I wasn't even thinking about this, but I somehow ended up finding information about the 2009 EPIK Program after perusing through the Republic of Korea's Seattle Consulate website. South Korea's EPIK is what JET is in Japan.
For my veteran blog readers, you may remember that in 2005, after a long application process, I was accepted into the JET Program, but had turned the opportunity down due to what was then thought of as a "better" job ("better" meaning better-paying and more aligned with my marketing degree). The said job turned out to be a bust and I ended up buying a plane ticket to Manila instead and spending the next 22 months discovering how American I was in the homeland. ;P Regardless, it was the best experience ever and I wouldn't have experienced it had I not done the unthinkable.
So, four years later, EPIK enters the picture. Is this just a coincidence? Some issues to consider:
1. No teaching positions are in Seoul. There goes my BigBang concert opportunities. Ha!
2. Pay is quite low for me and my bachelor's-degree-holding-self.
3. Whereas JET's application process takes some 10+ months, EPIK's process is only 3 months and no, I don't consider this as a good thing.
4. This experience would be a lot funner if I were doing it with a friend.
I can't believe I saw this on the eve of my first job interview of the season. Aigoo! Let me know if any of you guys know anyone who has done this.
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