this is the THIRD chance for a fresh start....
obviously... jan 1... tried new resolutions.... FAIL
chinese new year... 2nd chance... FAIL
and now.. third chance to set resolutions.... psht~
im not going to set new resolutions....
instead, i've been thinking about what i should do as of september this year......
in september, my contract is up here in seoul.... and i am thinking of staying on, but who knows.... maybe i wont be offered a new contract, maybe i might not like the offer, maybe i will, maybe i'll receive a better offer somewhere else.... there's a lot of MAYBE's and uncertainty...
here are a 5 of 120458 options that have gone thru my head....
SEOUL - i could stay on in seoul.... thats the obvious option... but like i said... maybe i wont be offered a new contract at my current place....the obvious advantages are... i have a place to stay... its also a one year lease... so i wouldnt have to pay a fine for moving out early.... i dont have to move.... i speak the language...
the main reason why i am thinking of other places is that.... ive become too comfortable.... seemingly not being productive outside work.... not learning a new language nor skill..... also patience is wearing thin of korean ppl and the disorganised, money-focused management style....
SYDNEY - the second obvious choice is going back home.....again... the advantages are that it's home... lots of friends.... family.... car.... its basically comfortable....
the downside is... the aussie dollar is so expensive.... the very little money i have saved in korea would be worthless in sydney.... and just living in sydney is so expensive.....
if i go back to australia, i could also do some further study as well... so i've even thought about other cities.... like perth?? adelaide?? hobart??
im planning to go back in december for my cousin's wedding anyway... so it would be a matter of... do i stay? or come back to korea after the wedding....?
TAIWAN - since i was in china, i was thinking about moving to taiwan... something about taiwan..... i want to live there.....i enjoyed china so much... i have a feeling that taiwan is the best fusion of korea and china..... so it had my attention...
i've forgotten a lot of the mandarin that i picked up while i was in china.... i want to learn the language properly, and use it as well.... so taiwan is an option for that.... i'd like to be fluent in mandarin..... so....
but i dont know anyone in taiwan.... i dont know what i'd do there besides teaching again.... so it would be like doing china all over again.... which isnt bad at all....
LONDON - biggest appeal is the city itself... london is probably the only place in europe that i had an interest in since i was in school..... i dunno.... if i go at the end of this year, maybe i can get some tickets to go see the olympics as well.... that would be cool.....down side.... i heard its expensive... living cost is just as expensive as sydney, if not more expensive..... also... i hate rain..... and everyone knows it rains alot there....
havent really looked into london enough to decide if its worthwhile or not......
DUBAI - again.... like london.... just a random suggestion.....i've heard good things about it.... and even for teaching... i heard the money is good....
lifestyle is laid back..... and also going to the middle east, the new culture would be interesting.....
again.... havent looked into it enough to really make a judgement on whether its worthwhile or not.....
