Negativity

FINALLY! So the recruiting firm wrote back today stating that they would be willing to speak to the school on my behalf to rectify this whole sorted issue... so knock on wood... this will all be an unpleasant nightmare come next week!
This whole experience has caused me to review a couple of things... and well the saying that you can really tell a person's character in a moment of weakness... well it is pretty true.
These past few weeks I have found that I have become a very angry and jilted person... and well... I don't like that one bit... I have found that I have been thinking negatively and in turn this negative outlook has affected my entire life.
A friend told me yesterday Negative thinking begets Negative Behavior... and well... I completely agree. The more upset I got about the whole school thing... the more depressed and negative I became in my daily routines.
SO today is a new day... I think that I will try from now on to remember my friends mantra... cause... well noone likes a party pooper!
In other, not so depressing news... I think I have made a plan for next year... and no it wont involve Korea. As much as I am enjoying myself here and I like the students and stuff... well I have come to find that teaching... well ESL teaching is not my passion... and well... want to do something different. So next year I am going to apply and hopefully do the SWAP Outback Program in Australia. It not only looks soooo cool... but allows you to freely travel the country without the hassel of a long year contract.
The program description:

AUSTRALIA OUTBACK!
Welcome to the land Down Under! The Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock, Kakadu National Park, The Great Ocean road and many sandy beaches are just a few of the amazing sites to be seen. To start off your Australian journey experience it the true Australian way - Work in the Outback! Work different jobs in the outback throughout the whole 12 months of your working holiday visa or as little as 3 months – the decision is up to you!
You'll be greeted at the Brisbane airport on a Thursday morning and brought to Yellow Submarine Hostel in the city centre ($25 hostel fee is not included in the registration fee, please be prepared with Australian cash).
On Friday morning you will be picked up and brought to Rainbow Beach near Fraser Island for 3 days of sun, sea and sand to get over your jet lag. On the Monday they will help you arrange Tax File Numbers, Medicare cards, bank accounts and last minute shopping. From there you will spend 5 days on the ‘training farm' – either Springbrook, a host farm/vineyard or one of their associate farms. You will then learn new skills or improve the skills you already have through agriculture courses. They cover tractor work, horse and cattle work, riding motorbikes, fencing and working in cattle yards – or hospitality skills learned on a host farm and in a local hotel.
On completion of the course you will be guaranteed work with one of the employers all around Australia who need extra help.
You will get much more out of this than just a job – you will learn new skills and see parts of Australia you can only imagine.

You have to admit... the program sounds cool. I mean who have you met that can say that they worked a couple of months on an Aussie Vineyard or Ranch... well hopefully I will be able to do that. And to be honest... I am young, unattached... no kids to speak of.... and well... I don't want to look back on my life at 40 or 50 and think "shoulda, woulda, coulda". I am trying hard to live my life without regrets... and well.. this program sounds sooo cool.

I am going to apply for it in January... so I still have time to save some cash for the entrance fee ($1800)... and the flight of course. And I would like to leave from Canada and not from Korea... that way I can take a mini-vacation and visit with family and friends before I am off again!

Anyhoo... that is all on my end.

5 day vacation starts tomorrow... with the infamous full body massage coming up on Tuesday.

Until next post...

Cheers!