school.  At all.  And there would be a 50% chance of teaching elementary.  I found this all out last night.  Now of course, I could try and get a middle school position, but I just have this feeling that I wouldn't enjoy it out here.  Middle schools out here require you to be tough, firm, the bigger jerk sometimes almost.  That's not how I teach.  My philosophy is: you respect me, I respect you.  We can do some fun stuff now, but when the time comes, we have to buckle down.  And so far, it's worked.  Both in my internship and here.  So needless to say, the idea I'd been tossing around in my head of staying here has been decided for me.  A solid NO. 
A few folks know I've been also considered teaching in Africa.  I don't know why- but I've felt this calling to teach there for about a month now, and so far, it hasn't really relented.  This morning, just for grins and giggles, I went to a site that is an international Christian school system.  I've been checking the site semi-regularly to see what openings they have.  And just today, they had not one or two, but numerous openings in the two schools in different countries over there!  And the one that's perfect is an ELL (English Language Learner) teacher for January 2012.  How perfect would that be?  I was blown away. 
And I can't help but wonder if it's a sign . . .
Love,
Rita

P.S.- Went to the DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone- the area of land separating North and South Korea) on Wednesday.  It was everything I expected, and nothing I expected.  I'll be writing a whole post on this soon, just haven't had the time to sit down yet.  So keep your eyes peeled!

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