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long time no see. (actually it hasn't been so long since i last wrote, but i'm afraid that many things have happened and thus i feel very removed from the previous post and its thoughts.) i have been spending the last few days planning out my future or at least the first half of 2019. it unfortunately, and fortunately, involves plenty of travel and not enough money making.
firstly let me say, friday night (12/21) i went to see kyungsoo's movie swing kids in theaters for a one time showing. and it was beautiful and wholesome and elucidating and so fucking heartbreaking. 10/10. i sobbed quite pathetically in the theaters yet i loved the message of the film and i wish i could watch it again or recommend it in good faith to my friends. but that ending. it's too heart wrenching to experience more than once, at least for me. however, i will continue to praise it to anyone with ears around me who is interested in deconstructing capitalist and communist ideologies.
anyways. the day before that, while i was at work, i booked a flight to shanghai for february in the midst of the lunar new year. it was a split second decision based primarily on just how much of a DEAL the price of the ticket was (nearly 70% cheaper than usual??? tf) and on the fact that 2019 is the year of the pig. this is important because i'm a pig in the zodiac and so is my mom who agreed to come with me! she hasn't left the wonderful continent of north america since she first came here in the seventies, so i'm actually super excited to do this together. i'm not, however, excited about getting a tourist visa for china ($140 down the drain of bureaucracy). i miss how easy south korea and japan are when it comes to visas for US citizens...
but most importantly, i've never been to china and shanghai was the first city on my list to visit so i will call this fate and accept my choices. namely braving the great republic in the midst of its busiest holiday of the year. i'm definitely planning to study up on a bit of survival mandarin before i go too, please wish me luck.
tailing onto that, i have been mulling over how to best spend my summer 2019. my sister is going to be studying abroad in seoul in july and i told her if she went, even though i'm graduated now, i would totally follow her. i miss seoul so much, as i've said, and i would be stewing at home in jealousy if she was gallivanting around seoul and i was sitting at home watching her snap story and sinking into an inevitable depressive episode.
so, you might have seen before, but i was contemplating that course for english teaching certification in incheon. while that program is not entirely off the table, i came across something that might be an even better opportunity and even more rewarding. there's apparently two places that offer CELTA certication in seoul and one of them has dates that line up well with my sister's university program. i'm seriously considering forking over the money to attend that instead, because the certification is held in high regards and many people have told me it's worth the money and very intensive.
if i did do that, me and my sister could split an airbnb studio for the month and both get something done. the only thing is that it's definitely a huge chunk of money and i will have to save my ass off before i go if i'm wanting to not starve to death in korea. however, let's just settle on this right now: i am currently planning for that course of action. hopefully my running off to shanghai doesn't put a large dent in my attempt at saving up funds to continue my everlasting thirst for leaving america.
side note, how is do kyung soo the cutest man with the smoothest voice and the most amazing acting skills? how is so much talent contained in such a small, wide-eyed container? he is pure and i love him and i'm proud of him. this has been a psa. please support my son (who is older than me.)
firstly let me say, friday night (12/21) i went to see kyungsoo's movie swing kids in theaters for a one time showing. and it was beautiful and wholesome and elucidating and so fucking heartbreaking. 10/10. i sobbed quite pathetically in the theaters yet i loved the message of the film and i wish i could watch it again or recommend it in good faith to my friends. but that ending. it's too heart wrenching to experience more than once, at least for me. however, i will continue to praise it to anyone with ears around me who is interested in deconstructing capitalist and communist ideologies.
anyways. the day before that, while i was at work, i booked a flight to shanghai for february in the midst of the lunar new year. it was a split second decision based primarily on just how much of a DEAL the price of the ticket was (nearly 70% cheaper than usual??? tf) and on the fact that 2019 is the year of the pig. this is important because i'm a pig in the zodiac and so is my mom who agreed to come with me! she hasn't left the wonderful continent of north america since she first came here in the seventies, so i'm actually super excited to do this together. i'm not, however, excited about getting a tourist visa for china ($140 down the drain of bureaucracy). i miss how easy south korea and japan are when it comes to visas for US citizens...
but most importantly, i've never been to china and shanghai was the first city on my list to visit so i will call this fate and accept my choices. namely braving the great republic in the midst of its busiest holiday of the year. i'm definitely planning to study up on a bit of survival mandarin before i go too, please wish me luck.
tailing onto that, i have been mulling over how to best spend my summer 2019. my sister is going to be studying abroad in seoul in july and i told her if she went, even though i'm graduated now, i would totally follow her. i miss seoul so much, as i've said, and i would be stewing at home in jealousy if she was gallivanting around seoul and i was sitting at home watching her snap story and sinking into an inevitable depressive episode.
so, you might have seen before, but i was contemplating that course for english teaching certification in incheon. while that program is not entirely off the table, i came across something that might be an even better opportunity and even more rewarding. there's apparently two places that offer CELTA certication in seoul and one of them has dates that line up well with my sister's university program. i'm seriously considering forking over the money to attend that instead, because the certification is held in high regards and many people have told me it's worth the money and very intensive.
if i did do that, me and my sister could split an airbnb studio for the month and both get something done. the only thing is that it's definitely a huge chunk of money and i will have to save my ass off before i go if i'm wanting to not starve to death in korea. however, let's just settle on this right now: i am currently planning for that course of action. hopefully my running off to shanghai doesn't put a large dent in my attempt at saving up funds to continue my everlasting thirst for leaving america.
side note, how is do kyung soo the cutest man with the smoothest voice and the most amazing acting skills? how is so much talent contained in such a small, wide-eyed container? he is pure and i love him and i'm proud of him. this has been a psa. please support my son (who is older than me.)