Sunday, May 17, 2009

When the sun drops, so does the puck

Now that the end of the Playoffs for the Canucks has occurred prematurely, it has opened up a whole new path into the future. Namely, the time slot previously allocated to watching the Canucks advance is now empty and devoid of occupation, so what more should be done with this new influx of free time than to find a new job!

I had previously handed in my resignation at work effective May 8. With such dissension in my department, I had no plans to remain especially after two of my favourite coworkers had left before me. With the original intention being to wait for Aaron to finish his LSAT exam and see where he would be going to law school, our plans veered towards a whole different direction. We decided to go teach English in Korea. It is not that Aaron or I had never thought of teaching in Korea previously, it is just that the thought stayed exactly what it was: a thought. The idea first re-crossed my mind as I was deciding to leave my workplace. I wanted a break from accounting and my coworker had previously mentioned her time teaching English in Korea, so what better idea than to apply to teach in Korea for a year?