I spent the last few weeks securing my next job - I took a high-paying job in Anyang, which is south of Seoul. It would be very quick to get to Seoul, except there's a mountain in the way. In fact, it's surrounded by 4 mountains. Yay! Nature?!
Anyway, I'll be working at another hagwon - the private after-school programs, like the one I had in Jinju. Now before you panic, I want to assure you that I have researched this school. It is very big, very famous, and very organized, and I'm very excited to be working there. It's going to be a lot of work, but trust me, the pay is worth it. Oh, and the students are apparently good at English, so I'll be able to have more complicated conversations with my students instead of "Do you like pizza? Yes, I like pizza."
I will be making about 1,000,000 won more a month than I am making now - but the catch is, NO HOUSING! So in the next few weekends I'm going to start apartment hunting. Apparently the area my hagwon is in is quite busy, so I'm looking at living in the city Gwacheon, which is about halfway between Anyang and Seoul. It seems quite beautiful, although maybe apartments are too expensive.... It'll be a short subway/bus ride away from my school.
Anyway, that new job will start on April 29th - I am working at my current school until April 24th, so I'm gonna have to move fast!
I'm looking forward to a change - teaching in public school hasn't proved challenging or active enough for me. x.x
Oh, and to celebrate my new job, I bought myself a fish tank.
Darcy and Gilbert approve.
