So, I started a blog post today, which was another blog post about how I’m sorry that I haven’t been blogging at all in the past few months. I was gonna talk about all the new things here in Korea: I’ve seen Seoul, I’ve picked up a new sport, I hopefully start Korean classes later next week, and I feel dangerously close to having a career (more on these later). However, through a collusion of Kitty mentally bringing me back to Mac (avoid the obvious Mark Morrison joke here), Makgeolli (ooh, lordy, a whole ‘nother post there), and circumstance, I wound up watching this video (if you’ve seen it before, read the rest of the post, and then go back and watch again. If you are of the class of Mac ’11, make some time for this.)
While I didn’t see this speech in person (I may have been finishing a paper I don’t even remember, and editing my portfolio for the speaker in question), it was a welcome smack watching it a second time.
I am 22 years old, and I’ve already been hunting for a visible road to hopefully-debt-free retirement. Worse, I may have found a feasible one.
Oh boy. I used to have such a set of balls too.
See, the funny thing about teaching in Korea, is that for me, it’s not that hard. It’s not easy, I work for my money, there are specific challenges that are fun to overcome, but it’s become comfortable much too easily. And I’ve been here under 6 months.
Don’t get me wrong, I may do this for another year or so, gain a marketable skill, kill off a little more debt, but I’m officially plotting my arrogant, entitled, rise to where I want to be, starting now.
At the very least, I thought this would be interesting food for thought, and I thought that perhaps, those of you who did attend this speech could use a reminder.
Also important: I may have been on the makgeolli when I wrote this, but I’m posting it because I expect you all to hold me to it, and I know that you’re the type who will.
Love all around,
–Sunshine
