Tuesday, March 18, 2008
South Korea
South Korea it Is!!! In August I depart for one year of teaching English as an Instructor at the Chungdahm Institute. I can start my career when I come back. If I come back. Who knows?! But either way, I am excited. Especially since I found out that two people from U of R have been there for 2 years on the same program and love it! One of them, Brielle, I was friendly with when she was in Rochester so that makes it so much nicer to know that at least I have a girl friend there and I'm not entirely sola. I have been reading up on the program on the net, and there has been alot of negative feedback about the housing, pay, and training. It said the accomodations they set you up with are small: whatever I live in a Manhattan apt, cant get much smaller than that! Also, the pay is not always on time: whatever as long as I get it eventually, it will stop me from spending it so quickly! The training is pointless: American teaching programs just hand you a book and tell you "go teach"! This is a bit more involved...So now that I have rationalized all these negative things, I am ready for my wonderful summer in NYC YAY
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Future
I don't know which path is meant for me. As of this minute, I have three potential futures to strive for.
Future # 1: Move to South Korea and teach English
What an adventure this would be! To explore another culture would promote my spiritual growth so much! I could stay as long as I wanted, potentially until I pay off my hefty student loans. Seoul sounds great, and when I heard the details of the program I got so excited.
BUT the money is not as great as I thought it would be...teacher salary. Also, I would be absolutely all on my own. I know I would make friends quickly and this experience would be AMAZING. Especially since I recently realized my homoflexibility for asians. Also, this has nothing to do with my future career plans.
Future # 2: Working for SIXTY USA
I'm have a PR/Marketing internship for this company right now, and I love the environment. The creative assignments I am given are rewarding and stimulating. They are in the process of hiring a PR Assistant, but I haven't yet expressed my interest in the position. This makes me feel like a coward. I realized this week that I have the inability to market myself to an employer. I always feel humility because I have so little career oriented experience, and they could always find someone better. If I tried for this opportunity, I would be working in West Village, NYC. I would be with people I know, and have an active social life right from the beginning of the job. This is where I want to take my career. The image of the company fits with my personality so so well.
BUT the money would not be the best, and I would have to pay all my monthly expenses on top of paying back my hefty student loans. Therefore, I would be pretty broke.
Future # 3: Working for SIXTY Headquarters in Chieti, Italy
Ever since I started learning Italian, I have thought about how great it would be to work and live in Italy. Three years later, I possibly have an opportunity to do just that. Wow. No matter what the position I held in Italy was, it would be high powered, global marketing. Anyone who knows me knows that my two fave career choices are global marketing and fashion. I'm going to work on contacting the International Brand Manager and the International Advertising Manager closer to my graduation to formally inquire about a position in the company. BUT I highly doubt that they hire employees straight out of college. I know I could do this job well, but they know nothing about my potential or previous work.
Three very different paths leave me here studying art in NYC getting ready to graduate.
Future # 1: Move to South Korea and teach English
What an adventure this would be! To explore another culture would promote my spiritual growth so much! I could stay as long as I wanted, potentially until I pay off my hefty student loans. Seoul sounds great, and when I heard the details of the program I got so excited.
BUT the money is not as great as I thought it would be...teacher salary. Also, I would be absolutely all on my own. I know I would make friends quickly and this experience would be AMAZING. Especially since I recently realized my homoflexibility for asians. Also, this has nothing to do with my future career plans.
Future # 2: Working for SIXTY USA
I'm have a PR/Marketing internship for this company right now, and I love the environment. The creative assignments I am given are rewarding and stimulating. They are in the process of hiring a PR Assistant, but I haven't yet expressed my interest in the position. This makes me feel like a coward. I realized this week that I have the inability to market myself to an employer. I always feel humility because I have so little career oriented experience, and they could always find someone better. If I tried for this opportunity, I would be working in West Village, NYC. I would be with people I know, and have an active social life right from the beginning of the job. This is where I want to take my career. The image of the company fits with my personality so so well.
BUT the money would not be the best, and I would have to pay all my monthly expenses on top of paying back my hefty student loans. Therefore, I would be pretty broke.
Future # 3: Working for SIXTY Headquarters in Chieti, Italy
Ever since I started learning Italian, I have thought about how great it would be to work and live in Italy. Three years later, I possibly have an opportunity to do just that. Wow. No matter what the position I held in Italy was, it would be high powered, global marketing. Anyone who knows me knows that my two fave career choices are global marketing and fashion. I'm going to work on contacting the International Brand Manager and the International Advertising Manager closer to my graduation to formally inquire about a position in the company. BUT I highly doubt that they hire employees straight out of college. I know I could do this job well, but they know nothing about my potential or previous work.
Three very different paths leave me here studying art in NYC getting ready to graduate.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sleep
I keep saying that I have evolved past sleep. Not True. I remember the last good nights sleep I had, it was February 28. Since then, I have been completely active, in the unconventional sense. A lot of playing going on. New York City gives me so many opportunities to play, how can I pass them up? Now that I am not working, the city is my playground. I'm definitely not wasting much time sleeping! But it is getting to the point that I am not 100% present, I almost lost my cookies just now at Sixty (the place I'm interning). It is because I was out until four "networking" with the International Advertising Manager who was in town from Italy. I am here in the office now, but I'm sure no one realizes how much I actually drank and how little I slept this weekend. I would like to keep it that way, but when I cannot hold down my water it becomes rather difficult. Oops.
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