Korea

Right now I am sitting in Auckland New Zealand struggling to find work in my field. I am being turned down more than I would have ever imagined. I just want to give up but you can't just give up on life. Since things haven't worked to this point I am changing my plan now I am cutting back on hours on the labouring job I am doing so I can look for other work and give me a chance to do toastmasters. It is a bit of a long shot but I am going to do toastmasters for a chance to network and maybe have the right person offer me work. Enough negative stuff though.....

It is hard to think back to a few weeks ago it has been over 13 months of traveling and all of it seems like a distant pass. I won't be able to recall all of the details of my trips but maybe it will give me a chance to look back and really reflect. 

Going to Korea was important to me as it was where I was "supposed" to end up at this time. When I decided in December 2013 that I was going to travel I wanted to teach English in South Korea. I flew from Tokyo Japan into Seoul South Korea a short little flight but to my surprise we were fed on the flight. 

The hostel was nice and close to the train station which was nice to not get lost in a city for a change. A few things about my time in Korea I hated the subway system something about it was just a pain in the a$$, I found the food for the most part rather spicy but not really tasty, there was lots of references to Paris, heaps of cafes, endless lights, lots of bakeries and few western travelers. 

One night I explored around the hostel and found an area full of young people dancing and/or singing in the streets. It seemed they were competing for peoples attention. This area also had heaps of bars, restaurants and endless lights. Walking through this area there was also signs posted on some bars saying "No US military there have been incidents".... 

There was an opportunity to go to the DMZ in Korea but I thought if I want to see North Korea I actually want to go there not see it from part of a tour. I remember being discouraged at first in Korea. It took a few days to realize the beauty and how amazing South Korea is and I didn't even begin to scratch the surface but that is for another time as it is;

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