The Birth of the Cool

My triumphant return to Korea!

So, despite my repeated promises, my insistence that I will change, my best efforts, I haven’t posted on here since the start of the year. Why? Well, several reasons, none of which I will bore you with. But now, I’m back and ready to keep you updated on my exciting life here in Korea once again. (more…)

Boldly Stepping Into The Future (Or Re-Applying for EPIK)

It has been an awfully long time since I posted on here. November, I believe, was the last time. When I left you last, I was undertaking my teacher training and stressed about work. Well, what has changed since then? Not a lot. I am still stressed. I am still in teacher training. But my future path may be different, dear reader. For I have made the decision to re-apply to go and teach in Korea…

A Return to the World of Fantasy and Adventure

“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!” ― J.R.R. Tolkien Recently, dear reader, I have been in a bit of a funk. Overwhelmed by work, feeling like no…

The beginning of a new adventure!

I haven’t posted on here in a while. But, dear reader, I do apologise for this. For you see, I have been undertaking the beginning of a new adventure and it has kept me quite busy. Yes. I have finally begun my teacher training. And it is hard work. I feel as though I am constantly behind, needing to do something, not having enough time to do something or that I should be doing something else more…

Now first, I should probably make it clear that I regret nothing about moving to Korea. I loved every minute of it and I can say that I have never been happier as I was living there. But I am back home now, and once again I am at a point where I need to start to think about my next great adventure. My next step on the road. Yes, I am here training to be a fully qualified teacher, a process that will take two years. But what do I want to do after that? Well, I don’t quite know.

I currently have two options that I am looking at seriously – move to Vietnam to teach English as a Foreign Language again OR save up my money to try and emigrate to Australia. Both options have there advantages and disadvantages. But recently, I have been thinking about it more and more. Maybe it is because I am getting a bit older and finally becoming responsible. Maybe it is because I have a lot of spare time at the moment (thanks extended summer break). But this isn’t a decision that it easy to make. When I think about it, I don’t know what I honestly want to do.

But it got me to thinking – we often spend so much time focused on what might happen that we completely ignore everything that is happening around us.  I know I am guilty of this – especially in my last six months in Korea. I got so zoned in on what I was doing next that I failed to truly appreciate my time there. The small things. It is only now that I realise how important they were to me.

So, I guess what I am trying to say is yes, plan for the future. Plan that next trip or adventure. Think about it. But don’t do so at the expense of what is happening around you or you’ll miss all the great adventures happening there too.

Some of the best memories I have of the past three years.