It's a cool crisp day here in Korea. The sun's a shinin' and the wind is softly blowing. Today is the day of my church Thanksgiving Day meal. I have so much to be excited about and so much that I am just amazed about. This has been one of the most crazy months of my life. I've been told that I have five different skin conditions. One of them was a very serious one. I've visited one of the biggest hospitals in the country three times along with the biggest one in my city. We are talking about an area with about 25 million people. So, these hospitals are supposed to be the best that they have. I was given 8 pills a day and cream to put on my skin. I became a pill junkster. I went in there and told them that I ain't taking them pills no more unless they give me some proof of what it is and why. I refused to continue. I was thankful when I stopped. What a relief. I am thankful that 90% of my skin issues are gone. Really thankful!
One month ago I went to an interview for a dream job. This is the kind of job that you don't even really even dream of. It is just right crazy. I traveled for 2 hours by bus with a friend to the interview in a suit with my name inside of it. I arrived a bit early. I was going to give it my all and that is what I done. I practiced with a friend a week earlier and I give the best answers that I could figure out. They was 4 English teachers and they was one Korean dean or something. She never did crack a smile for the whole 30 minutes. It was only 5 questions with a few follow up ones. They wadn't even one weird question. I answered them all and got up to shake their hands. It was so awkward leaning over a U-shaped table. I was suddenly nervous at the end. I walked out of the room and make a sharp right turn. I had went the wrong way. I instantly felt so dumb. I didn't even know how to leave that office.
The next weekend was filled with waiting and wondering. They had another full day of interviews to do for that job. I felt as if their was a chance in hell that I'd get the job. This job is like getting a job at Harvard back home. The people who graduate from this university goes on to make lots of money and have top jobs all over the world. It is nuts!! So, I just kept waitin'. I waited for one more week and I got an e-mail from them at 4pm the same day that they promised a response. I opened it and it said, thank you for your interest in the position... bla bla bla. I was not surprised. I was just so happy to have got the interview. It was awesome. I was content with it. How cool!
I asked my school to renew me. I had hopes of moving on to university, but at that point I knew that I wasn't gonna get it. They said yes after some talking among theirselves. I wasn't excited about it, but it was a job. Then a few days ago I got a call. I looked down at my phone in the office and answered. It was an unknown
Korean number. Usually they call and insist that I speak Korean and call back 2 or 3 times thinking it is a joke that a foreigner answered the phone in Korea. It was the dean of the highest ranking school in the country. She asked in the most formal way possible if I was who answered the phone. I thought she was going to suggest that I apply somewhere else. She offered me the job. I run into the other room so the others around me wouldn't have a idea what was going on. I liketa fell on the ground. No joke. I hung up and went and sit on my chair in my office. I wanted so bad to tell somebody, but they wadn't nobody there I could share it with. I was stuck for four hours caught in a kind of shell wanting to explode.
I give it a day or two and I found out that my official renewal papers had come to my school. I had to drop the bomb. So, I tried my best to make it early. I overslept that morning, so I had to run to school. I got there and run down and told one of my co-teachers. She was shocked and happy beyond belief. It is just unheard of for a random dude from another country to waltz in there for one year and land a job at that university. I told my main co-teacher and there was a hint of anger or annoyance or everwhat it was. I ain't sure. I don't care. I was excited so I called two of my most coolest friends and told them that I wanted to buy them dinner to celebrate. My friend showed up with a funny cake with 5 candles and we eat some Indian food and then some cake. Life is just crazy. You can't predict it and that is what I am thankful for. Just thankful. I will eat some turkey today and just be thankful.
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