When I was thinking up the title of this post, my main goal was to encapsulates my feelings during this past week. There was the constant second guessing as I filled out my preference form. There was also the triumph of visiting Seoul on my own, getting back into the swing of being independent. Then there was the sheer terror of trying to make it back to Goesan and second guessing my ability to identify the correct bus and procure a ticket to the location I want to go . There where many moments this past week when I just didn't know what to do. Then there was today. Today was beautiful. Today I ate good food and laid in bed and played with kids and did yoga. I didn't have to worry. I didn't feel so lost. It was just what I needed. So my placement form. The whole thing was electronic but they gave us a paper copy before hand so that we could be prepared going in. The 13 categories were as follows: type, gender, size, english ability, religious affiliation, new school, homestay, location size, environment, specific location, resource availability, Other ETAs (that you either want to be near or not) and accessibility to extracurriculars. I tried to explain the s%*t out of my answers in the boxes provided. It was kinda funny, a lot of people told me that they "didn't really have any preferences" and my response was "awesome, cause I have tons". I guess with that is the heightened chance that I will be sorely disappointed...but what are you gonna do? I know what I want. I am a bit frustrated with the lack of communication that has accompanied the placement forms. The party line from the OCs is "it depends" and when asked specifics its usually going to be an "I don't know" or "we'll talk about it later". While I don't see myself as a strict rule follower, I am someone who likes to have all the cards on the table. It doesn't seems right to me that there is so much being omitted. However, I am not running this ship, so who I am to say? So what do you do when you don't know what to do? I'm still working on that one, but for now my answer is just wait and see.
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Author안녕! I'm Emmy and this is my blog detailing my life in Korea with Fulbright mainly through pictures. Feel free to contact me on my about page. TTFN Archives
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