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DAEGU!!!
I can't explain how excited I am that I got my first choice of placement... I had given up all hope... a few weeks ago the EPIK Coordinator posted on the Facebook page that all of the MOE (Metropolitan Offices of Education, which include Daegu) were full, so I had begun to come to terms with being placed somewhere else.
A week ago, I got an email from my coordinator checking in on me. I didn't want to jinx anything, so I only told a select few people about the email, and made sure NOT to say anything on FB about my small ray of hope. The title of the email was "Checking in (no placement yet)". In the body of the email, he said he had noticed that I seemed anxious in the FB group (through my questions and responses). He also said that my documents had just been received by the DAEGU (this is when I really started getting excited) MOE and that I wouldn't hear back until this week (this is when my excitement dropped, just a tad). He went on to tell me his success in placing teachers, etc. etc. The best quote from the email, the only thing I've had to cling onto, was
"I am 100% confident that you will be placed in Daegu, it’s honestly just a matter of time."
First of all, I think it is great that my coordinator noticed me and took the time to check in on me. Secondly, this gave me the hope I needed. I was extremely worried that I may not even make it to SK this semester, but much less the chance of being placed where I really wanted to be? So I just sat back. I had to be patient. I'm glad that I've had other things to do to keep me busy, but I am definitely glad that I'll be in Daegu. Not that I wouldn't have been happy anywhere else, but the fact that I'm going to be placed in the city where some of the friends I've already made are going to be is awesome.
So now I'm excited. It is official. I'm going to Daegu. Now I get to wait just a few more days (yes, more waiting) for my NOA (Notice of Appointment) and my contract before I book my plane ticket and get my visa. But for now.... I'll let the count down begin... and continue with the Daegu research!
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