interview day!

This is my first blog ever! I want to document my travels and life in Korea, along with the process of getting there. I thank you and welcome you to share the journey with me! If you want to be updated each time I add a post, simply enter your email address in the box at the top, and, as far as I know, that should set you up! 


~~THE INTERVIEW~~


...The day has come even quicker than I expected. Isn't it funny how that works. I have been anxiously awaiting the day I will be sent a list of available positions for my start date, and then when the day finally comes, I am shocked it is actually happening. I think this is like a lot of people in life. We have the dream to do something--a far-off, in the future dream that sounds so romantic in its sense, but then when reality catches up with our dreams, we wonder what we are really doing. I had this experience with ballet. I had always wanted to learn ballet and had always dreamt of dancing. Then, one day in high school, all those years later, I was given the opportunity to do it. Once I started, it seemed like the dream was more exciting than actually doing the dancing, itself. 


~~I think this is an innate thing that God has created within all of us. He created in us a desire to dream. He created within us a desire for adventure. He created within us a yearning to know Him more.~~


And with that being said, I believe this opportunity to teach in Korea is exactly that: a desire to dream, to explore & seek adventure, and to know Him more. I ask to know His heart deeper and to have the chance to love and experience a people chosen by God as His own. Thank you, Lord, for this opportunity and this desire.


I got the email THIS MORNING marked urgent, informing me that I will be having my interview for an elementary school teaching position in Hanam-si TONIGHT! ( Monday morning/afternoon, Kr time). I am anxious and excited and jumping out of my shoes at the same time! Everything has happened so quickly! I was emailed the job last Wednesday, given the huge amounts of application materials to fill out on Thursday night and talked with my contact in SoKo via skype, stayed up all night Thursday to do it all (not an easy task, let me tell you!), emailed the EPIK app & essay Friday, and now have the email today telling me I have an interview. This interview is actually for a GEPIK position (my first preference). GEPIK stands for Gyeonggi English Program in Korea (Gyeonggi is the province surrounding Seoul). Here's a website to read a little more about the program, if you are interested.


I may add more later about the process I have already gone through and my thoughts/reasons for choosing to teach in Korea, but for now, I am going to get some coffee and prepare myself for the interview (It could come as late at midnight Central US time, and for those of you who have known me lately, staying up that late doesn't happen as much these days lol! But long lost will be the days of going to bed early! I will have enough time to sleep when I die! I have so much of life that I want to live and experience--I don't want to miss a single opportunity!)


I love you all and will let you know how the interview goes. They say you get a quick response and expect you to respond within 24-48 hours! Woohoo!


<3 laura