The clock is ticking … 26 days in total, 18 business days, 7 weekend!

So yeah, not a lot of time!!!!

It’s not easy to condense your life into 2 suitcases… especially when you need to take so much stuff with you.

I’m not a ginormous girl but compared to Asian girls… yikes!! Last time I was able to “put” clothes on but they didn’t quite fit right – girls if you have a figure with more shape than a pencil, you’ll know what I mean.

Thankfully for sites like Sierra Trading Post, Lands End, and Victoria’s Secret I have some new found friends. The hard part is dealing with the stuff you do have… oh and shoes!

So, I had my interview  with S.M.O.E. and it seemed to go very well. Two days later I received an offer through the recruiter to work at the Seoul English Education Center in Gapyeong city.

During the interview I was told this was 1 hour away from Seoul. I’m thinking I should have asked specific questions about that!! Since the interview I read somewhere it’s more like 1.5hrs away. The plus side out about being “outside” of Seoul is 300,000 won more per month. The downside is that it will take a little longer to get to certain places and that means having to plan a little more getting places and meeting up with old friends.

Anyone mind if I couch surf on the weekends?

On another note I really hope that this mean less smog!?!?!

Then a few days later I receive an email letting me know that positions are filling up fast … whoever gets their information (below x several copies of each) to S.M.O.E. first – and it’s alright with no mistakes, legit, with all i’s dotted & t’s crossed – gets the job!

* Criminal Record Check & Copy of Authentic Degree – both with apostille
* completed application form
* sealed transcripts
* sealed & signed letters of Recommendation
* copy of passport page
* copy of Contract & Addenda
* resume & cover letter
* passport photos
* and any certificates you might have

PANIC!!! several small heart attacks later…  and finally I get it done! Now it’s somewhere between here and South Korea.

Word of the Day Thursday January 1, 2009

Finally it’s 2009! So to new beginnings, achievements, better laughs, and goals accomplished.

2008 was a year of er-what-ok! and a lot of growing. One thing I have learned is that if you aren’t growing you’re stagnant and that’s too close to death. And it seems that I’m not the only one looking for a new beginning this year … I just finished reading a favourite blog of mine (sarahlane) and was a little shocked, though I’d suspected things weren’t as good as they seemed to be. Oh well good luck to 2009 may it be better than 2008. Life moves on and we all have our moments good and bad so I’m sure it will get better.

If 2008 taught me anything it is this… the only mistake you truly making in this life is not learning from the ones you’ve made. Life’s about lessons so learn and grow.

On another note I checked in on dictionary.com and the word of today, my favorite word no doubt, is none other than Wanderlust!

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wanderlust \WON-der-luhst\, noun:
a strong desire to wander or travel

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And no doubt again … I have it!

I’ve decided to try another year at ESL teaching in South Korea. I’ve only applied to one place and that’s SMOE, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. My interview is on Tuesday and I’ve been a busy little bee getting all of my documents in order. Yes, I know I can make a lot more money going the hagwon route! However, the whole getting paid on time, decent vacation time, and being in Seoul out weights most other things. Besides I have a ton of other projects to acomplish and over working myself at one job six days a week isn’t one of them.

On my list for 2009 is …

• 3 writing courses
• visiting family and friends in the Asia-Pacific
• my peak physical fitness
• new launch of travel videos
• published travel articles

2009 is gonna be the year of accompishment, travel, growth, savings, and so much more…

So here’s looking at 2009!

Ok, so I’ve been reading a lot lately and more and more people are talking about their lists and how to start crossing off what they accomplish. In Nik Halik’s book, Thrillionaire, he talks about the 10 things that he wanted to do as a small child and how he’s accomplish over 3/4’s of his list.

Internet guru Yanik Silver of Maverick Business Adventures® posted his list of goals recently on his blog and you can see him cross them off.

Then recently I got a hold of James Ray’s book, Harmonic Wealth, he’s from the Secret and read it through and did all the exercises (amazingly enough!!) And one of the major things I realize is that the frustration I have in certain areas of my life stem from not being clear about what I want and not putting a plan into action to get to where I wanna go.

So this is the start of it … I’ve started a list that I’m gonna work towards achieving and since it’s kinda publicly displayed it makes it a little difficult to ignore

√Get my degree
√Teach ESL for 1 yr
AWAI: -TW – UTW Workshop – Bootcamp
√ Canon XSi SLR Camera
Publish a travel article with photos
Obtain financial independence
Travel – anywhere, everywhere!
Take a year to RTW
Work, live, play in London/UK for 1 yr
Egypt -  pyramids – camel ride, Bedouins
S.Africa – visit people, safari – Durban South Africa  -  swim with great whites
Namibia – safari
Greece – xplore ancient + modern, islands
South America – modern + ancient -Galapagos islands -Amazon -Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, etc, etc -ok, pretty much the entire continent
Thailand – elephant trek – Tibet
Australia – visit family -Alice to Ocean!! -Great Barrier Reef
New Zealand

Well I think that’s a good start when I think of some more I shall add those too!

It’s a cold dusky afternoon and my feet are still thawing after hours of being home.

You see, it’s minus something outside and still snowing. It hasn’t snowed in these parts since 1998.

Personally, I am thankful it’s a rare occurrence. And as the snow continuously falls blanketing the earth it’s weight forcing me to make a stand.

Should I stay and make it work or should I give it space and go? And although that is rhetorical I already know what I should do, but this just makes it more permanent.

Ever thought you were free and clear of a bad situation just to find out it wants to nip you one more time?

Well, I just had that…in the form of a taxing roommate who after agreeing one thing has decided to renege on the agreement.

The problem with users is that they are always users. If only they come with a warning sign. Well, my November resolution…. no more roommates, ever!!