As most of
you know, we have been trying to leave the country to teach English for about 9
months. Well, the time has finally come
and we will be leaving in ONE week.
Yikes!
We started
this process back in November of 2012.
We signed contracts to work at universities in Saudi Arabia, and started
our visa process. Well, after 5 months
of going back and forth with the Saudi government it was decided we would not
be teaching in Saudi. A week later we
started applying to teach in South Korea.
So now after 3 and months we just got the news a week ago that we
would be leaving Lubbock on August 21st!
We will be
working with an organization called Pagoda.
To find out more info you can visit their website here. We will be in South Korea’s second largest
city, Busan. It is coastal and
beautiful!!!
Some fun facts about South Korea:
The country
is roughly the size of Indiana.
The
countries population is 48,486,823.
That means
there are 1,200 people per square mile.
Yikes.
The
peninsula is surrounded by aprox. 3,000 volcanic islands.
Fruit is a
luxury item. (this is very sad.)
Watermelon is one of the most expensive and
can range from $15-30 USD.
Tipping is
not required in Korea.
Most homes
in Korea are equipped with heated floors.
The number
4 is extremely unlucky.
Religion:
46% no affiliation, 26% Buddhist, 26% Christian, 2% other.
Some fun facts about Busan:
Busan
population is 3.7 million, the same as LA.
However it is half the square miles.
Busan has
the worlds largest department store, Shinsegae.
Busan borders low mountains on the north
and west, and the seas on the south and east.
Busan is the fifth busiest seaport in the
world.
Busan has 17 universities and 9 colleges.
Busan has FREE public restrooms!
So it is One Week till we…
are out of our comfort zones again.
are working again.
(this is a big one.)
are leaving our friends and family.
have our own place.
start our new adventure!!
Our new website is: Hangin’ with the Hanes’/spot.com/
