Notice of Appointment

WOOT!  I got the email a couple of days ago that I have officially been accepted by the Chungbuk Provincial Office of Education and that I will be receiving my contracts and notice of appointment shortly in the mail.  Then I get all my paper work together and send it to the consulate in Atlanta.  Awesome.

I thought I would have to go to an interview as well as submit another CRC.  HA.  Take that Korean Consulate, I’m with EPIK so I don’t have to do either!

I just have to make sure all my paper work is in order and I’ve signed all the appropriate dotted lines send it off and I should have my visa in a couple of days!

Then on to the plane ticket saga.  I’ve found some good flights all under $1000 so I’m excited about that.  The C said in the email that they don’t directly reimburse us for the ticket.  They just deposit a flat fee minus the cost for the physical exam which is about $70.  So anything under that flat fee I get to keep!  Woot.

The deposit will be about $1200 and I found a good flight for about $850 so I’m home free!  The only problem being I wish I could get a round trip ticket but most online sites offer multiple airline tickets and those require a return date within a year of departure. Since I’ll probably be in Korea a little over a year because of orientation and settling in time that won’t work.  However, I will get severance pay at the end of my contract so that will pay for my ticket home as well.  Good times.

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