I left Korea on February 28, 2013 and have been back in
the US
for just over two months now. During that time, I spent about a month
applying for jobs and interviewing. I had an interview with New York City
Teaching Fellows, but didn't get in. I interviewed with a few other
places and by early April, I had two job offers. I accepted a position as a
Community Education Coordinator for a larger-sized non-profit near New York City which is
where I am now. So far, so good. I enjoy my colleagues, my students and
my new life as a young professional here in the US. As many people keep
reminding me, I am quite fortunate to have found work so quickly.
After almost four
years, I finally own a car again! That was something I didn't expect to
happen quite so fast, but since I needed one for the job, we quickly scrambled
together and bought one around mid-April. Also, as of last Tuesday, I
became an auntie (again) when my sister and her husband had their first
child. It's been a great week being together with family and celebrating
new life.
I still think about Seoul and I do have moments where I think back on
wonderful memories of life in Germany
and Korea
but right now, I am happy to be where I am. Right around the time I
left Korea, I was cleaning
out my desk at work and found this journal entry which I had written one year
earlier from the time I left Germany. It read:
February 22, 2012
New starts are so
difficult, especially when everything feels foreign and unknown. Like Korea.
Reading that statement at the end of my time in Korea really felt like coming full
circle. It’s amazing to see how with
time, everything works itself out, even in the most unknown and uncertain
phases of our lives. Once Korea was unknown, now it is a treasured memory and life experience.
It's been fun
sharing my adventures throughout the last couple of years, but since being back
I haven't kept up my blog so this may very well be my last blog entry here. Thanks for sharing the journey with me. I
wish you all wonderful adventures of your own.
x diana
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