New Beginnings

Hello family and friends!  Bekah here.

Ben and I have decided to create a blog so all of you can follow our adventures in Korea.  We'll try to update regularly as soon as we get there, so stay tuned.

Jukjeon, Yongin city

This week has had a whirlwind of developments.  Monday, we got a contract from the Welton School in Yongin city, South Korea.  Tuesday I turned in notice at work.  In two weeks, we will be relocating overseas.  In other words, we're freaking out.

Ben and I chose to look at teaching English as a Second Language in Korea for a number of reasons.  We started discussing the move in August when a friend of Ben's told us we should consider teaching to save some money.  Our financial situation for the past few months hadn't made it possible to save any money for our future plans, and I was getting frustrated by feeling so helpless.  We had heard that teaching ESL in Korea would allow us to pay off debt and save money for whatever future plans.  48 hours after Ben's friend made the suggestion, we decided to go for it.  Now that the time is upon us, we're just excited for an adventure.  We don't have children, and I've got the travel bug badly.  We're ready to make some memories and to jump into new experiences.

We have been gathering our paperwork since August (check back later for a post with step-by-step directions on the E2 Visa process and applying to a program!).  We have had more than a few setbacks.  We were turned away by the first recruiter we applied to.  We encountered car troubles.  We had to submit a particular set of documents three times because the notary we were using didn't understand what we needed.  We are still encountering difficulties... but instead of getting superstitious and chalking them up to bad omens, I prefer to think of these difficulties as opportunities to prove our determination to accomplish our goals.

Difficulties notwithstanding, we are moving painfully quickly.  It's hard to imagine that we will be in Korea in two weeks.  Which reminds me... I should get back to packing.  More from us later!

Rebekah