| NYC Teaching Fellow apps are out. Apparently the end-date of my current contract conflicts with their training dates. I also don't think I'd have the willpower to find a job on my own (they don't place teachers).
Checked out TFA. I think SF is pretty much wiped out if I'm going to need a car (that is, unless I get some miracle with living in the East Bay ... but what are the chances of not needing a car in Oakland? No clue).
Will probably look into TFA a little bit more, perhaps even send an e-mail. The dates would work out if I end up going to either SF or NY ... but do I want to?
I'd best check out prospects in Shanghai a bit more first.
*sigh* Planning for new things makes me nervous.
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| 我都沒有寫什麼，哈。Well, life in Seoul has had its ups and downs, but I've been doing pretty well for the most part. I continue to adapt to work, but I no longer have the energy to work with elementary school students -- I'm a bit too serious of a teacher, I suppose. ... And they aren't the most interesting bunch, let alone the books. The middle school students can be fun (albeit dead silent for the most part), and I've finally gotten enough of a grasp of the material such that I can competently teach. Still, I've been thinking about where I will go after this stint simply because there's no way that I'll be able to bear any more Korea beyond my contract; other than work, I'm not really satisfied with my living situation, and ... well, I guess it's mostly because of work.
對了，my living situation. 雖然我還是在一山上班，但我在首爾裡找到了房子，是一間"one room." I had a hard time with mold the first month or two because Koreans seem to do poorly with ventilation, but caulk seems to have solved the problem (although parts of the ceiling look like a mess now). I'm just glad to be surviving, I suppose.
I've done well with keeping myself occupied on the weekends, too. Although I occasionally spend weekends alone at home (閱讀、思想、備課、等）, I've definitely been doing my fair share of clubbing, drinking and socializing. ... Well, perhaps a bit too much of those recently, so last weekend I intentionally stayed at home save for one dinner with friends.
Let's see ... well, nothing to really complain about. 只是......這個週末不是中秋節嗎？Koreans celebrate it, too, but I don't get any days off!!!!! 幹嘛在週六耶？！？！？！I'm also thinking about stealing away to Taipei in November (為了我的生日）, but I haven't made a decision yet because of my company's Swine-Flu-scare policy: If I were to go abroad and they found out, I would have to stop working for 9 days. 大家都說我應該別管他們，但是我還說我很乖...... Well, okay, not all the time, hehe. I've been having my fair share of fun around here if you know what I mean. =P
Where to go next??? I'm really debating between four cities: 紐約、舊金山、上海、和台北。我的原因是：
紐約：我媽和外婆住在這裡。而且，因為我還想當個老師，好像在那邊找工作不會很難。
舊金山：這個月初，我妹妹為了一個在Google的工作搬到這裡。我將來也想讓我家人都住在加州，這樣我才能平時旅遊到亞洲，或者再搬到亞洲。在工作方面上，我覺得舊金山的機會不會太差了吧。
上海：我有一個現在住舊金山的朋友，明年就要搬到上海。因為我在那裡都沒有朋友，我想她搬到那裡也算是個機會。不幸的是......我不想再教小朋友了......
台北：如果我只想繼續學習中文的話，我可以回到那裡當個學生而打工。不過，看來，那裡的工作機會仍然都是教小朋友的，所以我該打消這個念頭吧。
好像一到六月，我就要回去美國喔......好悲哀耶！！！
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| After reading about a third of Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class, I decided that he relies too much on anecdotal evidence, and that his statistical evidence is specious. Hearing him continuously relying upon "people" he's talked to in order to prove his point is just sickening. This article was much more interesting and useful: http://www.thestar.com/article/656837
Uuuuuugh.
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| Before I go back to the U.S., I would like to get in bed with a guy who's at least 5'10", haha.
......其實在香港......HAHAHAHAHA. Maaaaybeeee. 我明年還可以放一下假囉！
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