TESOL course status: incomplete. I still need to do my prac. The fact that it's not done yet is partially my fault, and partially that of the school I've been assigned to (who've been a bit hit-and-miss on the communication and organisation front). Hopefully there'll be some movement on that come Monday, as I've promised to give them a call.

Job status: Contract signed with a 학원 (private language school) in Songpa, in the south-east of Seoul. I'll be teaching pre-school phonics in the morning, and primary school conversation in the arvo. Start date is Feb 27th, (tentative) departure date is Feb 25th. Of course, this all hinges on my visa getting processed in a timely manner - Lunar New Year has thrown a spanner in the works in that respect, but I guess we'll see...

Korean status: I can read the Korean alphabet, which means I can read words. Sometimes - after reading - I realise I've just said a word that I actually know. This is cause for excitement, and a small amount of celebration.

Rosetta Stone Korean has taught me many words and phrases utterly useless in everyday conversation at an adult level - e.g. "the bird is red", "the boy is on [top of] the plane" and "there are three plates - one is orange, one is yellow, one is blue". In its defense, it's taught me quite a few verbs as well - to sit, to walk, to run, to jump, to throw, to catch, to eat, to drink, to read... Hopefully, it'll all come together when I'm over there.

So, following Laura and Rach's Awesome Adventure*, and the subsequent return to normality (which was possibly the biggest downer I've every experienced), the decision was made: I'm off to see the world! First stop, South Korea.

"And how will you be funding this?" I hear you ask. "Aren't you still broke from your last trip?". Uh, yeah. Thanks for reminding me. But never fear: I'm going to teach English. No, really. I'm almost finished my Teach International Certificate III in TESOL. Once that's done, it's job hunt time and outta here ASAP!

* Shameless rip-off of a stupid movie title.