on this day in history
It was August 16, 2002, when an East Asian male set to get in touch with his Korean roots, learn the language, make some money and above all have an experience he wouldn't forget got off the bus following a gruelling 30-hour journey involving riding in a car, waiting in YYZ, flying in a plane, waiting in ICN, and riding said bus taking him from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Daejeon, Republic of Korea, where he was immediately without rest or regard for his well-being whisked off to a private English institute tucked into a little neighbourhood known as Mannyeon-dong where he has been for the last two years.
It is now August 16, 2004, and the East Asian male has gotten in touch with his Korean roots to an extent, learned the language, made some money and above all enjoys it so much so that he has had to take back all that he had said over two years ago about "being in Korea for just a year" and even in fact signed yet another contract for employment at yet another private English institute smack in the centre of a big neighbourhood known as Dunsan-dong where he will starting September the First work beginning around 3:00 pm and ending around 9:00 pm for the next year or so all the while receiving ₩2,200,000 per month.
Comments
are you ever coming back?
Posted by: jen | August 16, 2004 10:51 PM
Happy Anniversary Fred!!!
Hopefully we'll see you again soon.
I'm glad you had a nice holiday, and good luck at your new job!
Posted by: Heather | August 16, 2004 11:20 PM