MY DOCUMENTS HAVE ARRIVED IN KOREA!!

Got the confirmation last night!

The $100 waiting game

Yesterday morning my apostilled background check and diploma were delivered to my front door!

 

I was super excited, but had to get the rest of my documents together before I could send everything off. So I made the necessary adjustments to my application that I hadn't already done and printed everything out, which included the checklist, application, proof of enrollment for my TEFL course and the Sworn Declaration (promising that I'll finish the course by the given date), copy my passport information page, and gather my transcript and recommendation letters together. 

THEN I had to go to Walgreens to get passport photos made.... 2 photos for $10.99!!! WTF! After waiting for those, I went over to the UPS store to make copies of everything, one set for the EPIK office, one for myself, then packaged everything up and sent it off, which cost a whopping $92 plus the $8 in copies!!!! Wow this endeavor is starting to cost some MULAH! But will be totally worth it WHEN I get a job (notice the positivity).

So 67 copies and $110 later, all of my documents are shipped! Now I have to wait for the EPIK office to receive my documents, then recommend them to an education office (hopefully Daegu's), then either get an offer, or not, and then they would continue to send my documents to other education offices until I get an offer (hopefully). Once I get an offer, they will send me a placement email, and while I'm waiting for my contract to be mailed to me, I'll have to take an online preparation course. THEN, when I get my contract, I'll have to go get my visa! 

Hopefully all goes well, and hopefully this process will happen quickly. And HOPEFULLY I'll get an offer!!

Keep your fingers crossed!

Still waiting...

A month later, and I'm still waiting...

I finally got my background check back (after 2 months)

And now I've paid $$$$$$$$$ to get it expedited (along with my diploma) to be apostilled...

Now I'm just waiting for it go get back.... still waiting...

In the mean time, I've been working on finishing my class...

I've sent in everything I have to send in (including some revisions). I haven't heard anything about my last chapter, Unit 20, because my tutor is on holiday break... so I have to, guess what, WAIT.... oh well... thats what I get for being a procrastinator...

Now I need to start doing my revisions to my application in preparation for getting my stuff back from DC...

POTD

I can't wait to visit the suspension birdges in Wolchulsan!

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Moving along....

Since I've passed my interview, now the only things I really have to worry about are getting my documents together... the one I'm really worried about is the apositlled background check, which is being processed, but a few others are still working as well. I just realized that I'm going to have to send a copy of my diploma to be notorized AND apostilled... but it has to get it's apostille from KENTUCKY... that's right... hours and hours away... so I'm going to work on that Friday morning ASAP...

I also called to check on my background check. I sent it in on October 31st, it was received November 2nd. I had to call to be sure that they authenticated it so I could get it apostilled (I had to fax a little cover letter in for it).... after 3 weeks and it isn't even in their system! Uh. I'm so impatient. But the girl seemed to think that it would be processed next week, so I get to call back then (I think I'm also going to call back Friday to be sure they received my fax).

In better news, I received my sealed transcripts and my proof of enrollment from my TEFL course. And I busted through 2 full lessons yesterday (and finished a revision on one that was not complete enough). So I'm going to try to get yet another one finished today.

And in other fun news, I've joined a Skype group chat of people that are in the same intake as me. We are all waiting on our documents (well, some have them finished, but they are there for support) and we are getting to know one another... It will be VERY nice to land half way across the world and actually know a few people... I can't wait to get to know everyone else!

Hopefully things keep moving along.... until then, I have to keep my motivation up and my fingers crossed!

POTD

I've decided I'm going to apply with Daegu as my first choice, but who knows if I'll get it or not? As long as I'm in Korea, I really don't care!

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Pencils and stickers!

Some fun stuff for the kids! I've since bight a few more pencils too.... Now to find fun erasers...