I am a 24 year old photojournalist teaching English for a year (I arrived on May 23rd) on the small island of Jindo, at South Korea’s southwestern-most tip. I am in a very rural area, so I work at seven public middle schools, as well as teaching the teachers themselves twice a week. I have 823 students, and I see each class approximately once every two weeks.
There are only 4 other foreigners here in town, but the area is beautiful and I enjoy going for walks through the paddies in the evenings after work, so it’s not so bad. Plus, the famous Jindo dogs are everywhere.
*Note: “Waygook” is the Korean word for “foreigner”.
*Warning*
I do often come here to rant, so please take my statements with a grain of salt.
well whatever your rants maybe I am sure they are well earned seeing where you live and how much work you have on your hands.
I would give up the city for your neck of the woods but due to health reason I need modern tools close at hand.
good luck with it all!
Aw, thank you. Yeah, I enjoy where I am, I just wish I had a less insane supervisor and half as many (or less!) students. And, you know, a desk. If I had not brought a laptop, I have no idea what I would do.
Dear Kelsey,
Thanks very much for the compliment. I’d be delighted if you added Darkness at Noon to your blogrolls, though I probably won’t be updating it much since I’ve returned to the States and life just isn’t as interesting here.
In the meantime, I’m looking forward to reading about your own misadventures abroad…
Best,
R
http://darknessatnoon.blogspot.com
Aw, I think you should still continue to update it. You’re a good writer, and I think you will find that normal life still provides good material.
I hope you enjoy my two blogs!
WayGook means “Foreign country”. If you want to say “foreigner”, it should be “WayGookIn”.